Retail Stores HR Business Partner (Retail)

Location: Remote in the United States; candidates must be located in the U.S. northeast or southeast regions. The role requires approximately 50–60% travel to hirify.global store locations across the country.

Company

hirify.global is a large online home retailer with headquarters in Boston and warehouses and offices worldwide.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary HR business partner for a designated region of hirify.global retail stores and drive consistent HR strategy and execution.
• Provide dotted-line leadership and guidance to on-site Associate Store Managers – People Operations.
• Partner with senior retail leadership on workforce planning, organizational development, and retail talent strategy.
• Advise leaders and employees on talent programs, policies, employment and labor laws, conflict resolution, change management, and organizational development.
• Analyze claims, complaints, engagement, turnover, attendance, leaves, and productivity data to identify trends and improve business results.
• Lead employee-relations investigations, including harassment and ethics complaints, and support retail-specific projects and initiatives.

Requirements

• 6+ years of dedicated HR experience, including at least 3+ years of HR management or HR business partner experience overseeing multi-site retail operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or a related field required.
• Experience managing HR strategy and execution for geographically dispersed teams.
• Experience working in a matrixed organization and influencing stakeholders without formal authority.
• Ability to build productive relationships and influence all organizational levels, especially store and regional management.
• Service orientation with a consultative approach.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, and manipulate HR data to support evidence-based decisions.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic, and ambiguous environment, manage complexity, and handle frequent potentially last-minute travel.
• Independent judgment, problem-solving, creativity, and commitment to results.

Nice to have

• PHR or SPHR certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote position with approximately 50–60% travel to retail store locations.
• Work within a global talent management organization focused on employee welfare, inclusion, collaboration, innovation, retention, and professional growth.
• Equal opportunity employer committed to reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until a suitable candidate is identified, with rolling application review and interviews.

Hiring process

• Applications and interviews are conducted on a rolling basis; apply as soon as possible.
• Accommodation requests for the application or interview process can be submitted through hirify.global’s accommodations form.