Sr HR Business Partner

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY

Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission to deliver a free worldclass education to anyone anywhere. Our proven learning platform offers free highquality supplemental learning content and practice that cover PreK 12th grade and early college core academic subjects focusing on math and science. We have over 155 million registered learners globally and are committed to improving learning outcomes for students worldwide focusing on learners in historically underresourced communities.

OUR COMMUNITY

Our students teachers and parents come from all walks of life and so do team includes people from academia traditional/nontraditional education big tech companies and tiny startups. We hire great people from diverse backgrounds and experiences because it makes our company value diversity equity inclusion and belonging as necessary to achieve our mission and impact the communities we know that transforming education starts inhouse with learning about ourselves and our colleagues. We strive to be worldclass in investing in our people and commit to developing you as a professional.

THE ROLE

Khan Academy is looking for a strategic and experienced Sr. Human Resources Business Partner to be a trusted partner and HR advisor to executives and leaders across the organization. You know how to influence senior leaders and individual contributors alike and you use your strong grasp of HR functional knowledge to strike the balance of strategic big picture guidance and daytoday HR support. Youre reliable responsive and serviceoriented; leaders and team members trust you to deliver as promised.

You will:

• Serve as the primary daytoday HR support across various departments including engineering external relations product and design marketing and G&A
• Foster a healthy organizational culture by providing guidance regarding performance management investigating and resolving employee relations issues and encouraging open productive dialogue between managers employees and other partners
• Act as a strategic partner to people leaders advising on talent development strategies and supporting them through change management initiatives work force planning and other aspects of people management
• Use creative problem solving skills and HR expertise to address complex organization and individual needs that are often time sensitive
• Partner with leaders across the org and within the People teams to support decision making and action planning based on insights from people analytics and engagement data
• Contribute to the continued improvement of HR programs processes and planning within the organization

WHAT YOU BRING

• 7 years experience as an HR Business Partner HR Generalist or similar role in the ed tech or tech industry supporting multiple teams and several layers of management
• Experience supporting executives and department leaders in designing org structures operationalizing talent processes and creating solutions to departmentspecific challenges to foster a highperformance culture
• Strong working knowledge of multiple HR disciplines including employee relations performance management coaching and development compensation practices and federal and state employment laws
• Strong interpersonal communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to build relationships and influence at all levels of the organization
• A clientservice mindset and recognition that circumstances change in dynamic organizations
• An approach that limits bureaucracy but follows the rules
• Ability to thrive in a fastpaced environment with high expectations
• Strong analytical problemsolving and followthrough skills with a high attention to detail and ability to resolve issues promptly
• Professional HR certification (e.g. SHRM) is a plus
• Motivated by the Khan Academy mission to provide a free worldclass education for anyone anywhere.
• Proven crosscultural competency skills demonstrating selfawareness awareness of other and the ability to adopt inclusive perspectives attitudes and behaviors to drive inclusion and belonging throughout the organization.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

We may be a nonprofit but we reward our talented team extremely well! We offer:

• Competitive salaries
• Ample paid time off as needed Your wellbeing is a priority.
• Remotefirst culture that caters to your time zone with open flexibility as needed at times
• Generous parental leave
• An exceptional team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to do your best
• The chance to put your talents towards a deeply meaningful mission and the opportunity to work on highimpact products that are already defining the future of education
• Opportunities to connect through affinity ally and social groups
• And we offer all those other typical benefits as well: 401(k) 4 matching & comprehensive insurance including medical dental vision and life

At Khan Academy we are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices the wellbeing of our employees and our Khan community. This belief is why we have built out a robust Total Rewards package that includes competitive base salaries and extensive benefits and perks to support physical mental and financial wellbeing.

The target salary range for this position is $120800 $151000 USD / $163238 $204048 CAD. The pay range for this position is a general guideline only. The salary offered will depend on internal pay equity and the candidates relevant skills experience qualifications and job market data. Exceptional performers in this role who make an outsized contribution can make well in excess of this range. Additional incentives are provided as part of the complete total rewards package in addition to comprehensive medical and other benefits.

MORE ABOUT US

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• Our team: COMPANY VALUES

  Live & breathe learners

  We deeply understand and empathize with our users. We leverage user insights research and experience to build content products services and experiences that our users trust and love. Our success is defined by the success of our learners and educators.

  Take a stand

  As a company we have conviction in our aspirational point of view of how education will evolve. The work we do is in service to moving towards that point of view. However we also listen learn and flex in the face of new data and commit to evolving this point of view as the industry and our users evolve.

  Embrace diverse perspectives

  We are a diverse community. We seek out and embrace a diversity of voices perspectives and life experiences leading to stronger more inclusive teams and better outcomes. As individuals we are committed to bringing up tough topics and leaning into different points of view with curiosity. We actively listen learn and collaborate to gain a shared understanding. When a decision is made we commit to moving forward as a united team.

  Work responsibly and sustainably

  We understand that achieving our audacious mission is a marathon so we set realistic timelines and we focus on delivery that also links to the bigger picture. As a nonprofit we are supported by the generosity of donors as well as strategic partners and understand our responsibility to our finite resources. We spend every dollar as though it were our own. We are responsible for the impact we have on the world and to each other. We ensure our team and company stay healthy and financially sustainable.

  Bring out the joy

  We are committed to making learning a joyful process. This informs what we build for our users and the culture we cocreate with our teammates partners and donors.

  Cultivate learning mindset

  We believe in the power of growth for learners and for ourselves. We constantly learn and teach to improve our offerings ourselves and our organization. We learn from our mistakes and arent afraid to fail. We dont let past failures or successes stop us from taking future bold action and achieving our goals.

  Deliver wow

  We insist on high standards and deliver delightful effective endtoend experiences that our users can rely on. We choose to focus on fewer things each of which aligns to our ambitious vision so we can deliver highquality experiences that accelerate positive measurable learning with our strategic partners.

  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex gender gender identity or expression national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability or Veteran status. We value diversity equity and inclusion and we encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply.
  
  As part of this commitment Khan Academy will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed please contact