Associate People Experience Partner (Junior Business Partner) - The Orchard

The Orchard is a leading full-service music distribution company operating in 48 markets worldwide and servicing top global independent artists and labels. With cutting-edge operations and an unparalleled global team, The Orchard partners with clients to provide full scale solutions across a variety of verticals. Championed by an exceptional community of music lovers and experts, The Orchard empowers creators to grow and evolve in the dynamic, global industry. 

The Orchard focuses on providing a comfortable, social, and engaging environment to encourage productivity and creativity.

The People Experience (PX) Business Partner team is uniquely positioned as a partner to our employees and businesses to co-create and develop relationships strategically focused on both people and business goals. Our PX Business and People partners endeavor to understand the evolving needs of the business and its employees. Through collaboration with the People Experience team’s Center of Excellence (COEs) and PX leadership, business partners ensure the workforce is fit for purpose.

The Associate People Experience Partner will support the PX Business Partner team for the assigned business units and also partner with junior to mid level employees. This role will support the business and their client group on issues involving onboarding, recruiting, talent assessment, succession planning, employee relations, diversity and inclusion, employee development, compensation, performance management and employee engagement.

• Office- first role, in office 4 days a week
• Understand and be curious about the business being served to help address the organization and talent needs
• Partner to implement and drive the people strategy on talent, resourcing, engagement and culture in alignment with the business priorities to drive results
• Act as a partner and coach for the specific client group assigned
• Create partnerships, applying the strengths of our COEs to ensure full service support to the teams.
• Support PX Business Partner activities during annual cyclical activities including compensation and performance reviews as well as in general day-to-day operations
• Support your business units PXBP team in support of strategic workforce planning - including organizational design & ways-of-working optimization.
• Work with PX Data and Analytics team to request, gather and compile reports and analyze trends to measure the effectiveness of our people practices
• Partner with junior talent and manager levels using strong influencing skills and providing HR guidance and solutions on hiring, career pathing, organizational change, culture, diversity and inclusion, performance management, and so much more
• Work comfortably with data, being able to spot trends as well as use data to tell a story
• Partner with our People Relations team for investigations or any performance management issues.
• Participate in special projects and ad hoc duties as needed for the business unit.
• Support with ad hoc administration as needed

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience with an interest in an HR career path
• Excellent written, listening and verbal communication skills
• Intermediate (at a minimum) knowledge of Google Mail, Docs, Sheets, Slides
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Fluent with data and technology
• Positive attitude and the ability to be proactive, resourceful, and flexible
• Detail oriented and excellent follow-through skills
• Ability to work independently and as a team player
• Client service/relationship skills with the capability to build and maintain effective relationships across the team and employees.
• Strong ethics and integrity, including the ability to maintain the highest degree of confidentiality and handle sensitive information and materials
• High comfort level in a fast-paced, creative work environment
• Spanish fluency or a second language is a strong preference

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day  
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork empowering you to bring your best 
• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching 
• Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans 
• Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community.  
• The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt, and create what happens next  
• Time off for a winter recess

The Orchard is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.