Senior People Business Partner

Open Source has taken over the world of software development; however, the largest trade-off still persists: security. Companies spend an enormous amount of time and resources patching and fortifying open source software in order to ship with confidence & compliance. 

Founded by the industry's leading experts on open source software, security and cloud native development, Chainguard has built the largest library of open source software that is secure by default. Customers including Snowflake, Canva, and HPE rely on Chainguard to build securely with open source software across the organization.

Chainguard is the safe source for open source.

About Us

We live and breathe our company values:

We are customer obsessed - Our true advantage is the strength of our relationships with customers through collaboration, empathy, and responsiveness.  We establish trust as we educate, advocate, and listen to their needs.  Our focus is on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better. 

We have a bias for intentional action - We’re a start-up and we need to move fast. However we need to move fast through intentional action to make sure we’re able to deliver quickly and efficiently on what is most impactful to our collective success.  We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast.  We think about how what we do impacts other teams and communicate our progress - owning the whole solution from start to finish. If we move fast enough, we can make two or three mistakes, learn, and correct them before competitors even make their first decision.

We don’t take ourselves too seriously (but we do serious work) - Though we are solving an important problem which takes focus and a degree of seriousness, we don’t take ourselves too seriously while we do.  We laugh, have fun, embrace uniqueness, and enjoy the journey. Together.

We trust each other and assume good intentions - We hire great team members and trust them to do their work. We’re transparent with data, news, and decisions - positive or negative - to empower team members to make well informed decisions. Showing up for each other fully means we celebrate each other’s accomplishments as well as give compassionate direct feedback when needed.  We always default to assuming good intentions.

The role, in a nutshell:

We are looking for an exceptional Senior People Business Partner to support a rapidly scaling business. This role will work closely with people leaders on all organizational and people related matters. We are looking for a strategic and empathetic partner who will act as a sounding board and thought partner for executives, coach for managers, and advocate for employees. This position will report to the Sr. Director, People Partners and Operations.

What you’ll do:

Talent Management:

• Provide coaching, mentoring, and timely feedback to employees at all levels of the organization
• Provide regular training and coaching to managers on HR policies and talent management practices 
• Facilitate performance management processes, including quarterly and annual performance reviews and other feedback mechanisms
• Partner with the Recruiting team and managers to provide guidance on compensation

Employee Relations:

• Address and resolve employee relations issues in a timely and effective manner
• Conduct investigations into employee complaints or concerns
• Support and promote a positive inclusive work environment

Compensation and Benefits:

• Partner with leaders through recruiting, promotion, and annual compensation review processes, providing guidance and recommendations

HR Policy and Compliance:

• Interpret and apply HR policies and procedures consistently across the organization
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal employment laws and regulations where applicable

HR Analytics and Reporting:

• Utilize HR analytics to measure and report on key HR metrics and KPIs
• Provide data-driven insights and recommendations to inform decision-making

What we're looking for:

• 5+ years experience in an People Business Partner role or equivalent role
• Demonstrates solid judgment and experience assessing risk relative to the business
• Experience with performance management, employee relations and data analytics/reporting
• Demonstrates empathy and experience managing sensitive personnel matters
• Demonstrates project management and change management experience and ability to drive programs independently
• Demonstrated experience learning and thriving in a constantly changing environment 
• Experience scaling in a high growth technology startup environment
• Demonstrated experience in influencing and can strategically solve problems
• Consulting, coaching and facilitation skills
• Experience building strong relationships at all levels of the organization
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulations, across multiple states
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

A few of the benefits we offer (for our full time employees):

• Equity/stock options
• Unlimited PTO
• Remote work with flexible coworking and team meetup opportunities
• Home office and internet stipend
• 100% health/dental/vision insurance coverage for you and your family

If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfill all requirements, please apply. Chainguard is on a mission to build the best team. To achieve our goal, we are focused on hiring “Guardians'' with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

Chainguard is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

For US based roles - Chainguard participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with employee Form I-9 Information to confirm authorization to work in the U.S. Chainguard, Inc. only uses E-Verify once a candidate has accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. If E-Verify cannot confirm that an employee is authorized to work, Chainguard, Inc. will give the employee written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so the employee can begin to resolve the issue before any adverse employment action is taken. For more information about your right to work, please see the Notice of Right to Work.

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