People Business Partner
Palo Alto, CA, Brooklyn, NYFull-timePosted 2w ago
About the role
Strategic HR partner to Whop's leadership, focusing on org design, talent, and performance; leads core people cycles (performance, calibration, promotions, engagement) and partners with cross-functional teams to align people strategy with business goals.
Responsibilities
- Partner with senior leaders on org design, workforce planning, and team structure so headcount follows business priorities
- Run Whop's core people cycles end to end: performance acceleration, talent calibrations, promotions, to drive exceptional execution and high agency and growth of our employees
- Coach leaders and managers through change, underperformance, team conflict, and difficult conversations, and be the first call when something is not working
- Handle complex employee relations issues with sound judgment, speed, and a clear view of the risk to the business
- Use people and business data to anticipate risks and opportunities, frame trade-offs, and make clear, actionable recommendations
- Build career and development paths that reward impact and keep our best people growing at Whop
- Partner with Talent Acquisition, People Operations, Finance, and Legal so hiring plans and employee changes connect cleanly
- Keep core people processes and employee transactions running with rigor, then simplify or automate them as the company changes
- Spot what will break next in the org and fix it before growth turns it into a larger problem
Qualifications
- You have five or more years in HR, ideally as an HRBP, People Partner, or Talent Partner at a high-growth technology company
- You have partnered directly with founders or senior leaders and changed how they made decisions
- You have hands-on experience across org design, performance management, employee relations, and change management
- You are commercially minded and tie people decisions to business outcomes
- You are fluent in data and can turn an ambiguous people question into a clear metric, analysis, and recommendation
- You find the root cause of hard problems and design solutions that cut across teams
- You communicate directly, exercise sound judgment, protect confidentiality, and earn trust across every level of the company
- You move quickly, take full ownership, and stay calm when priorities change
- You care more about building an exceptional company than following a traditional HR playbook
Skills
Required:Org designPerformance managementEmployee relationsData-driven decision making
Benefits
- Best-in-class cash compensation and meaningful equity
- A high-trust environment with real ownership and direct access to company leaders
- The chance to shape the talent and culture of a company defining how the next generation earns a living
- Meals, wellness support, and office benefits designed for an in-person team
Last updated Oct 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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