HR Business Partner

Summary

Jonas Software provides enterprise management software solutions across numerous vertical markets. The HR Business Partner acts as a strategic advisor to designated business units, supporting performance management, employee relations, talent development, compliance, and organizational effectiveness. The role also manages complex cross-functional HR projects and helps identify scalable HR process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to managers on team structure, capability gaps, workforce planning, and change management
• Employee Relations & Performance Management
• Guide managers through performance management processes, including Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs), verbal/written warnings, and coaching documentation
• Investigate and resolve employee relations issues with sound judgment, discretion, and legal defensibility
• Ensure consistent, equitable application of policies across teams and states
• Support talent acquisition efforts in partnership with TA specialists for assigned business units
• Facilitate onboarding, career development conversations, and internal mobility
• Ensure compliance with federal employment law (Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA) and applicable state/local employment laws
• Advise on at-will employment considerations and state-specific termination requirements
• Maintain accurate, audit-ready documentation for all employee relations matters
• Flag and mitigate legal or reputational risk proactively, including multi-state compliance gaps
• Maintain HRIS data accuracy for assigned client groups
• Identify process gaps and recommend scalable, sustainable solutions
• Support broader HR initiatives, including policy development and engagement programs
• Manages complex and difficult HR Projects cross-functionally

Skills

• 3 to 5+ years of progressive HR generalist or HRBP experience, ideally in a multi-entity or software/tech environment
• Strong working knowledge of federal employment law and experience navigating multi-state compliance (FLSA, FMLA, ADA, state-specific leave and wage laws)
• Demonstrated experience managing employee relations cases and performance documentation
• Excellent judgment, discretion, and ability to navigate ambiguity
• Experience supporting matrixed organization across state lines
• Exposure to M&A-related HR integration
• Familiarity with cross-border employment considerations (Canada or international)
• SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP certification
• Working knowledge of HRIS, Workday preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 3 to 5+ years of progressive HR generalist or HRBP experience, ideally in a multi-entity or software/tech environment
• Strong working knowledge of federal employment law and experience navigating multi-state compliance (FLSA, FMLA, ADA, state-specific leave and wage laws)
• Demonstrated experience managing employee relations cases and performance documentation
• Excellent judgment, discretion, and ability to navigate ambiguity
• Experience supporting matrixed organization across state lines
• Exposure to M&A-related HR integration
• Familiarity with cross-border employment considerations (Canada or international)

Nice to Haves

• SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP certification
• Working knowledge of HRIS, Workday preferred