Senior Manager, HR Business Partner, Marketing & Creative

As a Senior Manager, HR Business Partner, you will play a critical role in shaping the employee experience and driving business outcomes through HR leadership for our Marketing & Creative team members. You will partner closely with business leaders in our New York City office to align people plans with organizational goals, build a high-performance culture, and support talent development in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment. You will also help our teams use AI tools in their everyday work, so you will be expected to lead by example.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Marketing leaders as their HR partner
• Serve as the main point of contact for NYC team members on questions about benefits, payroll, training, and other HR topics.
• Maintain employee records for the NYC office, including ensuring new hire paperwork is completed and records are filed and retained in line with records retention requirements.
• Manage the full team member hiring experience, including creating requisitions, serving on interview panels, preparing offer letters, and conducting new hire orientations.
• Build organizational design models and change management plans that keep team structures effective across the business.
• Design and deliver training and development programs for NYC or Boston team members, identifying solutions for specific team needs and building leadership skills.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, and talent management.
• Lead and execute HR initiatives that support business objectives, including performance management, employee engagement, and succession planning.
• Partner with Centers of Excellence (COEs), the HR teams focused on Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, and Total Rewards, to deliver integrated HR solutions.
• Champion SharkNinja’s culture and values, ensuring a consistent and inclusive employee experience.
• Use Claude and other AI tools to analyze HR data, draft communications and materials, and streamline routine work, and share practical approaches with colleagues.
• Analyze HR metrics and trends to inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement.
• Support change management and organizational transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; Master’s degree or HR certification preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3 years in a strategic HR business partner role.
• Fluency with Claude or other AI tools, or a demonstrated ability to learn them quickly and apply them to HR work.
• Strong ability to learn new tools, processes, and ways of working as the business evolves.
• Growth mindset, with a desire to solve problems and keep improving.
• Excellent attention to detail and a highly organized approach to managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proven ability to influence and build strong relationships with senior leaders.
• Ability to manage both tactical and strategic work, moving with speed to execute on critical priorities.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to be an active part of the NYC team, bringing energy and a collaborative presence to in-office work.
• Experience in a high-growth, matrixed (a structure where people report to more than one leader), or global organization is a strong asset.
• Ability to travel to Needham, MA as needed, up to 10% of the time.