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Senior HR Business Partner

Upwork$133K — $171K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of HR Business Partner experience in dynamic environments
  • Ability to operate with ambiguity and manage competing priorities
  • Strong influencing skills to challenge and advise senior leaders
  • Excellent judgment in prioritizing high-impact work
  • Resourceful and solutions-oriented in complex situations
  • Proven track record of building trust in cross-functional teams
  • Familiarity with leveraging AI and data for decision-making

Responsibilities

  • Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders on organizational design and people strategy
  • Represent the People function in key decisions with senior HR leadership
  • Provide day-to-day HR support for assigned teams to align business and people objectives
  • Drive accountability across leaders for key initiatives
  • Lead workforce planning and talent development aligned with business goals
  • Identify performance gaps and enhance organizational health
  • Guide and support change initiatives with clear communication

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical coverage for employees and their families
  • Unlimited PTO
  • 401(k) plan with matching contributions
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave
Full Job Description
We're hiring a Senior HR Business Partner to support key business leaders across Lifted, partnering closely with leadership to drive people strategy, organizational effectiveness, and day-to-day execution. This role will own end-to-end HR support across Lifted, partnering with a wide range of teams and business functions while acting as a trusted advisor and operator to ensure alignment between business priorities and people outcomes.

You'll operate in a fast-moving, evolving environment with competing priorities and changing organizational needs. This role requires someone who can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution, operate independently, and build trust across cross-functional stakeholders and drive progress in environments where systems and support structures are still evolving.

Responsibilities:

Business Partnership & Execution
  • Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, providing guidance on organizational design, team effectiveness, and people strategy
  • Operate as an extension of senior HR leadership, representing the People function in high-impact conversations and driving decisions forward
  • Own day-to-day HR support for assigned teams, ensuring alignment between business priorities and people outcomes
  • Drive accountability across leaders and teams, ensuring follow-through on key initiatives and decisions

Organizational Effectiveness & Talent
  • Lead workforce planning, org design, and talent development efforts aligned to business goals
  • Partner with leaders to identify gaps, improve team performance, and strengthen overall organizational health
  • Support talent lifecycle processes including performance management, engagement, and compensation planning

Change Management & Communication
  • Lead and support change initiatives, ensuring clear communication and alignment while minimizing disruption to the business.
  • Support leaders through high-impact changes and complex organizational challenges, ensuring thoughtful decision-making and effective execution.
  • Navigate sensitive workforce matters with sound judgment and a balanced, pragmatic approach

Insights & Prioritization
  • Leverage data, tools, and available inputs (leveraging AI where appropriate) to inform decisions, identify trends, and support leaders in addressing people and organizational challenges.
  • Identify the highest-impact areas of focus and prioritize accordingly, balancing short-term needs with long-term outcomes
  • Translate insights into actionable plans that drive measurable results

What it takes to catch our eye:
  • Strong HRBP experience supporting business leaders in fast-paced, evolving environments
  • Experience operating with ambiguity and managing competing priorities with limited structure
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders with confidence and credibility
  • Excellent judgment and prioritization skills, with the ability to independently identify and focus on high-impact work
  • Resourceful and solutions-oriented, able to navigate constraints and drive progress without relying on fully built systems
  • Proven ability to build trust and alignment across cross-functional teams
  • Comfortable shifting between strategic thinking and hands-on execution
  • Familiarity with leveraging AI tools and data to improve efficiency and decision-making
  • Comfortable operating in environments where systems, processes, and support structures are still evolving.

We're proud to offer benefits that go beyond the basics, including comprehensive medical coverage for you and your family, unlimited PTO, a 401(k) plan with matching, and 12 weeks of paid parental leave.

The annual base salary range for this position is displayed below. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salary for this position, and individual base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Additionally, this position is eligible for the annual bonus plan or sales incentive plan and eligibility to participate in our long term equity incentive program.

Annual Base Compensation

$133,250-$171,000 USD

About Upwork

Upwork is a global freelancing platform where businesses and independent professionals connect and collaborate remotely. The company was founded in 2015 as a result of a merger between Elance and oDesk, two of the largest freelance marketplaces at the time. Upwork's platform allows businesses to find and hire freelancers for various projects, ranging from web development and design to writing and customer service. Freelancers can also use the platform to find work and build their careers. Upwork is headquartered in Mountain View, California and has offices in San Francisco, Chicago, and Oslo, Norway.
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Market Cap
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Net Income
-$22.8 million
Founded
1999
5 Year Trend
+25%
Revenue
$373.6 million
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