Senior HR Business Partner (Contract to Hire)

Strategic Business Partnership: Act as a trusted advisor to leaders and managers. Anticipate organizational needs, connect people strategy to business outcomes, and challenge assumptions through evidence and insight. Performance Management & Talent Strategy: Run end-to-end performance review and talent review cycles with rigor and fairness; goal setting, calibration, ratings, and merit/equity refresh planning. Coach managers to recognize and reward top performance, address underperformance, and build high-performing, inclusive teams, ensuring outcomes are well-documented and clearly tied to compensation decisions. Organizational Design & Effectiveness: Partner with leaders to design scalable org structures, strengthen alignment, and enable growth. Use workforce analytics and org design principles to optimize spans, layers, and team health. Coaching & Influence: Build trusted relationships with managers and leaders, providing candid, actionable feedback that sharpens leadership effectiveness. Reinforce Exowatt's cultural principles and managerial excellence through coaching and systems. Compensation & Total Rewards: Partner with the Head of People & Talent on compensation strategy and execution; benchmarking roles against market data, maintaining salary bands, and guiding managers through offer, promotion, and adjustment decisions with consistency and equity. Help employees and managers understand the full value of their rewards; base, equity, and benefits; through clear communication and education that builds trust and transparency. Analytical & Data-Driven Decision Making: Leverage people data to identify trends, diagnose root causes, and drive measurable improvements in organizational health. Project Management & Operational Excellence: Drive cross-functional people initiatives end-to-end; from scoping and planning to execution and follow-through. Balance strategic impact with hands-on execution to ensure scalability and continuous improvement. Cultural Stewardship & Employee Experience: Model and amplify Exowatt's values and performance standards. Ensure fairness, inclusion, and consistency in decision-making. Surface patterns in sentiment and proactively strengthen engagement and trust.