People Business Partner

Job Description

Amazing Career Moments Happen Here  

Transforming the insurance industry is ambitious, we know. That’s why at Applied, we’re building a team that shows up every day ready to learn, willing to try new things, and driven to deliver innovative software and services that make us indispensable to our customers – all within a culture built on values that make us indispensable to each other too. With 40+ years of experience in the insurtech game, we’re not just redefining what’s achievable, we’re creating a place where amazing career moments are made possible.  

  

Position Overview  

We're seeking a People Business Partner to partner with Engineering Managers and Directors to hire the best, support adoption of AI, and continuously improve the employee experience as we continue building for the long term.

About You: You love the business, and you’re energized by solving challenging problems with technical experts. You’ll thrive in this role if you bring:

• Business Acumen: Knowledge of business strategy and experience designing solutions to enable organizational effectiveness at the speed of trust
• Learning Mindset: Drive to learn, and ability to adapt to ever-changing context
• Systems Thinking: Understanding of the interconnected elements across the talent management landscape and the ability to anticipate second order effects of change
• Passion for Technology: Interest in adopting new tools early to design and iterate
• Courage: Proven ability to influence and guide, even during challenging times

  

What You’ll Do

• Build Great Teams: Advise on best practices for hiring and coaching to enable excellence as we continue to build balanced teams
• Insist on the Highest Standards: Set and uphold high standards and address the root causes of challenges impacting Technology Teams
• Own the Outcome: Define your success in terms of the outcomes achieved by our Technology Teams – focus on driving toward effective practices and engagement to enable organizational success
• Think Big: Partner with experts from the Centers of Excellence within the People Team to define and achieve measurable improvements
• Invent and Simplify: Proactively identify and remove barriers in standard processes to enable high velocity and adaptability across the Technology Team
• Build for Scale: Design reusable resources and tools to increase leverage and impact year-over-year
• Create Momentum: Empower leaders and teams to act and learn rapidly by delivering impactful resources, insights, and tools to support performance 

We’re Excited to Learn More About You  

 

We’re looking for someone who: 

• Has the ability to work from an Applied Systems office or 100% remotely             
• 5+ years of experience improving talent practices and business outcomes
• Experience partnering with Technology Leadership, ideally in software as a service with a complex product ecosystem, global teams, and matrix structures
• Working knowledge of essential tools and experience with thoughtful use of AI
• We know that talent comes from all backgrounds and experience levels. We encourage military members and their spouses as well as candidates without a degree or a background in tech to apply!  

Pro Tips for the Application Process

• Highlight the business outcomes of your work! Resumes without clear impact on business outcomes will not be considered for next steps in the interview process.
• Tell us how you improved internal processes using AI. We expect team members to use approved AI tools, and we look forward to hearing about your experience with AI.
• Showcase continuous learning in your resume. Craft excellence requires learning to improve year-over-year. Highlight your recent learning, such as online courses.

Location

Candidate will need to reside in North America, working arrangement will be remote.

  

When You Join Team Applied, You Can Expect:  

 

A culture that values who you are and recognizes that you aren’t just an employee; you are a teammate, and you matter. We thrive on the benefits of our different experiences and celebrate the uniqueness our teammates bring to work with them every day.  

 

We flex our time together, collaborating remotely and in-person to empower our teams to work in the ways that work best for them.