HR Business Partner

Job description

Cordance is dedicated to accelerating the growth of vertically focused business-to-business (B2B) software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies through acquisition and long-term tactical and financial guidance. We’re experienced operators and subject-matter experts with a passion for software and building businesses. We partner with founders to help them scale their businesses and realize their companies’ full potential. We look for businesses with strong leadership and high potential for profitable growth, and work together to increase year-over-year revenue, company efficiency, and impact. Cordance envisions that all companies we work with achieve their full potential. We embrace what makes each company great and build on those foundations. We believe in elevating a company as it scales, delivering dignity to the organization and its employees, and sharing a passion for building a legacy. Position Overview Cordance is seeking an experienced and strategic HR Business Partner (HRBP) to support our growing portfolio of software companies operating across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and New Zealand. This is a hands-on role for an HR professional who thrives in complex, multi-entity environments and can navigate the nuances of employment practices, culture, and organizational design across multiple countries and business units. The HRBP will serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, driving employee relations strategy, performance management, and organizational effectiveness, while partnering closely on M&A activity, including integration planning and the harmonization of people practices across newly acquired businesses. This is a high-impact, global role suited to an HRBP who is equally comfortable rolling up their sleeves on complex employee relations matters and advising senior leadership on org strategy in a fast-paced, acquisitive environment. Key Responsibilities Serve as a strategic HR partner to leaders across multiple business units and legal entities, advising on org design, workforce planning, and talent strategy. Lead complex employee relations matters end-to-end- investigations, performance concerns, conflict resolution, and separations; ensuring consistent, compliant, and fair outcomes across jurisdictions (US, Canada, UK, and New Zealand). Own the performance management lifecycle: goal-setting, mid-year and annual reviews, calibra…