HR Business Partner

Thumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes.

Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience. Every day in every county of the U.S. people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs seasonal maintenance and bigger improvements. We help homeowners know which projects to do when to do them and who to hire from our growing community of 300000 local service businesses. If making an impact inspires you join us. Imagine what well build together.

About the People Team

Our HR Business Partners are business leaders first HR leaders second. We hold ourselves to a high standard of understanding the objectives culture and talent capabilities of our clients and we quickly identify trends and solve problems in service of Thumbtacks goals. While we value data and facts we believe just as strongly in the intangibles judgment EQ and an inclusive mindset by default. We strive to be trusted partners and coaches to people at every level of the organization.

About the role

Were hiring an HRBP with a knack for operations and AI solutions building someone who can spot high-impact opportunities to apply AI across HRBP workflows and help build those solutions. Youll embed with the HRBP team to learn how the organization works then partner closely with the team to turn the most valuable opportunities into products such as an exit interview synthesizer or an engagement survey action planner that eliminates manual work. This role spans three pillars client-facing HRBP support AI and operations and employee relations support and reports to the Director of HR Business Partners.

What youll do

• Partner with client groups as a trusted advisor to managers and employees across the full employee lifecycle from team effectiveness to engagement survey action planning

• Flag legal and compliance risks in day-to-day people management partnering with the global HRBP team on shared strategies and priorities

• Build AI-powered HRBP workflows: map processes structure HR policies and playbooks into AI-ready formats and lead rollout training and success metrics for AI tools

• Serve as the HRBP teams COE connector building templates communications and enablement materials and support board prep calibrations and engagement survey insights

• Cover employee relations work during team absences PIP prep investigations policy violations and conflict mediation while helping managers document PIPs consistently

• Build and own AI tools that automate HRBP work iterating based on feedback and usage data

• Own HRBPs North America emergency response playbook and support quarterly exit project work

In order to be successful you must bring

• 3 years of experience in HR with HRBP experience including examples of using AI or automation to improve your work a template you built a workflow you automated or a process you reimagined

• Comfort experimenting with AI tools and turning ideas into working solutions with or without engineering support

• Broad understanding of HR practices including performance risk management coaching engagement and retention workforce planning employee relations compensation culture and values

• A track record of delivering in ambiguous environments partnering closely with senior stakeholders on direction and priorities

• Strong communication skills able to speak write and present information clearly; comfortable mediating and facilitating discussions at the manager level

• Data literacy: comfort analyzing people data identifying trends and translating findings into recommendations for leaders

• Familiarity with HRIS and HR tech platforms plus change management experience guiding leaders and teams through organizational transitions

Expected salary ranges

• For candidates living in Ontario and British Columbia the expected salary range for the role is currently $97800 - $132300.

Actual offered salaries will vary and will be based on various factors such as calibrated job level qualifications skills competencies and proficiency for the role.

Thumbtack embraces diversity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of sex race color age pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity or expression religion national origin ancestry citizenship marital status military or veteran status genetic information disability status or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial state or local law. We also will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with applicable law.

Thumbtack is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for a medical condition or disability during any part of the application process please contact: .

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