Senior People & Culture Business Partner
Compass
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 a Senior Manager, People & Culture Business Partner (HRBP), you will serve as a strategic advisor and hands-on operator—owning the delivery of critical HR programs and driving accountability across the teams you support. You’ll play a key role in aligning Compass’s people strategy with business objectives, coaching leaders, resolving complex employee matters, and ensuring operational excellence across all HR initiatives.
This role is ideal for a senior HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment—someone who takes ownership, leads with influence, and ensures that programs are executed with precision and measurable impact.
At Compass, You Will
- Act as a strategic business partner to senior leaders, aligning people strategy with business goals and driving accountability for talent outcomes.
- Own the rollout and 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.
- Drive accountability across leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure consistent adoption, follow-through, and delivery of HR programs and initiatives.
- Manage and mentor 1–2 team Partnering team members once ramped (e.g. 6 months), providing hands-on coaching, clear direction, and consistent feedback to support their development and ensure high-quality delivery of HR programs and services.
- Hold yourself and others accountable for results, ensuring timely execution, transparent communication, and clear ownership of next steps.
- Serve as a trusted advisor and escalation point on employee relations matters, balancing risk management, fairness, and alignment with Compass’s values.
- Coach and develop managers and employees, building leadership capability, engagement, and clarity around performance expectations.
- 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; advanced degree or HR certification (PHR/SPHR/SHRM-SCP) preferred.
- 8+ years of progressive HR experience, with demonstrated success as a strategic HRBP supporting senior leadership in a fast-paced or matrixed environment.
- Proven track record of owning and delivering HR programs end-to-end, with a strong focus on accountability, consistency, and measurable results.
- Ownership mindset — you take initiative, drive results, and hold yourself and others accountable for delivering excellence.
- Proven experience managing HR team members, fostering accountability, capability-building, and career development.
- Strong business acumen and the ability to connect people strategies to business outcomes.
- Deep expertise in employee relations, investigations, and risk mitigation, with sound judgment and pragmatic problem-solving skills.
- Operational excellence in managing multiple priorities and driving high-quality execution under tight timelines.
- Strong project and stakeholder management skills, ensuring alignment and clear ownership across teams.
- Data-driven and metrics-focused, using insights to identify trends, mitigate risks, and assess impact.
- Experience with HRIS systems (Workday preferred)
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and build credibility at all levels of the organization.
What Success Looks Like
- You own outcomes, not just activities—delivering programs that are consistent, compliant, and impactful.
- Business leaders view you as a trusted, results-driven partner who brings clarity, accountability, and follow-through.
- You proactively anticipate needs and resolve challenges before they escalate.
- You set a high bar for execution—ensuring HR programs run smoothly, drive engagement, and reinforce Compass’s culture of performance and accountability.
Compensation
The salary pay range for this position is a base pay of $120,000 to $170,000; 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.