People Business Partner

At the Catalight Foundation, we are building the future of work for nonprofits. We strive to build an engaging employee experience through an inclusive and wellbeing driven lense. One that creates a healthy and high-performing culture by supporting our team members with space to learn, grow and do their best work.

We’re looking for a People Business Partner (PBP) who’s ready to think big, and partner with leaders and teams to build a thriving, people-first culture. You’ll serve as a strategic advisor and trusted coach — driving impactful performance management, leadership development, workforce planning, and employee engagement across our teams. If you’re energized by creating equitable workplaces, supporting leadership growth, and making sure every voice is heard and celebrated — this is the place for you.

Most importantly, your role will help foster an inclusive, resilient, and high-performing workplace where everyone feels seen, heard, and valued. You’ll be essential in people development, empowerment and employee upskilling. You will supports leaders + managers in live into + role modeling our values while stretching towards organizational goals. You’ll drive bold, data-informed people strategies that support talent development, retention, and overall employee experience.

This is a fully remote position; with the core hours on Pacific/Hawaiian time zones and occasional travel is appreciated.

Your Impact at Catalight

As a trusted and strategic partner, you’ll advise and collaborate with leaders and managers across the organization on all things related to people and culture. You’ll build strong relationships to help teams confidently navigate growth and change, role modeling and designing experience with our values and equity in mind. You’ll champion employee well-being by partnering with our Benefits and Total Rewards teams to support leave, accommodation, and wellness processes, while guiding leaders on effective performance management practices and coaching them to strengthen leadership skills and team dynamics. In partnership with Learning & Development (L&D), your role will be essential in people development, empowerment, and employee upskills, guiding leaders and managers to align with our values and organizational goals. You’ll drive bold, data-informed people strategies that support talent development, retention, and employee engagement. Most importantly, you'll help foster an inclusive, resilient, and high-performing workplace where everyone feels seen, heard, and valued.

Who You Are

You are a bold and innovative thinker who wants to challenge the status quo in pursuit of meaningful continuous growth. As a natural connector, you build trust and community with ease, inspiring and influencing individuals at all levels of the organization. You are a steadfast champion of JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion), ensuring that policies, decisions, and everyday interactions are grounded in fairness, inclusion, and belonging. Centering care in your leadership approach, you advocate for well-being and bring empathy and insight to every coaching moment and partnership you cultivate.

Essential Job Functions

• Serve as an effective thought partner and trusted consultant on all things people, culture, and ecosystem
• Embody and advocate for our values in your work, actively role modeling our values in action:
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of business goals to align people strategies like workforce planning, leadership development, and talent management.
• Proactively identify opportunities to implement innovative solutions that align business objectives with people strategy across HR functional areas.
• Build trust by addressing employee concerns with empathy, clear communication, and timely follow-through to support a positive and respectful experience.
• Keep clear, consistent documentation of employee issues and actions using our case tracking system to support fairness, compliance, and follow-through.
• Collaborate with the People team and other Catalight teams to ensure optimal service delivery and people programs aligned with business needs.
• Support employee relations activities, partnering with Legal, Quality and Risk teams as needed.
• Provide workforce planning support to build people capacity, plan and manage talent, and achieve departmental objectives.
• Drive employee engagement through inclusive culture-building, recognition, and team success initiatives.
• Coach and develop leaders to improve performance management skills, drive team harmony, and build high-performing, motivated, and collaborative teams.
• Facilitate change management conversations that empower teams and minimize negative impacts.
• Ensure policies and procedures are aligned with goals, consistently administered, and co