Uplight

Senior People Business Partner

Uplight$115K — $135K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years as a People Business Partner in high-growth tech settings
  • Experience supporting remote or global teams, with a strong plus for India familiarity
  • Broad HR expertise in compensation, org design, employee relations, and employment law
  • Ability to simplify complex policies into actionable business practices
  • Exceptional communication and facilitation skills for sensitive discussions
  • Strong organizational skills with a focus on priority management

Responsibilities

  • Understand business units' goals and create tailored people strategies
  • Lead organizational design and culture initiatives to support growth
  • Use HR metrics and feedback to address employee pain points
  • Manage execution of workforce planning, compensation, and performance programs
  • Serve as a trusted advisor on complex employee issues
  • Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and People Operations for alignment

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with office presence 1-2 days a week in Boulder, Colorado
  • Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and authentic workplace culture
  • Encouragement for all candidates to apply, enhancing workplace diversity
Full Job Description
Description

We are looking for a Senior People Business Partner to drive our company forward, and help us lead the clean energy revolution!

How You'll Make an Impact:
  • Drive Business Outcomes: Deeply understand your assigned business units (their operational goals, financial drivers, and challenges) and build tailored people strategies that directly advance those objectives.
  • Guide Growth and Change: Lead org design, cultural initiatives, and change management so teams stay resilient, aligned, and well-supported through scale.
  • Turn Insights into Action: Use HR metrics and employee feedback to identify real friction points, partnering with leaders and the People Team to deploy practical solutions.
  • Own Core Programs: Oversee end-to-end execution for workforce planning, compensation, succession, and performance management across your groups.
  • Navigate Tough Situations with Care: Serve as a trusted advisor on complex employee issues and continuously improve our playbook to mitigate risk and protect our culture.
  • Collaborate Seamlessly: Partner closely with Talent Acquisition, People Operations, and internal stakeholders to keep everyone on the same page your business units.
  • Where You'll Work: Boulder, Colorado (Hybrid). Uplight is a global team, but this role is anchored at our Boulder HQ, with local folks coming into the office 1-2 days a week.

What You Bring to Uplight:
  • Track Record: 5+ years as a People Business Partner in high-growth tech environments, including direct experience advising at every level of leadership in the business.
  • Distributed Team Savvy: Experience supporting remote or global teams (familiarity with supporting teams in India is a strong plus).
  • Core HR Expertise: Broad foundation across compensation practices, org design, employee relations, and employment laws.
  • Pragmatic Problem-Solving: Ability to translate complex policies and legal requirements into clear, sensible business practices. Balancing process but seeing situations through a human lens.
  • Communication & Facilitation: Exceptional facilitation skills and the ability to navigate sensitive conversations, build consensus, and influence stakeholders at all levels.
  • Execution: The usual: you need to be organized and pay attention to the right details. This is a job where finish lines aren't always clear and there will always be more to do, so juggling priorities so you're focused on the most important things is key.

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.

Salary Range: $115,000 to $135,000 USD + Bonus

Application Deadline: October 1. 2026

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.

About Uplight

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