Senior HR Business Partner, CoStar Group - Richmond, VA

CoStar Group  is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces.  Included in the S&P 500 Index, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.    

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers.  We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors.  We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation.  This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors.  By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.   

Role Overview: Senior HR Business Partner 

Richmond, VA | In office, Monday-Friday 

CoStar Group is seeking an experienced Senior HR Business Partner (HRBP) to join our Human Resources team and be based out of our Richmond, VA HQ campus. This role partners closely with senior leaders and people managers across the organization to design and deliver people strategies that enable business growth, strengthen leadership capability, and sustain a high-performance culture. 

As a trusted advisor, the Senior HRBP will bring a strong understanding of the business, data-driven insights, and deep HR expertise to influence decisions across talent, performance, engagement, organizational design, and risk management. The role requires the ability to think strategically while also executing effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth technology environment. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Serve as a strategic HR advisor and thought partner to senior leaders and department heads, aligning people strategies with business priorities. 

• Develop a deep understanding of the business strategy and operating model to proactively advise leaders on workforce planning, retention, succession, and career development. 

• Use employee data and insights (e.g., engagement surveys, performance trends, attrition metrics) to guide leadership discussions and inform actionable people strategies. 

• Coach and support people managers to strengthen leadership capability, drive engagement, and build high-performing, inclusive teams. 

• Anticipate and assess organizational needs across areas such as organizational design, staffing, performance management, succession planning, and change management. 

• Partner closely with Centers of Excellence (Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, HR Operations, Employee Relations, Learning & Development) to deliver integrated HR solutions. 

• Contribute and influence initiatives that support the evolution of a best-in-class HR function in a scaling organization. 

• Mitigate and resolve complex employee relations matters, ensuring thoughtful risk assessment, sound judgment, and alignment with company policy and employment law. 

• Develop and deliver