Axial
Senior HR Business Partner
New York · Senior · Part-time
No sponsorship$150k-$210kDetected 61 days ago
LLMsM&ARecruitingHRISLeadershipCommunicationMentoring
About the role
- Most of your time is strategic: coaching managers, sharpening leadership's people decisions, and partnering through sensitive moments.
Responsibilities
- Manager Coaching & Performance. Design and run performance review cycles, leveling, calibrations, and development frameworks. Coach managers through feedback, performance issues, and team-building.
- Talent Strategy & Hiring Partnership. Partner with leadership and hiring managers on workforce planning, role definition, leveling, comp calibration, and interview design. Shaping how and who we hire for our most consequential roles.
- Org Design & Workforce Planning. Partner with leadership on team structure, span of control, succession, and growth planning. Translate business strategy into people strategy.
- Engagement & Retention. Own engagement strategy. Run surveys and stay interviews, analyze data, and lead action planning with managers.
- Compliance & Risk. Own employment compliance across our global footprint. Partner with our PEO and external counsel on harder questions.
- Strategic People Initiatives. Lead projects that move the function forward - manager onboarding, leadership development, and culture programs.
- Design and run performance review cycles, leveling, calibrations, and development frameworks.
- Coach managers through feedback, performance issues, and team-building.
- As the most senior People person at Axial, you'll partner directly with leadership.
- Workplace Experience Associate (part-time contractor) - Reports to the VP Finance (may report to the Sr. HRBP). Owns office ops, vendors, team lunches, happy hours, and company events.
Requirements
- Experience scaling People functions in growth-stage companies
- Experience managing or directing junior team members or contractors
- The People function is structured so you can focus on strategy and judgment rather than execution:
- 5-9+ years of progressive HR experience, including 3+ years as a true business partner to senior leaders
- Track record as the People voice in exec conversations - you've coached VPs, pushed back on founders, and held your own in hard rooms
- Strong ER instincts - handled complex matters with judgment, discretion, and calm escalation
- Comp/leveling experience across functions, including building or refining salary bands
- Strong People analytics mindset - you reach for data before opinion
- Tech-savvy with HRIS, ATS, Google Suite, and Notion. Active AI user who leverages LLMs to accelerate your work
- Working at Axial
- We're a tight-knit team (~55 employees) in a modern Manhattan office (30th and Park) where you'll have a direct impact on company growth. The atmosphere is collegial and well-equipped (kitchen, snacks, coffee, relaxing spaces, games). We work hard and have fun together.
- At Axial, you will also enjoy:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance - nearly 100% paid by Axial
Compensation
- In 2025, over 12,500 private companies pursued an exit via the platform, leading to over 3 million platform connections and over $1B in annual transaction volume.
- $150,000 - $210,000
- Compensation & Total Rewards Strategy. Own salary bands, leveling architecture, and the annual comp cycle. Run market benchmarking, advise on offers, and partner with the CEO and VP of Finance on equity, bonus, and total rewards philosophy.
Benefits
- Paid Parental Leave Policy
- Monthly Health & Wellness stipend
- Pre-tax commuter program
- Develop insights that bring rigor to people decisions - headcount, retention, performance distribution, comp equity, and hiring funnel health.
Company info
- coaching managers, sharpening leadership's people decisions, and partnering through sensitive moments.
- You'll also oversee the People function's day-to-day, directing our HR Coordinator who handles onboarding, HRIS, benefits, and lifecycle changes.
- You'll report to the VP of Finance and partner directly with the CEO, leadership team, and managers company-wide.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
This listing is sourced directly from Axial's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.