Engineering HR Business Partner

Job Description

Are you an HR Professional who thrives in a fast paced, innovative and constantly evolving environment? Do you shine when you're embedded with the client and understand the nuances of their business? Do you want to work at the intersection of technology and media? This HR Business Partner (HRBP) is responsible for providing both strategic and tactical HR support to our Engineering teams . This HRBP will provide functional expertise, leadership, support and guidance to management and employees. The successful candidate will partner closely with senior leaders, managers, and HR colleagues to build a high-performance organization and culture that recognizes and values differences where teamwork is expected and employees do their best work. Provides deep expertise in organizational design and structure, employee relations, development, training, on-boarding, off-boarding, and the continuous evolution of HR processes that support Engineering's growth. This role will also shape Engineering's HR practices by communicating philosophies, processes, and policies to management and employees, both individually and in group-settings.

Responsibilities include:

• Actively shape the culture of Engineering, particularly as it relates to our catalysts (ideas, speed, ownership and leadership), as well as promoting our bedrock value of integrity
• Serve as a sounding board for managers who may be struggling to resolve difficult issues, confront problems, raise standards, and improve hiring practices
• Offer practical advice to managers and push to increase their leadership capacity
• Conduct and resolve investigations related to complaints in Engineering
• Support onboarding and acclimation for all newly hired employees in Engineering, as well as 30-, 60-, and 90- day check-ins.
• Conduct exit interviews, compiling data into themes, and sharing those themes with leadership; lead action-planning to address recurring themes
• Support training for managers and sometimes for employees, including training around goal-setting, giving and receiving feedback, and preparing for and conducting appraisals. Work with managers in the process of writing and conducting appraisals with the aim of delivering more honest, balanced, comprehensive, and developmental appraisals
• Partner closely with the Talent Acquisition team regarding their recruiting for Engineering positions
• This role will support the HR function and The Post's Talent Strategy for Growth (six major pillars included Leadership, Culture, Diversity, Talent Marketing, Workplace Technology, and Data & Analytics) by tailoring our initiatives in each of these six areas for Engineering. Connect the broader work of the company for remote employees so that they feel connected to and involved in The Post's mission

Requirements include:

• Bachelor's Degree and at least 5 years as a Human Resources Generalist in increasingly responsible roles, or and equivalent combination of experience and education
• A minimum of 1-2 years working in the technology space; either for a tech company or as a technical recruiter
• Demonstrated strong judgement and Employee Relations experience with working knowledge of other HR functional areas
• Willingness and ability to change altitudes, with proven facility in shifting between strategic, tactical, and sometimes transactional areas of focus
• Experience working with dispersed teams and fostering connections across geographies and time zones

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Wherever you are in your life or career, The Washington Post offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits for every step of your journey:

• Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
• Company-paid pension and 401(k) match
• Three weeks of vacation and up to three weeks of paid sick leave
• Nine paid holidays and two personal days
• 20 weeks paid parental leave for any new parent
• Robust mental health resources
• Backup care and caregiver concierge services
• Gender affirming services
• Pet insurance
• Free Post digital subscription
• Leadership and career development programs

Benefits may vary based on the job, full-time or part-time schedule, location, and collectively bargained status.

The Post strives to provide its readers with high-quality, trustworthy news and information while constantly innovating. That mission is best served by a diverse, multi-generational workforce with varied life experiences and perspectives. All cultures and backgrounds are welcomed.

The innovation doesn't end in the Newsroom - dozens of teams power The Washington Post. We are now hiring the next innovator - how will you Impact Tomorrow?

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