Director, People Business Partner

Description

The Position

Do you dream about creating a more sustainable future? At Uplight, we are motivating energy users and providers to accelerate the clean energy ecosystem. Working with over 90 of the world’s leading electric and gas utilities, Uplight provides an end-to-end customer energy experience. Uplight delivers personalized experiences that customers have now come to expect–improving satisfaction, increasing revenue, reducing the cost to serve, and contributing to carbon reduction goals. We are B Corp certified, enabling us to put our values into action by not only making decisions for the benefit of our shareholders, but also for our customers, environment, employees, and community.

We are seeking a Director, People Business Partner to join our team and help us achieve our ambitious goals for our business and the planet.

What you get to do:

• Develop a deep understanding of assigned business unit, including strategic objectives, and financial performance. Develop and execute people and talent strategies to support strategic objectives.

• Drive organizational development initiatives, including change management, culture transformation, and organizational design.

• Utilize HR metrics and employee feedback to understand engagement and effectiveness. Partner with leaders and People Team on pragmatic solutions.

• Lead programs and decision making on workforce planning, compensation, succession planning and performance management

• Apply in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Conduct effective, thorough, and objective investigations when needed.

• Lead a team of HR Business Partners.

• Partner with Talent Acquisition, People Operations, and other COEs to deliver talent solutions to your business units.

• Partner with Finance, Legal, IT, etc. to leverage their support in executing HR strategy and business operations.

What you bring to Uplight:

• 8+ years of People Business Partner experience in high growth and fast-paced tech environments

• Experience partnering with C Suite leaders

• Experience leading distributed teams

• Working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines, including compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee relations, diversity, performance management, and federal and state respective employment laws

• Experience with change management and organizational design principles and approaches

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

• Excellent facilitation skills

• Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply the appropriate sections of applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, and policies.

• Ability to acquire a thorough understanding of the organization’s hierarchy, jobs, qualifications, compensation practices, and the administrative practices related to those factors.

• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women, marginalized genders and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Uplight we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

What makes working at Uplight amazing:

We are:

• Proud to be over 500+ purpose-driven individuals helping to create a more sustainable planet.

• Committed to the environment, our employees, and our communities.

• Focused on providing cross-functional work, collaboration, and development.

• Committed to taking our work and mission seriously and….we love to laugh!

We also provide:

• 401k Match

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance

• Monthly wellness stipend

• Peer to peer recognition program

• Management by objectives bonus plan

• Innovative flexible time off policy

• Exceptionally collaborative and cool office spaces

Salary Range: 135,000 - 185,000 USD

Application Deadline: February 2nd

In accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the approximate annual base compensation range is listed above. The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be determined by a number of factors including the applicant's experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity among our team.

Uplight provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race (including hair texture and hairstyles), color, religion (including head coverings), age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Keywords

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