People Business Partner (Limited-Term)

People Business Partner (Limited Term)

at SmartAsset 

Remote, Contiguous United States

About SmartAsset:

SmartAsset is an online destination for consumer-focused financial information and advice, whose mission is helping people make smart financial decisions, reaching over an estimated 59 million people each month (as of January 2025) through our educational content and personalized calculators and tools. To extend our mission, we also operate SmartAsset Advisor Marketing Platform (AMP), which helps connect consumers with fiduciary financial advisors.SmartAsset has earned recognition on the Inc. 5000 (#2574 in 2023) and Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ (#250 in 2022) lists. Currently, SmartAsset ranks on Y Combinator’s list of Top 100 Companies. A successful $110 million Series D funding round in 2021 valued the company at over $1 billion.

*Other than application and licensing fees, SmartAsset did not provide compensation for the aforementioned awards.

About The Role: 

As we prepare for another transformative year of growth and innovation, we are looking for a strategic, business-savvy People Business Partner who will help scale our people practices while keeping employee experience at the heart of everything we do. In this role, you will partner closely with leaders to shape and execute people strategies that drive performance, enable leadership excellence, and enhance the employee journey across the organization.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence the direction of a growing company while embedding a people-first mindset into our culture and operations. As a key member of our evolving People function, you’ll be a trusted coach, a data-informed strategist, and a champion of employee engagement and business success.

What You’ll Do:

• Strategic Business Partnership: Act as a trusted advisor to leaders, aligning people strategies with business goals. Use data and insights to anticipate needs, drive decisions, and support change across teams.
  
• Employee Experience & Engagement: Lead initiatives that foster connection, inclusion, and engagement. Own feedback loops and action planning to enhance employee sentiment and culture.
  
• Leadership & Talent Development: Coach managers and partner on learning, development, and performance strategies that build capability and support career growth.
  
• Performance & Organizational Effectiveness: Design and support performance practices that promote accountability, clarity, and development. Partner on org design and team effectiveness solutions.
  
• Employee Relations & Change Support: Provide guidance through moments of change and challenge, ensuring a culture of trust, transparency, and psychological safety.

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of HR/People Business Partner experience, ideally in fast-paced or high-growth settings
• A builder mindset—you’re energized by ambiguity and excited to roll up your sleeves
• Important
• Demonstrates a hands-on, team first mindset by taking initiative and proactively identifying solutions 
• Experience across leadership development, employee engagement, performance, and organizational change
• Strong business acumen and data-savvy decision making
• A consultative, empathetic approach with excellent communication skills
• Adaptable, proactive, and solutions-oriented mindset
  

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer 
• Must be able to communicate via phone calls and/or video conferences (mainly for concierge and sales roles) 

Available Benefits and Perks: 

• All roles at SmartAsset are currently and will remain remote - flexibility to work from anywhere in the Contiguous US.
• Medical, Dental, Vision - multiple packages available based on your individualized needs
• Life/AD&D Insurance - basic coverage at 100% company paid, additional supplemental available 
• Supplemental Short-term and Long-term Disability
• FSA: Medical and Dependant Care 
• 401K
• Equity packages for each role
• Time Off: Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Financial Literacy Mentoring Program
• Pet Insurance
• Home Office Stipend

SmartAsset is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at [email protected].

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, Rhode Island, Washington, and New York City residents* $120,000-165,000 base salary + RSUs + benefits.

Salary at SmartAsset is determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location within the contiguous United States.