Interested in working on cutting-edge blockchain technology and creating equitable access to the global financial system? Since 2014, the mission-driven team at the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has helped fuel the tremendous growth of the Stellar blockchain network, an open-source platform that operates at high-scale today. Developers and companies around the world build on it, and the SDF team is expanding to support the rapidly growing and changing Stellar ecosystem.
As a Senior People Business Partner, you will collaborate with business leaders to deliver strategic and operational People guidance that strengthens our people, programs, and culture. You’ll play a key role in helping teams and individuals reach their full potential—an essential driver of SDF’s success. Reporting to the Director of People Operations, you bring broad experience influencing leaders in fast-paced environments and the interpersonal agility to shape effective people strategies across a global workforce.
In this role, you will:
- Proactively coach and partner with leaders to build, lead, and grow high-performing teams.
- Effectively collaborates with the People Team to design and deliver innovative People Programs that elevate employee experience and effectiveness.
- Partner with Director, People Operations during performance review cycles to guide career development conversations and analyze performance across the organization.
- Support leaders through organizational transitions effectively and with minimal business disruption
- Evaluate our feedback channels to develop and execute initiatives that optimize employee experience.
- Manage and resolve employee relations matters thoughtfully, balancing individual and organizational needs.
- Stay current on HR practices, principles, and regulations to evaluate and recommend best practices for HR systems and policies.
You have:
- 5+ years of HR Business Partner experience, ideally with exposure to multiple HR disciplines (e.g., talent management, compensation, employee relations, learning, organizational development, immigration).
- Attention to detail, organizational rigor, and proficiency in G-Suite.
- Strong analytical and project management skills with proven ability to design transparent, detailed, and flexible processes.
- Strong business acumen and deep empathy that enable you to build trust and exercise sound judgment in complex situations.
- Effective communicator and collaborator with excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
- You are adaptable, agile, and resilient. You embrace change, move quickly, and are highly resilient in an ambiguous environment.
We offer competitive pay with a base salary range for this position of $125,000 - $215,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, we offer lumen-denominated grants along with the following perks and benefits:
USA Benefits/Perks:
- Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependents
- Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company-wide holiday break
- Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for both non-birthing and birthing parents, as well as up to 14 weeks of paid pregnancy leave for birthing parents
- Gym reimbursement ($80 per month)
- Life & ADD (up to $50K)
- Short & Long term disability
- 401K with 4% match
- Health & Dependent Care FSA Accounts
- Commuter benefits with $250/month employer contribution
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution
- Family building benefits through Kindbody
- Wellbeing benefits (One Medical, Rightway, Headspace)
- L&D budget of $1,500/year
- Daily lunch and snacks in office
- Company retreats
About Stellar
Stellar is more than a blockchain. Powered by a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable network made for financial products and services and a thriving and passionate ecosystem that includes a non-profit organization driven by a mission, Stellar is paving the path to unlock the world’s economic potential through blockchain technology. Built with speed and low costs in mind, the Stellar network provides builders and financial institutions worldwide a platform to issue assets, and to send and convert currencies in real time creating real world utility. Founded in 2014, the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) supports the continued development and growth of the Stellar network and also serves the ecosystem of NGOs, corporations, universities, small businesses, governments, and solo entrepreneurs building on the Stellar network through tooling, funding and strategic collaborations. Together, Stellar is where blockchain meets the real world.
About the Stellar Development Foundation
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization focused on working with and supporting change-makers to create equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology. SDF provides grants, investments, funding, and other awards to builders and organizations. SDF also develops resources and tooling on the Stellar network to help unlock real world utility. As a nonprofit foundation, SDF puts the health of the Stellar network and the Stellar ecosystem and its mission above all else.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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