HR Business Partner, EPD

Hi! I’m Hannah and I lead People Operations here at Ashby. I joined over four years ago as the first People hire and I’m excited that our HRBP team is expanding! The People Operations Team provides support to Ashby employees through the development and implementation of programs, policies, and services that contribute to a productive and inclusive working environment. We ensure that the work we do aligns with our Operating Principles and strengthens the environment we're building at Ashby. Our approach is to do things differently – we prioritize what truly fits our team and enhances how we work together. By embracing creativity and customization, we aim to create a people-first culture that drives both individual and organizational success.

We review all applications, and there isn’t a benefit to applying quickly. Take your time, look at the application questions and please submit before the application deadline! We aren’t able to take calls outside of the interview process, so reaching out to the team won’t push your application forward.

Role overview:

We are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner (HRBP) to play a key role in supporting Ashby’s next phase of growth. You will collaborate closely with our EPD teams to provide proactive guidance across critical areas that drive our success. Fostering employee development, cultivating a high-performance culture, and ensuring competitive and equitable compensation structures should all be equally as important to you.

As an HRBP for EPD, you will translate business objectives into a people strategy that aligns with Ashby’s long-term goals. You’ll serve as a trusted strategic advisor to leaders, helping to align people ops strategies with overall business goals while also diving into the details to ensure our processes and procedures run smoothly. We’re a growing startup, so there’s a lot to accomplish! You'll be able to seamlessly transition between strategic projects and administrative tasks, offering support to the team wherever needed. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to a high impact team that is rethinking the way PeopleOps can and should function, while shaping an exceptional workplace culture for our global team.

Role Requirements:

• EPD Partnership: You have experience supporting Engineering, Product, and Design organizations in high-growth environments. You understand the unique dynamics of technical teams and are comfortable partnering with leaders on the people and organizational challenges that come with scaling technical teams.

• Strategic HR partner: Building strong relationships with functional leaders, establishing credibility and trust as a strategic HR partner is at your core. You proactively assess team, manager, and company needs, provide recommendations, and implement solutions

• People Operations Expertise: You’ll bring deep knowledge of People Ops/HR functions, including compensation, benefits, performance management, employee relations, and compliance

• Strategic Thinking: You have the ability to translate business objectives into actionable people strategies

• Strong Communicator: You have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You can effectively convey information to all stakeholders and have the ability to present and facilitate discussions clearly and confidently.

• Compensation Expertise: You have a proven track record of scaling compensation frameworks, including levels and bands across global teams. You know how to use market data to ensure competitive and equitable compensation strategies.

• Performance Management: You have deep experience building and evolving performance management practices. You are comfortable coaching managers through difficult performance conversations and helping build scalable approaches that align with company culture and operating principles.

• Training and Development: You have experience building and scaling internal training programs, specifically for management teams. You are comfortable facilitating topics to all levels of employees.

• Employee Relations & Risk Management: You offer guidance to leaders in managing sensitive employee situations. As needed, you act as a mediator and investigate escalated issues. You stay up to date on legal requirements related to employment and regulatory compliance, partnering with legal counsel as needed to mitigate risk.

You could be a great fit if:

• 💻 You have deep experience (~8 years) with HR/People Ops, including supporting EPD teams through periods of meaningful growth and change.

• 📣 You can demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills, with an emphasis in coaching, facilitation, and policy development.

• 🧠 You bring a strong business acumen and principled approach to decision-making, balancing business outcomes with employee experience, risk, and long-term scalability.

• 🔄 You are flexible in your approach and avoid rigid adherence to past playbooks or overly process-heavy solutions.

• ⚡️ A fast-paced environment with a balance of strategic and hands-on execution energizes you.

• 🎧 You can balance working both independently and in a team environment.

• 🌍Your experience includes supporting a globally distributed and asynchronous workforce.

• 💡You have expertise in US employment law, compensation frameworks, and training and development programs.

• ⚙️ Continuous Improvement is core to how you operate - you are detail oriented and continuously look for ways to improve processes, procedures, and team effectiveness.

• 🤝 Successfully managing complex employee relations issues is one of your strengths.

• 🔍 You have experience using HRIS, compensation management tools, and other HR tools to drive operational excellence.

Bonus points if you have:

• An advanced degree in HR, business or organizational development

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

• Experience working with globally distributed teams

This role may not be a fit if:

• You’re looking to simply bring processes or programs from previous roles and implement them here. While past experience is valuable, you'll need to apply principled thinking to assess what would work well for Ashby.

• Working independently feels uncomfortable and you require a significant amount of guidance in how to perform your job.

• Having difficult conversations with all levels of employees makes you uneasy

• You shy away from ambiguity - preferring structured, pre-defined assignments.

• You prefer working with a single team instead of multiple teams.

Interview Process

Our interview process is thorough — we aim to ensure each person joining the team is the right fit for Ashby and will provide ample information to assess if Ashby is the right fit for you. The process for this role is as follows:

• Recruiter Screen with Talent Acquisition Team - 30 minutes

• People Ops Team Interview - 45 minutes

• Take Home Assignment - 1 hour

• VP, People & Talent Interview - 45 minutes

• Virtual Onsite - 2-3 hours

About Ashby

We’re building the next generation of recruiting software and we’re starting with a suite of products that helps talent leaders, recruiters, and hiring managers run an efficient and data-driven hiring process. We are well funded and backed by great investors, including Y Combinator, Elad Gil and Lachy Groom. We have thousands of amazing customers including Snowflake, OpenAI, Shopify, Ramp, Notion, and Zapier (and many others who we cannot name!). Our growth and retention metrics are best-in-class among our peers: we have tens of millions in ARR, growing >100% year over year, very low churn, and many years of runway. We’ll share more details once we meet. In short, it's the perfect time to join! 🚀

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity.

• 10-year exercise window for stock options. You shouldn’t feel pressure to purchase stock options if you leave Ashby —do it when you feel financially comfortable.

• Unlimited PTO with four weeks recommended per year. Expect “Vacation?” in our one-on-one agenda until you start taking it 😅.

• Twelve weeks of fully paid family leave in the US. We plan to expand this to employees in other countries as situations arise.

• Generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget. Get what you need to be happy and productive!

• $100/month education budget with more expensive items (like conferences) covered with manager approval.

• If you’re in the US, top-notch health insurance for you and your dependents with all premiums covered by us.

Ashby’s success hinges on hiring great people and creating an environment where we can be happy, feel challenged, and do our best work. We’re being deliberate about building that environment from the ground up. I hope that excites you enough to apply.

Ashby provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.

Ashby is committed to a fair and transparent hiring process. We confirm that this advertisement is for an active, existing vacancy within our organization. Please be advised that we may use artificial intelligence-driven tools to assist our recruitment team in screening, assessing, and selecting candidates for this position.