Justworks
Senior People Business Partner
New York, New York · Senior
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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$41,677 more — $188,677 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $188,677 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "General and Operations Managers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · General and Operations Managers (11-1021) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.
- We're helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business.
- We're data-driven and never stop iterating.
Responsibilities
- Partner with business leaders on workforce planning and organizational design, including evaluating the impact of emerging technologies and AI on future-ready team structures, job design, and skill requirements.
- Serve as a champion of change in periods of transformation, developing and executing change management plans that enhance adoption, communication, and resilience.
- Guide and enable business leaders to confidently lead and navigate through organizational changes, ensuring smooth transitions and effective communication to Justworkers.
- Lead cross-functional talent initiatives, including leadership development, high-potential identification, and strategic capability building.
- Drive performance management and feedback culture by partnering with leaders to set clear and consistent expectations, calibrate talent, and embed accountability mechanisms.
- Lead and provide guidance on critical cross-functional people initiatives, collaborating with various departments to ensure alignment and successful execution of projects that impact the broader organization.
- Perform other related duties, including administrative tasks needed to ensure timely execution of People team-related responsibilities.
- Consultative - takes an approach that focuses on building relationships with others, understanding their problems, and developing solutions to challenges through open-ended questions and active listening.
- Adaptability - the ability to effectively flex communication and interpersonal styles to build rapport and influence stakeholders at all levels, from senior leadership to entry-level employees.
Requirements
- You are a true HR guru.
- 7+ years of experience in HR/HRBP, including demonstrated success directly partnering with and influencing executive-level leadership
- Proven experience developing partnerships with business leaders, particularly in helping them lead an organization through significant change, and during a period of realignment and growth.
- Demonstrated comfort leveraging AI and modern HR technologies to optimize HR processes, generate data-driven insights, and scale People operations.
- Demonstrated success operating in a high-growth, rapidly evolving company with complex global distributed teams.
- Experience leading talent strategy, org design, and cross-functional people initiatives in a matrixed organization.
- Ability to coach and communicate across all levels of the organization; up, down, and across
- Strong analytical and operational thinking with the ability to translate data into actionable insights, solve complex problems, and build scalable, strategic solutions
- Ability to navigate confidential information with discretion and integrity
- Strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills
- Maintain knowledge and understanding of regulations, laws, and industry best practices to ensure compliance with all applicable international, federal, state, and local employment laws
Compensation
- The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $147,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year.
Benefits
- Proactively identify, develop, and share best practices, tools, and insights with fellow People Business Partners to continuously elevate the team's capabilities and foster a culture of shared learning and expertise.
Company info
- At Justworks, you'll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.
- We're helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We're data-driven and never stop iterating. If you'd like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we'd love to hear from you.
- We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.
- Our Values
- At Justworks, you'll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community.
- We solve HR issues.
- If you'd like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we'd love to hear from you.
- We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks.
- These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.
- If this sounds like you, you'll fit right in.
Visa & Work Authorization
- all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or familial status, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, vetera
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