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About the Role

This role offers an entrepreneurial opportunity within a fast-paced, high-growth technology company. The HR Business Partner will manage and oversee the HR function for Beacon and its acquired companies, focusing on building and optimizing HR processes. Reporting to the VP Business Operations, this individual will collaborate with the COO, CPO, and Group CPOs. Success requires an enthusiastic, detail-oriented, and collaborative self-starter adept at multitasking and process improvement. This position provides significant growth potential as Beacon expands.

Responsibilities

Partner with the executive team to align Beacon’s people strategy with business priorities at both the parent and acquired company levels.
Build and drive annual or multi-year people, organization, and talent strategies aligned with business goals.
Advise leaders on talent planning, retention, leadership capability, and change management.
Coach managers and leaders on performance management, feedback, development planning, employee engagement, and leading through change.
Own or support employee relations matters, including performance issues, conflict resolution, and sensitive employee concerns.
Run or improve core people programs such as onboarding, performance cycles, review processes, manager calibrations, compensation planning, engagement surveys, and career frameworks.
Oversee and improve end-to-end People Operations across the workforce lifecycle, from candidate and hiring operations through onboarding and offboarding.
Own workforce data integrity and operational controls, including documentation, auditability, and readiness for compliance or SOX-relevant requirements.
Oversee People systems and vendors, including ATS, HRIS, onboarding, payroll, and benefits tools, ensuring reliability and strong handoffs.

Requirements

7–12+ years of progressive HR / People experience, including significant experience in HRBP or People Operations roles.
Experience leading complex global teams.
Strong business acumen and the ability to translate business strategy into people, org, and talent decisions.
Proven experience partnering with senior leaders, executives, founders, or C-suite stakeholders on complex organizational and people topics.
Deep knowledge across core HR disciplines such as talent management, org design, employee relations, performance management, retention, and change management.
Strong analytical and data orientation, including interpreting people data, identifying trends or risks, and using insights to influence decisions.
Experience designing or improving org structures, talent strategies, and workforce planning to support scale, speed, and reduced friction.
Experience leading organizational change and building change leadership capability in others.
Strong relationship-building and influence skills across HR, cross-functional partners, leadership teams, managers, and employees.
Excellent judgment, emotional intelligence, tact, calm under pressure, and the ability to navigate sensitive situations with trust and empathy.
Ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous, high-growth environments and adapt as priorities shift.
Builder/operator mindset: able to create scalable structure, processes, and systems while staying pragmatic and flexible.
Experience coaching leadership teams and managers, including performance, feedback, career development, and leadership effectiveness.
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including comfort working with async and global teams.
Understanding of labor/employment law.
Strong familiarity with HR controls, audit readiness, compliance, and ideally SOX-related environments.
Experience with HR systems / people operations infrastructure such as ATS, HRIS, onboarding, payroll, benefits administration, and vendor management.
Curiosity and willingness to use AI tools.

Skills

HR Business Partner
People Operations
Talent Management
Org Design
Employee Relations
Performance Management
Retention
Change Management
Workforce Planning
Data Analysis
Relationship Building
Influence
Communication
HR Systems
ATS
HRIS
Payroll
Benefits Administration
Vendor Management
AI Tools

Location

Toronto
San Francisco
New York

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

7-12+ years of progressive HR / People experience
Significant experience in HRBP or People Operations roles

Education Level

Bachelor's or Master's degree preferred, especially in an HR-related field, or equivalent experience.

Benefits

Dedicated mentor
Demonstrated interest in learning about different businesses across diverse industries
Learn directly from entrepreneurs who have scaled businesses from seed-to-$10B+ IPOs
Operate in an environment that encourages initiative and rapid development
Strong development of interpersonal and presentation skills
Unique work environment which combines a high growth technology startup and a long term buy/hold private equity investment firm

About the Company

Beacon Software is a permanent capital holding company that acquires and grows essential businesses.
We are a profitable series B+ firm combining technologists, operators, and M&A professionals to accelerate business scale.
We are supported by capital from tier-1 venture capital, crossover, and endowment investors, as well as founders of leading technology companies.
Our values include Humility, Honesty, Hunger, and Horizon, focusing on continuous learning, truth-seeking, high standards, and long-term generational growth.

Equal Opportunity

Beacon Software uses Artificial Intelligence and AI-enabled tools to assist with screening, reviewing, organizing and highlighting profiles and applications that match the key requirements for each role.
AI does not make hiring decisions: Every application is reviewed by a member of our team, and all decisions throughout the process are made by humans.
We use AI to support efficiency and consistency, not to replace human judgment.
We are committed to a fair, thoughtful, and equitable experience for every candidate.