Senior People & Culture Business Partner

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New York City, NY
In-Office
120K-170K
Senior level
Real Estate • Software • PropTech
At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world.
The Role
The Senior People & Culture Business Partner will advise senior leadership on HR strategies, manage HR programs, coach staff, and ensure operational excellence in HR initiatives.
Summary Generated by Built In

At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012, we’re revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients.

Note: This position is 100% in office.

As a Senior Manager, People & Culture Business Partner (HRBP), you will serve as a strategic advisor and hands-on operator—owning the delivery of critical HR programs and driving accountability across the teams you support. You’ll play a key role in aligning Compass’s people strategy with business objectives, coaching leaders, resolving complex employee matters, and ensuring operational excellence across all HR initiatives.

This role is ideal for a senior HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment—someone who takes ownership, leads with influence, and ensures that programs are executed with precision and measurable impact.

At Compass, You Will
  • Act as a strategic business partner to senior leaders, aligning people strategy with business goals and driving accountability for talent outcomes.
  • Own the rollout and execution of key people programs and processes including performance management, annual reviews, compensation planning, talent reviews, succession planning, employee engagement, retention, and key people metrics.
  • Drive accountability across leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure consistent adoption, follow-through, and delivery of HR programs and initiatives.
  • Manage and mentor 1–2 team Partnering team members once ramped (e.g. 6 months), providing hands-on coaching, clear direction, and consistent feedback to support their development and ensure high-quality delivery of HR programs and services.
  • Hold yourself and others accountable for results, ensuring timely execution, transparent communication, and clear ownership of next steps.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor and escalation point on employee relations matters, balancing risk management, fairness, and alignment with Compass’s values.
  • Coach and develop managers and employees, building leadership capability, engagement, and clarity around performance expectations.
  • Collaborate with Business Partnering team members and cross-functional partners (e.g. HR Centers of Excellence, Legal, Payroll, and Finance) to deliver integrated, compliant, and scalable people solutions.
  • Use data and insights to proactively identify trends, influence decision-making, and measure the success of people and culture initiatives.
  • Build compliance and consistency into every HR process, ensuring policies, documentation, and execution meet regulatory and ethical standards.
  • Demonstrate ownership by anticipating needs, solving problems before they escalate, and following through on commitments with precision and integrity.
What We’re Looking For
  • BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience; advanced degree or HR certification (PHR/SPHR/SHRM-SCP) preferred.
  • 8+ years of progressive HR experience, with demonstrated success as a strategic HRBP supporting senior leadership in a fast-paced or matrixed environment.
  • Proven track record of owning and delivering HR programs end-to-end, with a strong focus on accountability, consistency, and measurable results.
  • Ownership mindset — you take initiative, drive results, and hold yourself and others accountable for delivering excellence.
  • Proven experience managing HR team members, fostering accountability, capability-building, and career development.
  • Strong business acumen and the ability to connect people strategies to business outcomes.
  • Deep expertise in employee relations, investigations, and risk mitigation, with sound judgment and pragmatic problem-solving skills.
  • Operational excellence in managing multiple priorities and driving high-quality execution under tight timelines.
  • Strong project and stakeholder management skills, ensuring alignment and clear ownership across teams.
  • Data-driven and metrics-focused, using insights to identify trends, mitigate risks, and assess impact.
  • Experience with HRIS systems (Workday preferred)
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and build credibility at all levels of the organization.
What Success Looks Like
  • You own outcomes, not just activities—delivering programs that are consistent, compliant, and impactful.
  • Business leaders view you as a trusted, results-driven partner who brings clarity, accountability, and follow-through.
  • You proactively anticipate needs and resolve challenges before they escalate.
  • You set a high bar for execution—ensuring HR programs run smoothly, drive engagement, and reinforce Compass’s culture of performance and accountability.
Compensation

The salary pay range for this position is a base pay of $120,000 to $170,000; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Bonuses and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of benefits. Base pay is based on market location. Minimum wage for the position will always be met. 

Perks that You Need to Know About:

Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions). Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance.

 
Do your best work, be your authentic self.
At Compass, we believe that everyone deserves to find their place in the world — a place where they feel like they belong, where they can be their authentic selves, where they can thrive.  Our collaborative, energetic culture is grounded in our Compass Entrepreneurship Principles and our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, growth and mobility. As an equal opportunity employer, we offer competitive compensation packages, robust benefits and professional growth opportunities aimed at helping to improve our employees' lives and careers.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
4,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

A real estate company with a purpose; we are building the first modern real estate platform, pairing the industry’s top talent with technology to make the search and sell experience intelligent and seamless.

Why Work With Us

We are a tech company reinventing the space.

To lead the industry requires the smartest tools built by the brightest minds across engineering, design, and strategy. Through our proprietary platform, Compass is changing how agents and clients navigate the process of finding or selling a home. Join our team today!

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