Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) - Unlisted 12.6.21
San Francisco, CA
G&A – People & Talent /
Full-time /
Forward is on a bold mission to make high-quality healthcare available to a billion people across the globe. We’re building the world’s most advanced healthcare platform from the ground up, combining hardware, software, and doctors under one roof.
Forward was founded in January 2016 by former executives and engineering leaders from Google and Uber. We are funded by some of the world's best investors and entrepreneurs, including Founder's Fund, Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital, Eric Schmidt (Google/Alphabet Chairman), Marc Benioff (Salesforce Founder), Joe Lonsdale (Palantir Founder), and Garrett Camp (Uber co-Founder).
Press and Videos:
Health Moves Forward [CEO Blog Post]
Forward Health Launched CarePods [Tech Crunch]
People are everything at Forward. Our growing People Partner team is looking for a scrappy HRBP to help build our POps strategy and scalable processes to optimize company performance.
You will work lock-step with our People Partner and Forward’s leaders to align our HR strategy with the company's and build out the programs to execute on that strategy. Tactically that looks like forming the building blocks to enable our rapidly growing teams to scale effectively. You’ll drive core practices like performance management, compensation reviews, coaching, and developing our leaders. At the 30,000 foot view, you’ll advise and counsel on organizational effectiveness, iterate on workforce design, and everything in between.
You’ll be an active steward of the Forward culture by taking a data-driven approach to identifying trends and pulling from the insights of your work to tell the story. In partnership with our leaders, you’ll work to proactively address those trends to foster an engaged and inclusive workforce.
As a high-leverage member of our People Ops team, your main focus is to help Forward succeed in its mission to bring better healthcare to our members.
You Will:
- Be a trusted coach and advisor, helping our leaders work through challenges (big and small) and driving change within their organizations
- Consult with managers and leaders to craft meaningful strategies to retain, engage and develop high performing teams
- Manage employee relations with grace, compassion, and integrity
- Track top challenges our teams face, partnering with managers to drive issues to resolution
- Build scalable frameworks and manage workstreams to strengthen our People processes
- Apply analytical rigor to dive deep and report on People trends, developing action plans to proactively address concerns
You Are:
- 4 - 5 years experience as an HRBP or growing responsibilities as an HR Generalist
- PHR certification or equivalent knowledge
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and rolling up your sleeves; you’re a builder
- Experience at a fast-growing startup is a plus
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
Applicants for this contractor role will need a self-provided PC with Windows OS. MacOS is not supported.
Internet: You must have wired or wifi connectivity, with download speed minimum of 10.0 Mbps and upload speed minimum of 5.0 Mbps.
Mobile device: Contractors will need a personal phone or tablet that can support authentication for access to Forward’s care team applications. This device should be running Android iOS 8+ or iOS 15+.
Computer: Contractors need access to a laptop or desktop with a monitor capable of displaying 1920 x 1080 pixels, and a sound card installed for use with speakers or headphones. This device should meet the following requirements:
Processor: Intel i3, AMD Ryzen, or better
Memory: 6 GB of RAM or better
Operating System: Windows 10 or better
Browser: Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version ) or Internet Explorer 11
This contract role pays $17 per hour.
WHY JOIN FORWARD?
We don’t want to just move dollars around the healthcare industry - we want to rebuild it and fix it. All of it. You’d be a major part of the story behind one of the most ambitious startup attempts of the past decade and you’d work with a team of people who want to use their talents for good.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
We deeply understand the value of bringing together a team with different perspectives, educational backgrounds, and life experiences, and we prioritize diversity within our team. We encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.
We are an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We conform to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Information collected and processed as part of any job application you choose to submit is subject to Forward’s Privacy Notice to California Job Applicants.
