HR Business Partner (US)

About Baringa

We set out to build the worlds most trusted consulting firm creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive people-first way of working. We work with everyone from FTSE 100 names to bright new start-ups in every sector.

Youll find us collaborating shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients from the big picture right down to the detail: helping them define their strategy deliver complex change spot the right commercial opportunities manage risk or bring their purpose and sustainability goals to life. Our clients love how we get to know what makes their organisations tick slotting seamlessly into their teams and being proudly geeky about solving their challenges.

We have hubs in Europe the US Asia and Australia and we work all around the world - from a wind farm in Wyoming to a boardroom in Berlin. Find us wherever theres a challenge to be tackled and an impact to be made.

Our HR Team are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to join them.

We have a team of dedicated and talented HR professionals taking responsibility for all people aspects of the business. This includes the whole employee life cycle from attracting new joiners on-boarding development throughout their career ensuring they work in a balanced and healthy way supporting them when needed enabling efficient and effective processes throughout every day for their entire journey at Baringa.

As we continue to grow organically we need to ensure our people processes are set up to enable the future size and shape of the business tooperateeffectively and efficiently using theappropriate tools. Supporting the ever-evolving business needs and being a key player in the change management of the firm is a core part of this role.

What you will be doing

• Be the HRBP for the US looking after the full breadth of the people agenda and being the first point of HR support for our US based colleagues. Our current US locations are New York Houston Chicago and Charlotte.
• HRBP roles at Baringa arevery broad so there will be plenty of scope tooperateacross a range of different activities including Performance Management Wellness Employee Relations Talent Management On boarding Promotions Salaryreviewsand People MI.
• You will develop and own the local People Plans for your client group and be accountable for ensuring progress against this including engaging with other parts of HR including Reward Recruitment Employee Experience and L&D.
• You will need to build trusted relationships and provide hands-on support to Partner Lead(s) in helping them deliver the people agenda of their business plans.
• You will be able to effectively support advise coach and upskill our people managers with a range of experience.
• You will deliver training programmes across US that educate and upskill our people on Baringa best practice and ways of working.
• You will enjoy being proactive with your stakeholders and be confident to challenge and influence.
• Support with org structure changes and workforce planning.
• You will work closely with colleagues across ourUSlocations and the broader People team based in the UK and you will need to be able to flex your approach to accommodate different jurisdictional/location requirements.

This role reports directly into theSeniorHR Business Partner for the Energy & Resources sector and interfaces with Partnersand senior leaders across will live and breathe our values and be a great role-model for our culture and behaviours.

Your skills and experience

• Experience within HR and ideally within a HRBP/HR Generalist role.
• Experience working withUSprofessional services firms and/or Partnerships isdesirable.
• Strong ER knowledge and application of procedures including investigationsperformanceand sick absence management - you must be able to manage a range of ER cases independently and in line with local labour law.
• An excellent communicator and influencer who can help develop good HR practice with a strong stakeholder management capability to interact effectively with theappropriate managementteams as well as the wider business at Baringa.
• A self-motivated individual who can work on their own initiative with a can do attitude willing to roll-up their sleeves and get stuck in.
• Operates with good judgement and risk lens balancing the needs of local stakeholders with the long-term interests of Baringa overall.
• Someone who can work in true partnership with colleagues across the broader Peopleand broader corporate functions.
• Providecomprehensive advice guidance and support on the training learning and people development interventionsacross the company working with the BU and central teams

What a career at Baringa will give you

PuttingPeopleFirst.

Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Annual salary within the range of $170000-$220000.
• Generous Annual Leave Policy:We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave fully available at the start of each addition to this we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.

• Flexible Working:We know that the ideal work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.

• Corporate Responsibility Days:Our world is important to us so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.

• Wellbeing Fund:We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. Weve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.

• Profit Share Scheme:All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the companys success.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity innovation and value for our clients and for our people.

An award-winning workplace

You can be a part of our Great Place to Work with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all.Click hereto see some of our recent awards and how weve achieved this.

Using business as a force for good.

We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.

We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work and offer a variety of ways to contribute by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills talent and essence we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.

Join us

All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race ethnicity religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation nationality disability age faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.

Baringa Privacy Notices

For UK & EU

Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years in accordance with our UK Recruitment Privacy Notice / EU Recruitment Privacy Notice to evaluate your application and meet our legal and reporting line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) you have the right to request access to rectification or erasure (subject to legal limitations) of your personal data. For more information please contact us at

For the USA

Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years as outlined in ourRecruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC) to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable and in accordance with relevant federal and state laws you may have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. For further details please contact

For Australia & Singapore

Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC) to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapores Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) you may have rights to access correct or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information please contact us at