Deepgram - Senior HR Business Partner

• EMPLOYEE RELATIONS & MANAGER SUPPORT • Serve as the primary point of contact for employee relations matters, including performance concerns, interpersonal issues, investigations, and complex workplace scenarios. • Coach managers through difficult conversations, feedback delivery, performance management, and documentation. • Provide consistent, fair, and legally sound guidance across key employee lifecycle moments. • BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP PARTNERSHIP • Act as a trusted advisor to leaders on people-related risks, decisions, and trade-offs. • Partner with the Head of People to maintain alignment between company strategy and people practices. • Identify patterns and systemic issues early and recommend practical, upstream interventions. • Serve as a change partner to leaders, helping operationalize organizational changes to drive understanding, adoption, and trust. • PERFORMANCE & MANAGER EFFECTIVENESS • Support ongoing performance management processes, goal-setting, feedback cycles, and manager capability building. • Partner with leaders on team structure, talent planning, and ways of working that enable strong performance. • Help managers navigate underperformance, role clarity challenges, and organizational change. • Reinforce a culture of high performance without unnecessary bureaucracy. • PROCESS, SYSTEMS & SCALE • Maintain and apply existing People processes, templates, documentation, and manager resources. • Partner on tools and workflows that improve consistency, efficiency, and employee experience. • Balance compliance, speed, and sound judgment as the company continues to grow. • Support change initiatives (e.g., policy updates, process shifts), including re-education, leader enablement, and reinforcement. • COMPLIANCE & ADMINISTRATION • Partner with People Ops, Legal, and Finance to ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and international employment laws. • Support leave administration, policy application, and complex employee situations. • Help ensure People practices remain defensible, consistent, and aligned with company values. • IMMIGRATION & MOBILITY SUPPORT • Serve as the primary HR point of contact for immigration matters, partnering with recruiters to assess visa needs and timelines during the hiring process • Manage the day-to-day relationship with the external immigration law firm. • Support employees through immigration processes (H-1B, transfers, green card sponsorship, etc.), providing guidance on timelines and next steps • Partner with Legal, Finance, and People Ops to ensure immigration sponsorship decisions are consistent, compliant, and aligned with company policy • YOU’LL LOVE THIS ROLE IF YOU • Can step into an established role quickly and maintain continuity with minimal handoff time. • Enjoy partnering closely with managers and leaders to sustain a healthy, high-performing culture. • Are energized by navigating ambiguity and making sound, independent decisions. • Thrive in environments where trust, judgment, and accountability matter. • Are comfortable operating in a fast-paced, remote-first environment with shifting priorities.