Senior People Business Partner

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Vultr is seeking a strategic and relationship-driven Senior People Business Partner to support organizational effectiveness, manager capability, and employee engagement across a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees, partnering closely with the business to strengthen team performance, enhance organizational effectiveness, and guide key people-related decisions. You will play a critical role in helping leaders scale their teams effectively while fostering a high-performance, collaborative, and engaging culture.

The ideal candidate brings strong business partnership experience, sound judgment, emotional intelligence, and the ability to operate effectively in ambiguity. You are highly collaborative, operationally strong, and comfortable balancing strategic advisory work with hands-on execution.

This role reports to the VP, People Operations and will serve as the company's first/lead People Business Partner, with no direct reports initially.

• Serve as a trusted People Business Partner to assigned business groups, building strong relationships with leaders and employees across the organization

• Partner with leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, team effectiveness, and role clarity

• Coach managers on performance management, feedback, communication, and team leadership effectiveness

• Support leaders in driving accountability, performance outcomes, and consistent application of people practices

• Provide guidance on people-related decisions including promotions, role changes, performance actions, and terminations from a business effectiveness perspective

• Manage employee relations matters, including investigations, issue resolution, and risk assessment, ensuring fair and consistent outcomes

• Partner with leaders to identify and address organizational risks, engagement challenges, and team dynamics issues

• Support conflict resolution and facilitate constructive conversations between managers and employees

• Ensure consistent application of company policies in partnership with People Operations

• Leverage People data and trends to identify insights, risks, and opportunities and translate them into actionable recommendations

• Partner with People Operations on compliance-related matters and ensure consistent application of policies within the business

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Talent Acquisition, Finance, Legal, and People Operations to support organizational initiatives

• Support change management and communication efforts during periods of growth and transformation

• 7+ years of progressive experience in Human Resources, HR Business Partnering, People Operations, or a related role, including direct experience partnering with senior leaders/executives

• Experience supporting managers and employees in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

• Strong employee relations experience, including investigations, conflict resolution, performance management, and manager coaching

• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships and influence leaders across all levels of the organization

• Strong understanding of HR best practices and employment law fundamentals

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and consulting skills

• Strong judgment, problem-solving capabilities, and ability to navigate sensitive situations with professionalism and discretion

• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a dynamic environment

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively

• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into recommendations

• High level of integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive information

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field

• HR certification (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP) preferred

• Experience supporting distributed or remote teams

• Experience in a technology or high-growth environment preferred

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