Senior Manager, HR Business Partner
Posted on:
June 16, 2025
Job description
At Go1, we’re on a mission to enable companies to achieve the impossible by maximizing the potential of their people. From a small startup to the world’s largest aggregator of learning content, we’ve grown by solving hard problems, embracing ambiguity, and never standing still.If you thrive on change, get energy from big, complex challenges, and are excited to grow fast alongside smart, ambitious people, then Go1 might be exactly what you’re looking for. We offer autonomy with accountability, space to experiment, and the opportunity to shape solutions that impact millions of learners worldwide. We don’t have all the answers — and that’s the point. We figure it out together. Every line of code, every conversation, every bold idea helps move us closer to our mission: to enable individuals, organizations, and society to progress. There’s still so much to build — and even more to discover. Go there with us...
Responsibilities
Why you’ll love this role:
Go where passion meets purpose – Help shape the future of learning and make an impact on millions of learners worldwide.
Go where growth is unlimited – Stretch your skills, take ownership, and grow fast.
Go work with good humans – Kind, candid, and globally connected.
Go beyond the ordinary – Autonomy, creativity, and a culture that celebrates experimentation.
At Go1, we believe HR isn't just about policies—it's about people. As our Senior Manager of HR, you’ll be more than a business partner—you’ll be a trusted advisor, change leader, and cultural catalyst. You’ll support a global, remote-first workforce and work shoulder-to-shoulder with senior leaders to shape how we scale, grow, and thrive. From org design and workforce planning to navigating ambiguity and unlocking talent potential, you’ll play a critical role in aligning people strategy with business goals. This role is perfect for someone who’s energized by change, loves solving complex people challenges, and is eager to build the future of work with Go1.
Job requirements
Here’s a taste of what you’ll be doing:
Strategic Business Partnership
- Partner with global business leaders to align people strategy with functional and company objectives, anticipating workforce needs and talent implications.
- Act as a coach and sounding board to leadership teams, guiding org design, workforce planning, and change navigation across business units.
- Use data and insights to diagnose trends, identify opportunities, and influence decision-making at the leadership level.
People Leadership & Team Development
- Onboard, guide, and support leaders in performance enablement, employee engagement, and development practices.
- Build manager capability by delivering tailored coaching, frameworks, and tools to enhance leadership effectiveness.
- Champion high standards of performance and clarity by driving accountability frameworks and role expectations.
- Oversee a small, global team of business partners.
Culture & Organizational Effectiveness
- Serve as a cultural ambassador—promoting Go1’s behaviors and fostering engaged, high-performing teams who thrive in a culture rooted in curiosity and lifelong learning.
- Partner with leaders to embed strategic people initiatives that boost morale, retention, and belonging.
- Lead through complexity and transformation—bringing steadiness, clarity, and context to ambiguity.
Employee Relations & Operational Excellence
- Own and resolve sensitive employee relations matters with fairness, discretion, and a solutions-oriented mindset.
- Collaborate with the People Experience team to support and enforce policies, processes, and programs that drive engagement and compliance.
- Partner closely with PX and HRBP in region regarding labor law, and regulatory matters.
Talent & Performance Programs
- Guide the execution of key People programs such as performance reviews, compensation cycles, and succession planning.
- Identify team-level and org-wide learning needs in partnership with L&D, ensuring scalable development offerings and comfortable presenting and facilitating.
- Lead initiatives that elevate how we measure, manage, and optimize performance across the Go1.
- Proactively share people metrics with Leadership and client groups you support.
- Align compensation philosophy and strategy to a high-performance culture, focused on impact.
We’re excited about you if you have...
- 7+ years in a strategic HR Business Partner or HR leadership role, high-growth start up environments or global SaaS environments highly preferred.
- Experience across organizational design, change management, talent planning, leadership development, and employee relations.
- Proven ability to influence, coach, and challenge leaders at all levels while maintaining strong relationships.
- A high degree of emotional intelligence, integrity, pragmatism and accountability.
- Agility and comfort with ambiguity—you know how to create clarity, even in the gray areas.
- Strong working knowledge of local employment laws and compliance frameworks (global experience is a plus).
- Confidence managing a high-volume workload with competing priorities—you stay focused and deliver
- A bias for action and the ability to roll up your sleeves and lead through execution
- Ability to be in office one day a week is strongly preferred.
