Senior Director, HR Business Partner

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The Opportunity

We are searching for a Senior Director HR Business Partner to lead our business partner team. This senior director level position is primarily responsible for serving as a strategic partner with executive/senior leaders to influence and guide the development and deployment of strategies, programs, policies, and procedures, ensuring People support activities are aligned with the overall business strategy, and overseeing the implementation of organizational change efforts.

Root is a “work where it works best” company. Meaning we will support you working in whatever location that works best for you across the US. We will continue to have our headquarters in Columbus and offices in other locations to give more flexibility and more choice about how we live and work.

Salary Range: $208,000 - $260,000

How You Will Make An Impact

Provide strategic and operational HR leadership and guidance to our Leaders and, in partnership with the VP of People, develop and execute HR strategies in support of our business goals Lead the HRBP team in developing and improving Root’s ways of working, processes, products/services, tools and/or initiativesGuide & coach senior leadership across people-related areas such as talent & performance management, employee engagement, change management, succession planning, and org designProactively identify opportunities to utilize people trends to identify gaps and deploy people strategies that drive commercial outcomes for the businessCo-Creates with peers in HR & Functional Talent Leaders to design & provide seamless delivery of employee and people leader experiencePositively collaborate & influence across peers within our broader People team to drive HR initiatives that solve for your clients' strategic needsServe as an advocate and coach for building diverse and inclusive teams

What You Will Need To Succeed

7-10+ years of progressive experience in Business/Human Resources with a minimum of 5+ years of leading teams, ideally in a fast-paced, complex multi-unit field organizationBA/BS degree preferredAbility to demonstrate interpersonal awareness to effectively build and sustain strong partnerships with trust and credibilityExperience building and improving people programs and people operations in a modern company, to develop and implement initiatives that support the overall business strategy.Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all employees, including the Executive team, at all levels both internally and externallyComfortable with thinking outside the box, people data, challenging the status quo, respectfully and courageously, to deliver results in a dynamic environmentEffective project management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities at onceExcellent reasoning, problem-solving and conflict resolution skillsHighly organized with a strong attention to detail, clarity, accuracy, and concisenessProject management and experience leading organizations through change Empathetic leadership and a passion for creating an inclusive work environmentAbility to use data to drive decisions and identify opportunities

Don’t meet every single requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Root, Inc., we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway!

Join us

At Root, we judge people based on the merit of their work, not who they are. If you are passionate about what this role entails and solving real problems, we encourage you to apply. We want to learn about you and what you can add to our team.

Who We Are

We’re harnessing the power of technology to revolutionize insurance. Using machine learning and mobile telematic platforms, we’ve built one of the most innovative FinTech companies in the world. And we’re just getting started.

What Draws People To Root

Our success is in large part due to our unwavering standards in hiring. We recognize that our products are only as good as the people building and promoting them. We want individuals who find solutions by going through the cycle of ideation to implementation with curiosity, rigor, and an analytical lens. Ask anyone who works here and you’ll hear similar reasons for why they joined:

Autonomy—for assertive self-starters, the opportunities to contribute are limitless.

Impact—by challenging the way it’s always been done, we solve problems that have a big impact on our business.

Collaboration—we encourage rich discussion and civil debate at every turn.

People—we are inspired by the collection of crazy-smart people around us.