Etsy Hiring for Senior HR Business Partner Job at Brooklyn, NY Full Time

Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee – whether a team member of Etsy, Reverb, Depop, or Elo7 – you’ll tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.

What’s the role?

We are looking for a Senior HR Business Partner to work with senior leaders across Etsy’s Finance organization. You will work with Senior Leaders and their teams to understand the business, build strong and trusted relationships across the organizations, and provide day-to-day as well as strategic support on people related initiatives.

This is a full-time position reporting to the Senior Manager, HR Business Partner. This role requires your presence in Etsy’s Brooklyn, NY office in an in-person or flex capacity. Learn more about our Flex and Office-based work modes as well as vaccination policy here.

What’s this team like at Etsy?

• Etsy’s People Team is dedicated to crafting solutions that enable Etsy talent to positively impact the business, love where they work, and thrive in their careers.

• We have deep functional expertise across a variety of HR proficiencies as well as an appreciation for what the business needs to accomplish its own objectives. We take a true partnership approach to our work, consistently bridging our partner’s needs with that of the broader company. We have significant hands-on experience with core people processes, career and talent development, performance management, employee relations, data reporting and analysis and broader organizational issues. We provide objective advice regarding complex issues and our partner organizations consider us trusted advisors.

What does the day-to-day look like?

• Coach senior leaders and managers on performance management, feedback, employee development and career pathing and be a resource for individual contributors, when needed

• Build strong trusted relationships and credibility across all levels of business line management

• Synthesize insights and observations from across the organization to identify improvement areas in HR processes and propose solutions for addressing them

• Partner with the broader people team on Etsy’s performance management, talent, compensation and internal mobility processes as it relates to your partner organizations

• Support leaders on organizational design, hiring and compensation decisions

• Identify and handle employee relations issues quickly and sensitively, exercising good judgment and discretion, and partner with our Employment Counsel as appropriate

• Facilitate ongoing discussion with leaders on HR analytics and business insights related to workforce demographics, staffing, employee engagement, etc.

• Collaborate closely with various HR partner teams to support business line priorities

• Act as a liaison between the Finance organization and the HRBP team on related Finance and HRBP processes and policies

• Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy’s discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.

Qualities that will help you thrive in this role are:

• At least 7 years of experience working in Human Resources, 4 years of experience as an HRBP.

• Have experience working with Finance teams.

• Demonstrated sound judgment, and the ability to negotiate critical situations appropriately, with poise, under difficult circumstances.

• Knowledge of basic U.S. employment law (ie: FMLA and ADA)

• Experience working in a dynamic, constantly evolving business with corporate functions

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with high attention to detail and organization

• You can effectively strike the right balance of being an advisor to the business but also an advocate for employees

• Ability to negotiate complex and confidential situations with confidence and finesse

• A trust in and commitment to Etsy’s vision, mission and core values

Additional Information

What’s Next

If you’re interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you’d like. As we hope you’ve seen already, Etsy is a place that values individuality and variety. We don’t want you to be like everyone else – we want you to be like you! So tell us what you’re all about.

Our Promise

At Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. 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, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview process, please let your recruiter know. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.

For U.S. roles only:

Many Etsy roles are open to remote candidates, and you’ll be able to identify which ones within the location header of each job description. We’re open to remote hires from all U.S. states except Hawaii and Alaska. For candidates who will work remotely from Colorado, visit this link for information related to Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.