Director, People Business Partners and Employee Relations

Director, People Business Partners and Employee Relations - North America

Hi there!

Zapier is on a mission to make automation work for everyone—and our global, all-remote team is what makes this work possible. We are looking for a Director of People Business Partners and Employee Relations to lead our business partner and employee relations functions. In this role, you will manage and coach Zapier’s People Business Partners and Employee Relations Partner, while also serving as the direct business partner for our People team. This role is part of Zapier’s People Leadership Team.

As the leader of our People Business Partners and Employee Relations team, you’ll be an ambassador for the function and shape how it operates in collaboration with our People Team centers of excellence, including Talent Acquisition, Legal, Learning & Development, and Total Rewards. You’ll organize and coach your team to translate our business strategy into tailored talent strategies that span talent development, performance management, diversity and inclusion, employee engagement, and more.

About You:

• You have deep experience in HR roles (8+ yrs)—including direct experience as a people business partner—working with executives on talent strategy, employee relations, manager development, and organizational design.
• You have experience working with high-growth organizations in which some talent practices and systems are new or being developed.
• You have a track record (3+ yrs) hiring, managing, and developing experienced business partners, including setting vision and direction for the group and developing relevant expectations and measures of success.
• You have strong business acumen. You understand the core levers of a business and how talent strategy influences teams’ ability to grow and perform.
• You have a strong working knowledge of multiple People disciplines, including compensation practices, organizational health, employee relations, diversity and inclusion, performance enablement.
• You partner effectively with centers of excellence—e.g. Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Learning & Development, Legal—to shape and deploy People programs across your client groups.
• You deeply understand your clients’ business and talent needs (i.e. staffing model, operating model) in order to design, curate, or adapt talent programs to grow team performance, development, and belonging.
• You support your executives in advancing their teams’ diversity and inclusion strategies, in partnership with Zapier’s Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Equity (DIBE) Team.
• You have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• You allocate your time well. You hold yourself and your team accountable, and follow through on your priorities with little supervision.

Zapier Compensation Guiding Principles

We believe all Zapiens should be rewarded competitively and equitably, using practices that are simple and transparent. This philosophy ensures we’re able to find, grow, and retain exceptional people from a broad range of backgrounds. Here’s how we define our compensation principles:

• Competitive: Zapier pays well among the technology sector.
• Equitable: Consistent pay practices; competency-based pay.
• Simple: Pay is well understood, and pay practices are built for scale.
• Transparent: Zapiens know how pay works, including how their pay is determined.

The pay ranges for this role are (min - mid - max):

USA: 222,700 - 278,400 - 334,100 USD

Canada: 222,700 - 278,400 - 334,100 CAD

A Candidate's compensation package is finalized once the interview process is concluded and accounts for experience, competencies (job knowledge, skills and abilities) and internal equity. We use a competency-based approach to base pay, which means we set pay for all Zapier employees based on their competency and skills demonstrated in their role. In alignment with that philosophy, the upper half of a pay range is typically reserved for individuals who have consistently demonstrated a high level of job knowledge and skills for their current role and level while at Zapier.

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How to Apply

At Zapier, we believe that diverse perspectives and experiences make us better, which is why we have a non-standard application process designed to promote inclusion and equity. We're looking for the best fit for each of our roles, regardless of the type of education or companies in your background, so we encourage you to apply even if your skills and experiences don’t exactly match the job description. All we ask is that you answer a few in-depth question