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Posted 17 hours agoSr Manager, HR People Partner
at Candescent
Us Georgia Atlanta Office, GeorgiaHybrid
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and support the North America HR Business Partner team through a player-coach model, balancing hands-on partnership with team leadership.
- Align people strategies with business objectives, operational priorities, and evolving organizational needs.
- Support business planning discussions by providing workforce insights, talent recommendations, and practical people solutions.
- Collaborate with People Team Centers of Excellence to implement enterprise talent, rewards, learning, engagement, and employee experience initiatives.
- Facilitate team discussions, workshops, and leadership planning sessions as needed.
- Support organizational effectiveness initiatives that improve clarity, accountability, collaboration, and execution. Employee
- Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Learning and Development, and other People Team partners to enhance the end-to-end employee experience.
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes, remove employee pain points, and improve consistency across North America teams.
- Monitor and report on key employee
- Advocate for practices that foster an inclusive, engaging, and values-led work environment.
- Collaborate with Talent Acquisition on hiring strategies for critical roles, particularly within Product, Engineering, and technology-focused teams.
- Support internal mobility, career development, and leadership development initiatives.
- Promote talent practices that strengthen retention, increase leadership capability, and support business continuity.
- Support initiatives that foster inclusion, engagement, collaboration, and team connection.
- Facilitate team-building, leadership development, and culture-building sessions as needed.
- Ensure consistent application of HR policies, employment practices, and company expectations.
- Support HR operational excellence, data accuracy, documentation, and compliance requirements.
- Collaborate with the India HR team to support global alignment, cross-regional partnership, and consistent employee experiences where applicable.
Requirements
- experience to help leaders build and sustain high-performing teams in a fast-paced, technology-driven FinTech environment.
- Maintain knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and HR best practices.
- Experience leading, coaching, or mentoring HR professionals, preferably in a player-coach capacity.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience supporting leaders within a technology, FinTech, SaaS, or other fast-paced business environment.
- Experience partnering with Product, Engineering, or technical teams.
- Working knowledge of organizational design, talent management, employee relations, workforce planning, and change management principles.
- Strong understanding of U.S. employment laws and HR best practices.
- Experience collaborating across geographies, including partnership with India HR teams or globally distributed HR partners.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams, functions, and regions.
- Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into practical people strategies and executable plans.
- Hybrid Atlanta office Preferred Distinctions SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, or equivalent HR certification.
- Experience supporting hybrid and geographically distributed teams. Exposure to organizational change initiatives, business transformation, and workforce planning efforts.
- Experience with HR technology platforms such as Workday, UKG, Glint, Culture Amp, or similar systems. FinTech, software, SaaS, digital banking, or technology industry experience.
- Experience supporting high-growth or transformation-oriented environments.
- experience across Candescent’s North America organization.
Experience
- Experience Required 7+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including 3+ years as an HR Business Partner, People Partner, or equivalent role.
Additional details
- Candescent is a forward-thinking technology company transforming how financial institutions deliver Intelligent Banking experiences.
- We unite digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions that power and connect digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions—creating seamless engagement across digital, remote, and in-person channels.
- Our Experience-Led, Intelligence-Driven approach combines human-centered design with data, automation, and cloud-based innovation.
- Built on an API-first architecture, our extensible ecosystem enables institutions to adapt quickly, integrate easily, and unlock new opportunities for growth—turning every customer interaction into a moment of clarity, confidence, and connection.
- Candescent is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Manager, HR People Partner to serve as a trusted advisor to our North America organization.
- This role will lead the North America HR Business Partner team in a player-coach model while directly supporting Product and Technology teams, including Product, Engineering, and key North America business functions.
- This role combines people strategy, organizational effectiveness, and employee
- The Senior Manager will partner closely with business leaders to support talent initiatives, organizational programs, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, employee engagement, and scalable people practices that drive business results.
- As Candescent continues to grow and evolve, strong people leadership is critical to ensuring our teams remain engaged, agile, and equipped for success.
- Responsibilities and Deliverables HR Business Partnership Serve as a strategic HR partner and trusted advisor to leaders across Product, Engineering, and other North America business functions.