Senior People Partner (CX)
Senior People Partner (CX)
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$ 181275 - 223573
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About Gusto
Gusto is a modern online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. On top of full-service payroll Gusto offers health insurance 401(k)s expert HR and team management tools. Today Gusto offices in Denver San Francisco and New York serve more than 400000 businesses nationwide.
Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life and it starts right here at Gusto. Thats why were committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace both physically and virtually. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy.
About the Role:
This role is ideal for a People Partner who thrives in dynamic environments and is energized by the opportunity to influence both strategic and tactical work. As Gusto continues to scale were looking for a Senior People Partner to support one of our largest and most complex organizationsCustomer Experience (CX). This includes high-volume distributed and non-exempt teams where the work is fast-paced and requires operational rigor.
In this highly visible role youll operate at the intersection of business strategy and people execution serving as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across CX. Youll lead initiatives in org design change management and talent strategy within a fast-paced high-volume operational environment while coaching across levels and functions. This role demands agility systems thinking and the ability to navigate empathy between strategic perspective hands-on impact and high-urgency moments.
As a strategic partner youll collaborate across People functions to design integrated solutions that align with business goals. Youll lead initiatives that elevate performance scale leadership and enhance the CX employee experience with minimal oversight.
This is a unique opportunity to shape core people strategies within one of Gustos most critical organizations driving growth strengthening engagement and scaling leadership across the company.
About the Team:
Gustos People team is growing and scaling with the company! As our business scales and becomes more complex and as we add hundreds of new Gusties each year we need to ensure that our strategies for engagement with our employees are positive engaging values-driven and compliant.
Heres what youll do day-to-day:
- Act as a strategic advisor and thought partner to business leaders helping them navigate performance management team effectiveness and leadership development.
- Support organizational design and workforce planning initiatives by assessing capabilities identifying talent gaps and helping to implement people plans.
- Guide teams through change management efforts helping them adapt to evolving structures roles or processes in a compliant and empathetic way.
- Champion an inclusive and equitable employee experience by advocating for representation trust and fairness particularly across operational and dispersed teams.
- Partner with Invite Talent Development Compensation Benefits ER and Legal to implement cohesive people strategies aligned to business goals.
- Use people data and insights to support decision-making monitor progress and iterate on existing practices.
- Navigatecomplex and sensitive people situations applying sound judgment and collaboration to reach aligned outcomes.
Heres what were looking for:
- 710 years of progressive HR/People Partner experience with at least 35 years in strategic HRBP roles. Experience supporting high-volume operational or customer-facing teams (e.g. contact centers sales or field ops) is strongly preferred.
- Strategic business partner mindset with the ability to align People strategies to business goals and translate complexity into clear actionable plans.
- Strong organizational design and change leadership skills with a proven track record of helping teams navigate growth restructuring or role clarity work in dynamic environments.
- Fluency in non-exempt labor laws compliance requirements and employee relations particularly in distributed and hourly-heavy teams.
- Experience coaching and influencing senior leaders providing grounded practical guidance rooted in trust business acumen and empathy.
- Data-driven approach to workforce planning performance and engagementcomfortable using analytics to inform decisions and measure impact.
- Collaborative systems thinker with experience partnering cross-functionally with Talent Development Invite Compensation Benefits DEIB and ER to implement cohesive scalable solutions.
- Cultural humility and inclusive leadership mindset with a history of advocating for equity representation and belonging through both strategy and everyday practices.
- Resilient ethical and calm under pressure with a bias toward problem-solving and delivering impact while maintaining trust and confidentiality.
Our cash compensation amount for this role is $154045 to $189989/year in Denver and $181275 to $223573 for San Francisco & New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate location experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.
Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver San Francisco and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles Gustos subsidiary whose physical office is in Scottsdale.
Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas.
When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office a secure reliable and consistent internet connection is required.
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds not just because its the right thing to do but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses you will find a home at Gusto.
Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race color religion national origin age sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) marital status ancestry physical or mental disability genetic information veteran status gender identity or expression sexual orientation or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
