Senior People Business Partner

About the Role

If you want to build, develop, and see your impact, join Skillz and level up your Career!

Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile eSports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide, is revolutionizing the gaming industry. By fostering social competition within games, the Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling real-money activity in their games and providing operational support while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition.

At Skillz, we understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. Want to join a team made up of alums from Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, Wynn Resorts and more? Learn more to see if Skillz is the right fit for your next career move!

Why Skillz

• Culture of Impact: Join a united team of builders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz, we create value, obsess over our product, and make a difference in the world.

• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive benefits package, which includes 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision expenses for both you and your dependents. Additionally, take advantage of our 401K matching, equity incentives, pre-tax benefit options, and more.

• Wellness Support: Enhance your well-being with our array of wellness initiatives, including meditation and mental health resources, physical fitness coaching and classes, family planning assistance, health and parenting guidance, virtual therapy sessions, and more.

• Time off: We offer competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays to help you recharge and pursue your passions.

• Las Vegas Headquarters: Skillz strongly believes in a five-day a week, collaborative office environment at our 36,000+ square foot headquarters. Enjoy free breakfast and catered lunches, snacks,a full-size gym with showers, commuter benefits, insurance, team bonding events and many more. 

• Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list, and many more.

• Development Opportunities: We hold our employees to high standards while providing them with professional growth opportunities. We operate like a startup, and encourage all of our employees to collaborate and voice feedback about our product and ways we can improve as a business. We believe in never settling, and that also pertains to your growth. 

Responsibilities 

• People Business Partnership. Serve as the Senior People Business Partner for assigned groups, partnering with leaders to improve retention, reduce regrettable attrition, and proactively address people-related risks through data-informed interventions.

• Performance & Talent Programs. Own and execute the end-to-end performance management lifecycle for the assigned teams, including 30/90-day reviews, performance review cycles, and talent planning actions.

• Leader Enablement & Coaching. Act as a trusted advisor to managers and senior leaders, coaching on organizational design, performance, engagement, employee experience, and effective people decision-making.

• Employee Lifecycle Support. Lead onboarding, off-boarding, and day-to-day people needs for assigned teams, operating as a hands-on individual contributor closely aligned with business leadership.

• People Operations & Process Improvement. Lead and contribute to People Operations initiatives by improving processes, scaling programs, and identifying opportunities to increase efficiency, impact, and cost effectiveness.

Key Competencies 

• HR Business Partnership. Trusted advisor to senior leaders with deep expertise in performance management, talent development, leadership effectiveness, and organizational design in fast-scaling environments.

• Influence & Stakeholder Management. Proven ability to build credibility with leaders and executives, provide objective, data-informed guidance, coach leaders, and partner effectively across functions.

• Organizational Design & Change Leadership. Leads organizational design, workforce planning, and change initiatives, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution and operational rigor.

• Program Design & Execution. Designs, launches, and scales people programs (performance, engagement, retention) with a strong focus on data, outcomes, and continuous improvement.

• Employee Relations & Compliance. Expert in managing complex employee relations matters and mitigating risk, with working knowledge of key employment laws and regulations, including but not limited to Title VII, FMLA, ADA, and FLSA, and demonstrated ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information with discretion.

• Operational Excellence. Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage competing priorities, operate efficiently, and execute at speed using G Suite and Microsoft Office tools.

• Systems & Tools Enablement. Familiarity with HRIS platforms and people systems to drive efficiency and insights. Experience with BambooHR, CultureAmp, and/or Lattice is preferred, but not required.

Experience 

• At least 6 years of experience in a People/HR Business Partner role.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; or equivalent education and work experience.

• Previous experience in conflict management and driving project management and process improvements.

Total Starting Compensation including Base + Bonus: $129,000

Location: Onsite in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Travel Requirement: None

Join Skillz and Let's Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming!

Together, we'll create a world where skill, passion, and innovation thrive. We look forward to having you on board!

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