People & Culture Business Partner

Compass

Compass

People & HR, Sales & Business Development
Chicago, IL, USA
USD 100k-135k / year + Equity
Posted on Oct 14, 2025

At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012, we’re revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients.

Note: This position is 100% in office.

As the People & Culture Business Partner (HRBP), you will guide Compass’s people strategy to support the business strategy. You will play a critical role in providing support and coaching to both our business leaders and employee base. You will serve as the subject matter expert in people decision frameworks, understanding the overall goals of the organization you support and its leadership to shape people policies, procedures, and resources to help reach the desired business outcomes.

You will be instrumental in building our growing company and HR function, championing our values and ensuring that Compass is a great place to come to work everyday.

At Compass You Will:

  • Be a strategic and trusted advisor to the business and leaders that you support; partner with leaders to align people strategy with business goals and drive accountability for talent outcomes.
  • Serve as a thought partner and advisor to leaders as they navigate difficult employee issues, helping to mitigate risk, and ensuring a collaborative employee/employer experience.
  • Support the execution of key people programs and processes including performance management, annual reviews, compensation planning, talent reviews, succession planning, employee engagement, retention, and key people metrics.
  • Hold yourself and others accountable for results, ensuring timely execution, transparent communication, and clear ownership of next steps.
  • Collaborate with Business Partnering team members and cross-functional partners (e.g. HR Centers of Excellence, Legal, Payroll, and Finance) to deliver integrated, compliant, and scalable people solutions.
  • Use data and insights to proactively identify trends, influence decision-making, and measure the success of people and culture initiatives.
  • Build compliance and consistency into every HR process, ensuring policies, documentation, and execution meet regulatory and ethical standards.
  • Demonstrate ownership by anticipating needs, solving problems before they escalate, and following through on commitments with precision and integrity.

What We're Looking For:

  • BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience
  • Minimum 5+ years of HR experience (i.e. HR Generalist, HR Business Partner, Employee Relations Associate)
  • Strong understanding of policy, compliance, and precedent; builds compliance into daily work.
  • Skilled in program and project management, driving initiatives from concept to completion.
  • Uses data and insights to inform decisions, identify risk areas, and influence outcomes.
  • Demonstrates strong business acumen and communicates effectively with senior leadership.
  • Highly organized and adaptable; able to prioritize, multitask, and stay calm under pressure.
  • Experienced in employee relations, investigations, and conflict resolution.
  • Applies critical thinking and sound judgment to evaluate issues and identify root causes.
  • Balances facts, data, and common-sense reasoning to guide decisions.
  • Empathetic, approachable, and trustworthy; handles sensitive issues with discretion.
  • Builds credibility and trust through collaboration, active listening, and curiosity about the business.
  • Acts with integrity in all interactions.
  • Solutions-oriented and proactive; takes initiative to meet employee and business needs.
  • Acts as a change agent with resilience and professionalism.
  • Holds self and others accountable for commitments, follow-through, and timely communication.
  • Workday experience is a plus
  • Experience in Mergers & Acquisitions is a plus

Compensation:

The salary pay range for this position is a base pay of $100,000 to $135,000; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Bonuses and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of benefits. Base pay is based on market location. Minimum wage for the position will always be met.

Perks that You Need to Know About:

Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions). Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance.

Do your best work, be your authentic self.
At Compass, we believe that everyone deserves to find their place in the world — a place where they feel like they belong, where they can be their authentic selves, where they can thrive. Our collaborative, energetic culture is grounded in our Compass Entrepreneurship Principles and our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, growth and mobility. As an equal opportunity employer, we offer competitive compensation packages, robust benefits and professional growth opportunities aimed at helping to improve our employees' lives and careers.

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