Senior People Business Partner

Interested in working on cutting-edge blockchain technology and creating equitable access to the global financial system? Since 2014, the mission-driven team at the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has helped fuel the tremendous growth of the Stellar blockchain network, an open-source platform that operates at high-scale today. Developers and companies around the world build on it, and the SDF team is expanding to support the rapidly growing and changing Stellar ecosystem.
As a Senior People Business Partner, you will collaborate with business leaders to deliver strategic and operational People guidance that strengthens our people, programs, and culture. Youll play a key role in helping teams and individuals reach their full potentialan essential driver of SDFs success. Reporting to the Director of People Operations, you bring broad experience influencing leaders in fast-paced environments and the interpersonal agility to shape effective people strategies across a global workforce.
Partner with Director, People Operations during performance review cycles to guide career development conversations and analyze performance across the organization.
Support leaders through organizational transitions effectively and with minimal business disruption.
Manage and resolve employee relations matters thoughtfully, balancing individual and organizational needs.
Stay current on HR practices, principles, and regulations to evaluate and recommend best practices for HR systems and policies.
5+ years of HR Business Partner experience, ideally with exposure to multiple HR disciplines (e.g., talent management, compensation, employee relations, learning, organizational development, immigration).
~ Strong analytical and project management skills with proven ability to design transparent, detailed, and flexible processes.
~ Strong business acumen and deep empathy that enable you to build trust and exercise sound judgment in complex situations.
~ You are adaptable, agile, and resilient. In addition, we offer lumendenominated grants along with the following perks and benefits:
Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependents
~ Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a companywide holiday break
~ Gym reimbursement ($80 per month)
~ Short & Long term disability
~Health & Dependent Care FSA Accounts
~ Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution
~ Family building benefits through Kindbody
~ Wellbeing benefits (One Medical, Rightway, Headspace)
~ L&D budget of $1,500/year
~ Daily lunch and snacks in office
~ Stellar is more than a blockchain. Powered by a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable network made for financial products and services and a thriving and passionate ecosystem that includes a nonprofit organization driven by a mission, Stellar is paving the path to unlock the worlds economic potential through blockchain technology. Built with speed and low costs in mind, the Stellar network provides builders and financial institutions worldwide a platform to issue assets, and to send and convert currencies in real time creating real world utility. Founded in 2014, the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) supports the continued development and growth of the Stellar network and also serves the ecosystem of NGOs, corporations, universities, small businesses, governments, and solo entrepreneurs building on the Stellar network through tooling, funding and strategic collaborations. Together, Stellar is where blockchain meets the real world.
About The Stellar Development Foundation
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a nonprofit organization focused on working with and supporting changemakers to create equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology. SDF provides grants, investments, funding, and other awards to builders and organizations. SDF also develops resources and tooling on the Stellar network to help unlock real world utility. As a nonprofit foundation, SDF puts the health of the Stellar network and the Stellar ecosystem and its mission above all else.
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