Human Resources Business Partner Manager

Date: Nov 1, 2026

Location: Nashua, US, 3063 US Austin, US, 78705 US US

Company: Optimizely

We're not here to add to the noise. We're here to cut through it- with AI that actually works for marketers.
 
From AI-powered content creation to world-class CMS and the industry's most trusted experimentation platform, Optimizely is the tool modern marketers actually want to use. AI-Ready. Set. Go.
 
10,000+ brands including H&M, PayPal, and Zoom already get it. So do Gartner, Forrester, and IDC, who consistently recognize us as leaders in MarTech.
 
But here's the thing about building great products: it takes great people. Our 1,600+ Optimizers across 12 global offices are curious, collaborative, and refreshingly human. We don't do corporate speak. We do real conversations, big ideas, and genuinely care for the work we make together.
 
If you want to be part of a team that's shaping the future of marketing technology — and actually enjoys doing it — you're in the right place.
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Introduction - Legacy Section

The Human Resources Business Partner Manager (HRBP) will need to proactively translate business strategies into HR solutions that best enable business outcomes. This important role will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership by building strong relationships to effectively influence human capital decisions and in turn, business results. Key metrics:
• Retention of talent, especially top talent
• Hiring rate within the business to ensure the business has required talent
• Engagement metrics, measured by employee net promoter score and specific questions on pulse checks
• Meet cost thresholds for workforce plan for assigned businesses
• Leadership effectiveness

Job Responsibilities - Legacy Section

•    Provide coaching to assigned leaders (Executive and their direct reports) on people topics related to employee engagement, retention, organizational design, culture, and change management
•    May manage change management associated with organizational design (how does it impact the people- role, compensation, skills), how are changes communicated
•    Consult on workforce related plans (buy / build talent, growth in geographic areas, blend on high cost/low cost and shifts to balance cost, contingent labor needs, M&A). Strong partnership with finance / ELT + ELT+1 on these plans.
•    Consult on employee survey action plans to further drive organizational effectiveness.
•    May reach out to pulse ees to assess retention risk. May hold career discussions as needed.
•    Give insight into people related topics / changes (promotions, offcycles, terminations, performance cases, etc). May handle on as needed basis 1:1 employee/manager related topics/discussion. May project management /   execute larger scale hiring / downsizing initiatives.
•    Overall responsibility for adoption of programs related to talent (retention strategy, compensation planning, talent development, succession planning,  OKR, Share your voice, etc)
•    Assume HR related ad hoc projects as needed (expansion of new location, comp analysis, specialized benefits topic, etc).

Knowledge and Experience - Legacy Section

About you:
• 7+ years of experience on a global HR team with 2-3+ years of responsibility as a HR Business Partner 
• Highly responsive to identify and solve problems that typically occur in straightforward situations using standard procedures
• Very organized, with ability to manage multiple communication channels
• Understands key business drivers and applies this knowledge to own work
• Leader within the HRBP team, mentoring other HRBPs
• Experience with organization design
• Individual hungry to learn, and willing to put in extra hours to support his / her learning by assuming special projects above and beyond the duties listed above
• Ability to execute on people strategy within a global matrixed HR organization. It is very important to have the ability as a global business partner to work effectively with regional / country HR partners
• Experience leading projects and collaborating with distributed global teams, flexing to meet varying time zones and cultural norms
• Senior mentor within the greater HR team, helping coach and guide other teammembers
 

Education - Legacy Section

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or another relevant discipline. Masters degree preferred
• SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) or GPHR Certification a plus

Competencies - Legacy Section

Acting as a Champion for Change
Driving Projects to Completion
Inspiring and Motivating Others
Prioritizing and Organizing Work
Setting a Strategic Vision

Optimizely is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Optimizely is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Total Target Compensation range: $74,000-$137,000

Optimizely considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills.

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