WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a dedicated People Business Partner II for our US Engineering employees, you will serve as a trusted resource and confidant to employees, a strategic consultant to management on employee relations issues, and lead human resources initiatives. You will be empowered to have direct ownership over a variety of projects and work. This role can be based in any of our US offices (Austin, Chicago, New York, San Francisco) with remote-friendly flexibility and is an exciting opportunity to bring your people relations experience to a fast-growing tech company!

Here are some things to expect in your day-to-day:

• Provide guidance and assistance to US Engineering management on a broad range of human resources policies and compliance, practices, and programs
• Partner and coach Engineering leadership to ensure talent management and succession planning is ongoing in order to take action on critical talent
• Act as a thought partner with managers to improve people-related priorities such as coaching and development of our US Engineering employees
• Advise employees by taking a consultative approach to help them enhance their working relationships, plan and execute on their career goals, and be impactful and successful contributors to the Braze team
• Serve as an initial point of contact and intermediary for the entire Engineering team, and offer advice, counseling, and training on employee relations matters
• Be both an advocate for employees and a champion for the business
• Work hand-in-hand with Engineering leadership and management to diagnose organizational design and development needs; increase employee motivation, engagement, productivity, and retention; recommend and implement solutions to continuously build morale; and drive our engaging and exciting culture!
• Partner closely with other People team functions (People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development) to better the overall employee experience; evaluate training programs and determine training needs for both individuals and teams; analyze workforce trends utilizing technology and data, and more
• Build and implement people-focused programs that align with Braze’s mission, values, culture, and goals

WHO YOU ARE

You’re a highly-motivated, enthusiastic, and dedicated human resources professional who is able to balance the needs of the business with the needs of our people!

Specifically, you have:

• 3+ years of specific Engineering and/or customer-facing HR business partner experience in the SaaS tech industry, preferably working with Engineering leaders directly
• 5+ years of full-time professional work experience (human resources/client-facing experience required)
• A strong understanding and experience with human resources best practices, employment law and employee relations
• Excellent verbal and written communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• A strategic mindset and a “roll-up-your-sleeves” attitude -- no task is too small for you
• Superb organizational skill, attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and be adaptable as situations require
• Robust multitasking skills and comfort wearing many hats at once
• Ability to work with stakeholders at all levels of the organization by tailoring your approach to achieve partnership and the best possible outcome