Human Resources Senior Manager

THE POSITION

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Fan Duel is seeking an experienced HR professional to join the People team and help shape the next phase of Fan Duel’s hyper growth. We are looking for candidates that are humble, collaborative, have a hunger and aptitude for fast learning, and a strong HR technical skill base and business acumen. The ideal candidate will have an objective and proactive approach to ensure that we are making balanced decisions to meet the needs of our business and our employees and strong experience operating as a strategic advisor, demonstrating excellent judgement and ability to influence effectively.

By immersing yourself in the unique needs of our workforce, you will develop strong business relationships and provide excellent HR guidance that aligns with Fan Duel’s Culture and Principles. With minimal oversight, you'll drive and execute core HR processes, leverage our HRIS system for data‑driven insights, and collaborate seamlessly with the other Centers of Excellence on the People team. The expectation is to further contribute to the overall success of Fan Duel by taking broad initiative, serving as a trusted advisor, a data‑driven problem solver through various operational business cycles and through the ideation of HR practices.

In this role you will play a key role driving and/or supporting people initiatives for assigned departments within the Technology organization to support their departmental goals. This role will also act as the lead HR representative for the Atlanta office and must work independently.

In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

• Understand the intricacies of the Technology employee population to successfully support the growth and demands of this fast‑paced organization.
• Work autonomously as the HR site leader for the Atlanta office.
• Partner with assigned people leaders and their respective teams and serve as strategic advisor on all People matters by understanding their unique priorities and objectives and aligning that to the HR agenda for the overall business unit and functional department.
• Proactively collaborate with our People Team COEs to provide first‑class strategic business solutioning. Provide responsive and quality support, addressing the needs of employees and leaders within client groups.
• Leverage key partners in Legal, Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit, and Finance to deliver solutions for the teams you support. This is typically done through developing strong relationships cross‑functionally.
• Coach and support the development of people leaders through employee life cycle process execution and by providing best practices and guidance in navigating difficult conversations, resolving employment issues and overall performance management principles.
• Drive headcount planning, in partnership with assigned leaders, and through intentional org design with a balance of current and future capability needs. Ensure adherence to process for needed approvals. Ensure accurate data and budget tracking of headcount. Influence sound financial decision making.
• Execute organizational development and reorganization initiatives with a high level of autonomy. Lead planning, execution and change management with department leadership and ensure a compliant and fair employee experience.
• Support change management efforts. Collaborate with other People team members to effectively communicate and land broader organizational changes by advocating for your group’s specific needs and facilitating company‑wide communications and trainings.
• Own talent development and advancement within your client group with a high level of autonomy, leveraging knowledge of roles performed and the talent within your client groups.
• Support and resolve, as appropriate, employee relations cases of increased complexity and recommend appropriate actions in partnership with key stakeholders (management, internal employment counsel, ER Director, etc.). Ensure issue…