Talent Business Partner, Manager

Salary Range: $110,000 - $123,750 per year.

The above base pay range may vary depending on location, job‑related knowledge, skills and experience. The range listed is just one component of Wayfair’s total compensation package for employees. Depending on the position offered, equity, bonuses, commissions and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a comprehensive suite of medical, financial and additional benefits.

This is a Boston‑based hybrid full‑time role. You are required to be onsite Tuesday through Thursday in our Boston, MA headquarters. Monday and Friday are WFH.

Wayfair's Tech Talent team is the strategic operating arm of the People function for Technology. We activate business strategy through people by designing, implementing, and scaling programs that attract, grow, and retain high‑performing technical talent across Engineering, Applied Research / Science, Product, Analytics, and adjacent technology teams.

• L3 Execution Strategist:
  You can convert a scoped people or organizational challenge into a clear execution strategy with milestones, tradeoffs, success measures, and a communication plan.
• High‑Judgment Talent Advisor:
  You advise leaders through sensitive, nuanced, and confidential scenarios with sound judgment, balanced risk assessment, and practical recommendations.
• AI‑Enabled Operator:
  You actively use approved GenAI tools to evaluate options, synthesize information, draft and iterate deliverables, pressure‑test plans, and accelerate cycle time while maintaining human accountability.
• Data‑Driven Influencer:
  You build hypotheses, analyze talent and business signals, identify meaningful employee trends, and turn insight into actions leaders can own.
• Systems Thinker:
  You anticipate second‑ and third‑order effects across teams, geographies, manager capability, employee experience, and policy or legal considerations.
• Trusted Coach:
  You coach leaders and managers with empathy, candor, and resilience, helping them raise the bar on feedback, accountability, performance, and team effectiveness.
• Cross‑Functional Collaborator:
  You align effectively with Talent Relations, Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, Purpose & Inclusion, Legal, Finance, and Talent Analytics to deliver integrated solutions.
• Mentor and Culture Carrier:
  You model high standards for the broader TBP team, share learnings, and help junior partners build capability, including responsible AI adoption.

• Own people execution strategies for Technology teams:
  Translate business priorities, org health needs, and talent signals into quarterly plans that define work streams, sequencing, stakeholders, risks, success measures, and leader enablement.
• Turn employee and talent trends into action:
  Use engagement, performance, attrition, talent movement, employee relations, workforce, and manager effectiveness data to identify patterns and recommend practical interventions.
• Advise leaders on org and talent decisions:
  Guide leaders through org design, workforce planning, succession, role clarity, manager capability, team effectiveness, and change management within a defined Technology remit.
• Raise manager effectiveness:
  Equip managers with actionable, data‑informed guidance to coach, develop, differentiate, and hold teams accountable in a high‑growth, matrixed environment.
• Navigate complex employee matters:
  Lead or support nuanced employee relations, investigations, performance, accommodations, and organizational change matters in partnership with Legal, and business leaders.
• Execute core Talent rhythms with excellence:
  Drive performance, compensation, talent review, engagement, succession, workforce planning, and other cyclical processes for supported Technology teams, while improving adoption and outcomes.
• Use AI to scale TBP impact:
  Apply approved GenAI to compare solution options, synthesize listening themes, draft leader‑ready materials, scenario‑plan communications, accelerate manager enablement, and identify repeatable workflows that improve speed and quality.
• Practice responsible AI and data stewardship:
  Protect confidential employee and business information, use…