The HR Business Partner will provide Human Resources support for Optiv, a rapidly growing Cyber Security company. This role connects business needs to people strategies, advising leadership on HR-related issues and implementing initiatives to attract, develop, and retain a best-in-class workforce. You will work with leadership teams on people strategy, provide counsel, execute talent initiatives, and support organizational change.

Must Have

• Support Optiv’s leadership and employees on people strategy initiatives.
• Provide counsel, coaching, and creative solutions to enhance performance.
• Execute large-scale talent initiatives like talent and compensation reviews.
• Create effective strategies to support departments and team members.
• Partner with managers for optimal team dynamics.
• Identify and address HR issues, ensuring legal compliance.
• Deliver strategic partnership for organizational change.
• Provide quarterly summaries of business trends and HR analytics.
• Attend business meetings to align with unit goals.
• Collaborate across People & Culture for consistent strategy delivery.
• Serve as a vital link between HR Operations, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, and Employee Relations.
• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years HR experience.
• Proficient in employment law.
• Familiarity with HRIS systems and reporting tools.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Strong project management, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Good to Have

• Workday experience preferred

Perks & Benefits

• Commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through Employee Resource Groups
• Work/life balance
• Professional training resources
• Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
• Volunteer Opportunities ("Optiv Chips In")
• Ability and technology for productive remote/from home work (where applicable)

HR Business Partner | Remote, USA

The Role

The HR Business Partner will provide Human Resources support for our rapidly growing Cyber Security company. This role is responsible for connecting the needs of the business functions to people strategies and initiatives. In this job, you will advise leadership on human resource-related issues and leading the implementation of initiatives designed to ensure Optiv attracts, develops, and retains a best-in-class workforce.

How you'll make an impact

• Work directly with Optiv’s leadership teams, fellow HRBPs and employees in their assigned business areas on all people strategy initiatives
• Provide forward-looking counsel, coaching, and creative solutions that enhance the individual, team, and organizational performance.
• Successful execution of large-scale talent initiatives such as supporting leaders in strategic people related goals, talent review performance calibration sessions, annual compensation review and pay increase conversations
• Work with managers to create effective strategies to support the department and team members
• Provide partnership to managers to achieve the best team dynamics through competency work, employee engagement survey results, focus groups and upward feedback for leaders.
• Identifies risk and provides counsel to address HR issues impacting the business. Continually build knowledge of legal and compliance requirements. Partner with HR Resolution team or Legal team as needed/required.
• Deliver strategic people partnership to support organizational change (re-org and org design, reporting, roles, expectations, job descriptions)
• Deliver quarterly summaries of key business trends, analytics, and relevant information to share from the HR function. Utilize strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to tell a story.
• Attend scheduled business meetings to stay apprised with business unit goals and objectives. Connect with dedicated business units to share insights on priorities and challenges across business units
• Setup dedicated check-in with business leaders to discuss updates and progress against business goals, shifting priorities and new challenges
• Collaborates across People & Culture team to ensure consistent delivery of strategy.
• Serve as a vital link between HR Operations, Benefits, Talent Acquisition and Employee Relations, fostering collaboration between all HR teams.
• Participate in broader projects across the HRBP team and/or HR organization
• Other tasks, requests and projects may be assigned to support the business needs
• This position will ideally be hired in Kansas City with the ability to go into the office 3 days per week

What we're looking for

• Exceptional relationship building skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and confidence communicating to a variety of levels across the organization
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Bachelor's degree required and General human resources experience
• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified
• Proficient understanding of employment law
• Must have the ability to approach each scenario from all perspectives
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and effectively handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Familiarity with HRIS systems or reporting tools; Workday experience preferred
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office, inclusive of Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Enthusiasm and the ability to thrive in an atmosphere of constant change
• Strong project management skills
• Demonstrated organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Able to think through multiple possible outcomes to situations, and able to rely on knowledge, intuition, and past experience to help people managers determine a course of action that results in optimal resolution.
• Able to apply knowledge of policies and procedures, as well as common sense HR knowledge in a broad variety of circumstances.

What you can expect from Optiv

• A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Employee Resource Groups.
• Work/life balance
• Professional training resources
• Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
• Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
• The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)

EEO Statement

Optiv is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age 40 and over, marital status, genetic information, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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