People Business Partner

Ironclad is the leading AI contracting platform that transforms agreements into assets. Contracts move faster, insights surface instantly, and agents push work forward, all with you in control. Whether you’re buying or selling, Ironclad unifies the entire process on one intelligent platform, providing leaders with the visibility they need to stay one step ahead. That’s why the world’s most transformative organizations, from OpenAI to the World Health Organization and the Associated Press, trust Ironclad to accelerate their business. Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest. We’re consistently recognized as a leader in the industry: a Leader in the Forrester Wave and Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contract Lifecycle Management, a Fortune Great Place to Work, and one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Workplaces. Ironclad has also been named to Forbes’ AI 50 and Business Insider’s list of Companies to Bet Your Career On. We’re backed by leading investors including Accel, Y Combinator, Sequoia, BOND, and Franklin Templeton. For more information, visit or follow us on LinkedIn. About the role: On the People team, we aim to build relationships, programs, practices and partnership that will enable our mission, leaders, and Cladiators to thrive at Ironclad. As the PBP to our G&A functions, you’ll be working with G&A executive leadership to align the business and talent strategies. You will be a strategic partner advising and coaching on all aspects of People business partnering with priority focus on organizational design, proactive talent planning, function-specific learning and development, performance and development processes, and application of company-wide People practices to meet employee experience goals. What You'll Do: Develop a deep understanding of the company and your organization’s business, talent, and culture strategies and needs. Partner with functional leadership on current and future growth talent strategies, change management, design, succession planning, programs and practices that will align to and enable their organization’s goals. Provide performance and development coaching to our people leaders, working closely with the People Programs team on manager enablement and delivery. Coach leaders through employee relations including but not limited to performance, experience and compliance working closely with People Ops and Legal as needed. Advise, deliver and drive adoption and execution for key company planning and review cycles including feedback, compensation, promotions, and annual workforce planning. Deliver measurable insights into employee engagement and health metrics through bi-annual engagement surveys and other key data sources. Support the business growth through org design, job architecture, career development frameworks, and new role evaluations. Champion and help operationalize inclusion by ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies are infused in our organizational design, talent strategy, and programs. Collaborate with others (People Programs team, broader People team, and cross-functional partners) to build and roll-out company and employee experience initiatives Your Core Skills: Business acumen and ownership: You’re perceptive, decisive, and aware of the business implications of our decisions. You’re an excellent communicator who can influence and work at all levels throughout the organization. Organizational agility: You relish the pace of hypergrowth and the accompanying opportunities. You are able to continually reassess scope, make progress despite ambiguity, and have the expertise to choose strategies that will fit our culture and growth stage. Curiosity and empathy: You’re able to learn our business, recognize challenges, ask questions, and understand the potential impact of decisions on employees. Data-savvy: You’re able to apply insights, interpret data and extract key takeaways and narratives pertinent to business leaders. Iterative design: You have a modern approach to performance, organizational design, and talent development and understand the process to move from good-better-great. Proactive problem solver who likes to build: You identify needs and jump into help make things better. You take on owning building something if it does not exist that would propel the business forward. Change Management: You understand the process to move from good-better-great and can help move the business forward through your approaches to evolving programs like performance management, organizational design, and talent development. Relationship Building: You have a proven track record of building influential partnerships with leaders and executives to help better advise and counsel on the development of their organizations. Your Background: 3+ years of work experience in an HRBP or equivalent role Demonstrated experience partnering with executives and teams in remote/hybrid distributed settings Organizational design and annual talent planning experience High-growth and/or fast paced tech company experience Experience helping global and/or highly matrixed organizations scale Demonstrates solid judgment and experience assessing risk relative to the business Consulting, coaching and facilitation skills Effective communication and critical thinking skills Demonstrates empathy and experience driving inclusion work Demonstrates project management and change management experience Experience using data to identify insights that drive action Is self‑motivated with the ability to hunt down answers and drive solutions autonomously Nice to Haves: Prior HRBP experience partnering with G&A functions Coaching experience or certification Previous experience supporting a SaaS technical function Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance 401k Wellness reimbursement Take what you need vacation policy Generous parental leave for both primary and secondary caregivers Base Salary Range: $140,000.00 - $175,000.00 The base salary range represents the minimum and maximum of the salary range for this position based at our San Francisco headquarters. The actual base salary offered for this position will depend on numerous factors, including individual proficiency, anticipated performance, and the location of the selected candidate. Our base salary is just one component of Ironclad’s competitive total rewards package, which also includes equity awards (a new hire grant, along with opportunities for additional awards throughout your tenure), competitive health and wellness benefits, and a commitment to career growth and development. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. #J-18808-Ljbffr