Human Resources Business Partner

Human Resources Business Partner - Boston

Position Summary:

IDEO helps companies innovate. We design products, services, environments, and digital experiences for organizations seeking new ways to provide value for their customers. IDEO creates visible and tangible strategies for innovation and executes all aspects of design and development, from conception through production.


We seek an empathetic, efficient person with sophisticated consulting and influence skills to provide expert talent management coaching and program delivery. The HR business partner role handles employee relations, including employment law issues, team dynamics and coaching, recruitment, and process enhancement for the Boston office. This position is for someone who is able to create appropriate guidelines and support for extremely high functioning creative professionals who often work on ambiguous projects with diverse teams and functions. The ability to effectively partner and work with our senior leadership is a must. This is a field-based role based in our Boston office. Travel to our other US offices is required.

Key Activities:

Employee Development & Relations




Investigations, consulting & leadership coaching on specific cases




Employee development, planning & coaching




Risk mitigation, employment law & Worker’s Comp proficiency




Exit interviews and communications about trends to leadership




Recruiting




Manage the coordination of resume flow




Professionally interface with candidates, hiring managers and content review teams




Coordinate and schedule interviews and travel arrangements




Diligently handle relevant candidate correspondence




Support candidates as they become employees by ensuring a successful start at IDEO through the 6 month on-boarding process




Caring passionately for candidates new-hire experience




Program Management & Consulting




Talent management process facilitation




Training and development programs




Organizational design and strategic initiatives




Partner with location leadership teams




Compensation Management




Annual cycle support




Internal/External calibration




Partnering with payroll



Additional Skills Required:

The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of combined HR Generalist and program management experience. He/she must be fluent employment law and with best practices in staffing processes and people management. Experience coaching in a field based role is important. Possessing strong empathic skills is essential. The ability to improve processes, develop strong working relationships, and make impact on the organization are our measures of success.


Our work environment appeals to self-directed, flexible team players that have great interpersonal & communication skills, learn quickly, work smart, are comfortable with working under pressure and thrive working with creative design professionals.

This position, Human Resources Business Partner, was posted on March 26, 2010. The job is located in Boston. Since this job has been published, it has been viewed 75 times.