Sr. HR Business Partner

About Backblaze

Backblaze is a public company that makes storing and using data astonishingly easy. When our founding team got together, they committed to helping people save their data. Today, the Backblaze Storage Cloud provides a foundational platform around the world for a broad community of developers, IT generalists, entrepreneurs, and individuals who seek the easy, affordable, trusted solutions we provide.

We’ve managed to nurture a team-oriented culture with amazingly low turnover. Our approach is guided by honesty, transparency, and a commitment to doing the right thing. Our customers are happy, and so are our coworkers: In the most recent “Great Place to Work” survey, 94% of our team rated Backblaze as “a great place to work.” Check out what our employees are saying on Glassdoor!

But while there is a lot to celebrate in our past, there is almost as much opportunity ahead of us.

The Sr HR Business Partner reports to the Chief HR Officer and will help drive the company's HR strategy, employee engagement, leadership development, and training and development programs. The ideal candidate will be a strategic and innovative thinker with a strong background in HR and a passion for developing high-quality programs, tools, and resources. Backblaze significantly focuses on employee experience, and our HR team is committed to supporting and enhancing our environment.

We embrace remote but love our employees to come into the San Mateo office 1 or 2 times a week for collaborative work.

Responsibilities:

• Deeply understand your business groups and partner with business leaders.
• Act as a mentor, coach, and confidant to our leadership throughout the organization by guiding the team through rapid growth globally.
• Use internal and external resources to build out programs within employee experience, learning, and engagement.
• Guide leadership, in partnership with our subject matter experts, on all aspects of HR, including but not limited to organizational design, employee relations, talent development, and workforce planning.
• Collaborate with HR and business leaders to design and execute programs that drive leadership development, such as mentorship programs, leadership training, and professional development workshops.
• Build credibility and trust by providing a solid and visible HR leadership presence with executives, people managers, and employees. Take a hands-on approach to all things HR related while successfully monitoring the "pulse" of the employees to ensure a high level of employee engagement.
• Coach and develop leaders, guiding HR best practices, performance management, and leadership development.
• Act as a cultural ambassador to promote a positive environment that is inclusive, high performing, and creative.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• 7-10 years of experience in HR, with at least 5 years as an HR/Sr Business Partner, focusing on training and development, employee engagement, and leadership development programs.
• Solutions-focused with impeccable judgment in problem-solving and decision-making.
• Excellent people and business operational acumen; comfortable navigating ambiguity and thriving in a rapidly changing, fast-paced environment.
• Adept at building and implementing HR programs (training, learning, engagement) from the ground up.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Strong coaching and leadership development skills, with experience developing and coaching leaders.
• Knowledge of HR best practices and regulations, including performance management, compensation, and benefits.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a high-growth, global organization within a SaaS or high-technology environment.
• SHRM or PHR is preferred but not required

Backblaze Perks:

• 100% Company paid healthcare for family, including dental and vision
• Competitive compensation and 401K
• RSU grants for full-time employees
• ESPP program
• Flexible vacation policy
• Maternity & paternity leave
• MacBook Pro for work plus a generous stipend to personalize your workstation.
• Childcare bonus (human children only)
• Fertility treatment and support
• Learning & development program
• Commuter benefits
• A culture that supports a healthy work-life balance

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate location, skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.

The base pay range for this position is $123,000 to $180,000

At Backblaze, we value being fair and good to our customers, partners, and employees. That’s why diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of our values. We are committed to fostering a workforce where all employees feel a sense of belonging regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, socio-economic status, ability, veteran status, and education. We believe that our dedication to cultivating a diverse workspace not only allows us to better serve our customers in over 175 countries, but further reinforces our commitment to doing the right thing. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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