Principal People Business Partner

Title: Principal People Business Partner

Location: Remote, United States

About Checkr
Checkr’s mission is to build a fairer future by designing technology to create opportunities for all. We believe all candidates, regardless of who they are, should have a fair chance to work. Established in 2014 and valued at $5B, Checkr is using technology to bring hiring to the next level. Our People Trust Platform uses machine learning to help thousands of companies modernize their background check process and make hiring safer, more efficient, and more inclusive. Some of our customers include Uber, Instacart, Doordash, Netflix, Compass Group, and Adecco.

A career with Checkr is an opportunity to work with some of the best and brightest minds, disrupt an industry for a better future, and give otherwise overlooked candidates access to employment. Checkr has been recognized in Forbes Best Startup Employers and is a top Y Combinator company by valuation.

About the team/role

We are looking for a Principal People Business Partner who gets excited about strengthening the People Business Partner brand and is passionate about being a part of a mission-driven company. It is an exciting time to join the People Team at Checkr!

This role is a strategic thought partner who will proactively work with the Chief Revenue Officer and their leadership team to help align the people and business strategies. This role requires thinking strategically and the willingness to roll up your sleeves and act tactically when necessary. An intentional focus on the business goals and employee experience, the proven ability to invent and simplify, a bias for action, and the capacity to conduct and leverage comprehensive root-cause analysis when building business cases or influencing decisions are requirements for success in this role.

Join us and be a part of a mission-driven company passionate about investing in our people!

What you’ll do

• Function as a thought partner and coach to key business leaders and their respective organizations; engage in business strategic planning to translate business needs into a people agenda and effective organizational design
• Lead company-wide programs and initiatives (e.g., performance & compensation reviews, equity, organizational design, succession planning, engagement action planning, and organization health at the executive level)
• Drive operational excellence and efficiency in People processes to enable the organization to hire and develop talent at scale and consistently in our high-performance culture.
• Operate with humility and drive initiatives with the overall betterment of the team and company in mind.
• Owner mindset – Ability to recognize cross-functional (outside of assigned client base) issues and proactively work to resolve them, thus having a company-wide impact.

What you bring

• Expert knowledge (comp, benefits, operations, programs, etc.) that contributes to cross-functional collaboration and problem-solving with a company-wide lens
• Ability to convey ideas, data, and recommendations in a clear, compelling, and concise way both in written and verbal communications
• Demonstrated interpersonal, influencing, and leadership skills
• Demonstrates empathy and possesses a high degree of emotional intelligence
• Comfort when dealing with ambiguity and has a strong bias for action
• Strategic thinker who has a proven record of demonstrating strong judgment
• Has relentlessly high standards concerning quality of work
• Proficiency in Google Apps (e.g., sheets, slides, and docs)

What you’ll get

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Learning and development allowance
• Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
• Flexible PTO policy
• Monthly wellness stipend, home office stipend

One of Checkr’s core values is Transparency. To live by that value, we’ve made the decision to disclose salary ranges in all of our job postings. We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. If this role is remote, we have listed the top to the bottom of the possible range, but we will specify the target range for an exact location when you are selected for a recruiting discussion. For more information on our compensation philosophy, see our website.

The salary range for this role is $153,595 to $319,700.

Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr

Checkr is committed to hiring talented and qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds for all of its tech, non-tech, and leadership roles. Checkr believes that the gathering and celebration of unique backgrounds, qualities, and cultures enriches the workplace.

Checkr also welcomes the opportunity to consider qualified applicants with prior arrest or conviction records. Checkr’s commitment to diversity extends to hiring talented individuals in spite of a prior criminal history in accordance with local, state, and/or federal laws, including the San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.