| Senior People Success Business Partner - Shared Services About LOVB (League One Volleyball):
League One Volleyball (LOVB) is reimagining women's sports. Launched in 2019, our company is a mission-led sports performance, training and media enterprise that will change the game of volleyball in the USA and empower new generations of female athletes.
It is a groundbreaking time for volleyball in the US with our historic triple Olympic Gold medals in Women's Indoor, Beach and Sitting Volleyball. Volleyball is already the #1 most played girls' youth sport. There are 38M current and former players today. Of major sports, it's the only one that is women-first (~90% of players are female). But the volleyball market has been almost entirely missed by traditional sports investors, brands, and media.
LOVB is capturing this opportunity by creating a strong club business, and from that built-in audience and fandom, is creating the best Pro League in the world and a digital ecosystem that will connect all aspects of LOVB. This community-up approach will drive participation and fandom, while enabling greater empowerment for girls and young women living this amazing sport. In this role, you will join a mission-driven, roll-up-your-sleeves team of innovators and builders who have come together to change the paradigm of professional volleyball and women’s sports. Job Summary:
As the Senior Business Partner, People Success (Shared Services), you will play a critical role in aligning business objectives with people strategies across LOVB's Central functions, including Legal, Finance, IT, Marketing, Media, and Merchandise. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, driving performance management, compensation planning, organizational design, and compliance-forward HR practices. This role will bring proactive problem-solving, relationship-building, and systems thinking to help Shared Services functions scale effectively while maintaining a high-performing and values-driven culture. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Strategic Partnership & Advisory - Partner closely with leaders across Shared Services to understand business needs, advise on organizational health, and ensure people strategies are aligned.
- Serve as a consultative guide on compensation planning, compliance, performance cycles, and change management initiatives.
- Build strong, trust-based relationships with SLT members and functional leads across assigned client groups.
People Programs & Performance Management - Lead the execution of performance management cycles for Shared Services, ensuring calibration, timely feedback, and coaching alignment.
- Partner with the broader People Success team to roll out engagement surveys, action planning, and development programs.
- Support talent reviews and succession planning within client groups.
Compliance & Process Optimization - Serve as a compliance resource to ensure adherence to employment laws, internal policies, and LOVB’s values.
- Partner with Legal and Finance as needed on classification, policy guidance, and other regulatory matters.
- Identify and implement process improvements that support people operations efficiency across Central departments.
- Influence and guide leaders to adopt compliant, scalable people practices—proactively supporting alignment, addressing gaps when they arise, and fostering sustainable, positive behavior change.
Compensation & Data Stewardship - Support merit, bonus, and compensation review cycles by partnering with Finance and People Ops to deliver accurate, timely recommendations.
- Interpret people data and provide insights to help functional leaders make informed organizational decisions.
Collaboration & Cross-Functional Enablement - Act as a connector between functional leaders and the broader People Success team, escalating needs or feedback as appropriate.
- Contribute to people team-wide projects, including policy evolution, DEI initiatives, and internal communications.
Required & Preferred Skills/Abilities: - Demonstrated experience as a People/HR Business Partner or HR Generalist supporting senior leaders.
- Strong working knowledge of compensation principles, employment law, and performance management systems.
- Highly adept at coaching, consulting, and influencing leaders across a range of functions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including comfort in interpreting data and using it to drive decisions.
- Experience supporting compliance-forward environments, ideally in high-growth or startup settings.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to balance empathy and accountability.
- Comfort working in a highly remote, cross-functional environment.
Education and Experience: - Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required.
- 5+ years of progressive HR/People experience, preferably with at least 2 years in a client-facing partner role.
- Experience supporting Shared Services functions is a plus.
- HR certifications (e.g., PHR, SHRM-CP) preferred.
Personal Attributes: - Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities.
- Solutions-oriented and able to identify when to escalate issues or challenges.
- Strong collaborator with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Capable of working independently while effectively partnering with a distributed, remote team.
- Positive, proactive, organized, and creative - brings fresh ideas to problem-solving.
- Highly adaptable and eager to learn in a rapidly evolving environment.
Work Environment & Physical Requirements (Remote): - Ability to operate a computer and use a keyboard, mouse, and video conferencing tools.
- Ability to clearly communicate via video, phone, and written channels.
- Occasional travel may be required for site visits and events.
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