Senior People & Culture Business Partner

Location: Hybrid role based in New York City; expected to work from the NYC office 2–3 days per week. No regular travel is required.

Salary: $160,000–$170,000 per year, plus equity options.

Company

hirify.global is a public safety AI company that provides mission-critical intelligence for emergency response through connected devices, technology partners, and its hirify.global HARMONY platform.

What you will do

• Build trusted partnerships with Business Unit leaders and translate business priorities into workforce, leadership, capability, and organizational plans.
• Partner on workforce planning, organization design, role scoping, job leveling, job descriptions, headcount requests, compensation decisions, and organizational change.
• Coach leaders on performance, talent, succession planning, retention, development, engagement, culture, and accountability.
• Lead US employee relations and case management, including conduct, performance, attendance, accommodations, grievances, separations, and workplace investigations.
• Advise leaders on complex employment matters, assess risk, and partner with Legal on significant or sensitive cases.
• Improve People & Culture frameworks, programs, workflows, automation, AI use, and self-service tools while maintaining human judgment in sensitive matters.

Requirements

• Significant experience as a People & Culture or HR Business Partner, ideally supporting senior leaders in a scaling or fast-changing organization.
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate business priorities into workforce, organizational, and people decisions.
• Ability to influence and constructively challenge senior leaders through a coaching approach that builds leadership capability and accountability.
• Experience in organization design, workforce planning, compensation, performance, talent, and organizational change.
• Strong US employee relations expertise, including investigations, performance management, accommodations, and separations, with working knowledge of multi-state employment requirements.
• Sound judgment, independence, and ability to balance business needs, team member experience, consistency, and risk.
• Strong communication skills and confidence using workforce data to inform decisions and recommendations.
• Adaptability, curiosity, and practical AI fluency in a changing environment.

Nice to have

• Experience in a scaling technology company or multi-Business Unit or matrix organization.
• Experience supporting restructures, integrations, or significant operating model change.
• SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR/SPHR, or equivalent professional certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work focused on improving public safety and emergency response.
• Collaborative, flexible, and inclusive working environment.
• Competitive salary, benefits, and equity participation.
• Opportunity to work with a global network serving emergency response agencies and first responders.

Hiring process

• Applicants are evaluated based on experience, relevant skills, training, education, location, business needs, and market demands.