Cordance
HR Business Partner at Cordance
Role overview
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- Company
- Cordance
- Location
- Remote, United States
- Work arrangement
- Remote
- Employment type
- Full-time
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Role overview
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Cordance is hiring a full-time, remote HR Business Partner in the United States to advise leaders across its portfolio of B2B SaaS companies. The companies operate across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, so the role involves supporting multiple business units and legal entities while balancing local employment practices with consistent people strategies. Cordance works with acquired companies to support their long-term growth.
This hands-on position covers employee relations, performance management, organizational effectiveness, and people-program development. The HRBP will also work with leaders on mergers and acquisitions, including integration planning and aligning people practices after acquisitions. The role calls for both direct involvement in complex employee matters and strategic counsel to senior leaders.
Benefits listed include health coverage starting on the first day of employment; flexible, uncapped PTO; 12 weeks of paid parental leave for all employees; and a holiday schedule. The remote-work phone and internet stipend is $75 USD or $140 CAD per month. The U.S. 401(k) and Canadian RRSP plans each match 100% of the first 3% contributed and 50% of the next 2%; eligibility begins the first of the month after 90 days, and matching contributions are immediately vested. The posting says a 5% contribution receives a 4% match and describes pre-tax and Roth options. Final candidates must pass a background check. Cordance does not accept unsolicited resumes, work on a Corp-to-Corp basis, or engage non-vetted external agencies.
Role at a glance: Full-time remote U.S. HR Business Partner role supporting Cordance portfolio companies across the U.S., Canada, U.K., and New Zealand.
Responsibilities mentioned in the listing
- Advise leaders across business units and legal entities on organizational design, workforce planning, and talent strategy.
- Manage employee relations cases from investigation through resolution, including performance concerns, conflict, and separations, with attention to fair and compliant outcomes across the U.S., Canada, U.K., and New Zealand.
- Oversee performance management, including goal setting, reviews, calibration, performance improvement plans, and manager coaching on feedback and documentation.
- Guide leaders on employment practices and compliance, consulting legal counsel and external advisors when needed.
- Develop and expand engagement, retention, and workforce-planning programs suited to organizations of varying sizes, maturity, and culture.
- Review turnover, engagement, and performance data to identify patterns and recommend interventions.
- Partner with Total Rewards and Payroll on competitive, regionally compliant compensation and benefits structures.
Qualifications stated in the listing
- Required: 7 or more years of progressive HR Business Partner experience, including at least 2–3 years in a multi-entity, multi-country, or otherwise complex organization.
- Required: Experience leading employee relations investigations and complex performance management processes.
- Required: Working knowledge of employment practices and HR compliance considerations in the U.S., Canada, U.K., and New Zealand, or a strong record of quickly developing expertise in new jurisdictions.
- Required: Experience advising senior leaders at Director level or above.
- Required: Strong communication, conflict-resolution, and coaching capabilities.
- Required: Ability to handle ambiguity and competing priorities in a fast-paced, acquisitive, private equity-backed environment.
- Preferred: HR experience in a private equity-backed company, holding company, or multi-business-unit organization.
- Preferred: SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or an equivalent HR certification.
Full details from the source listing
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, calibration, performance improvement plans, and coaching managers on effective feedback and documentation.
- Advise managers and leaders on employment practices and compliance considerations across multiple countries, partnering with legal counsel and external advisors as needed.
- Build and scale HR programs (engagement, retention, workforce planning) that flex across entities of different size, maturity, and culture.
- Analyze people metrics- turnover, engagement, performance distribution- to identify trends and recommend proactive interventions.
- Partner with Total Rewards and Payroll to help ensure compensation structures and benefits remain competitive and compliant across regions.
- Coach and develop people managers on leadership skills, feedback delivery, and change management.
- Act as a culture champion, supporting the integration of acquired teams and reinforcing Cordance's values across a distributed, multi-entity organization.
- Lead or support cross-entity HR projects and initiatives, ensuring consistent execution of people strategy at scale.
Competencies
- Employee Relations Expertise: Navigates complex ER issues with sound judgment, empathy, and awareness of employment practices across multiple jurisdictions.
- Performance Management Leadership: Drives a strong performance culture through effective goal-setting, feedback, calibration, and manager coaching.
- M&A & Integration Acumen: Comfortable operating in ambiguity during post-close integration, harmonizing people practices across newly combined organizations.
- Multi-Entity, Global HR Fluency: Understands the nuances of supporting HR across multiple legal entities and countries (US, Canada, UK, NZ), balancing local nuance with global consistency.
- Strategic Business Partnership: Builds credibility with senior leaders as a trusted advisor, balancing empathy for employees with sound business judgment.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Uses people analytics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities that inform HR strategy.
- Change Management: Guides teams through organizational change, restructuring, and integration with clarity and care.
- Discretion & Judgment: Handles sensitive and confidential matters with the highest level of professionalism.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years of progressive HR Business Partner experience, including at least 2–3 years supporting multi-entity, multi-country, or otherwise complex organizations.
- Demonstrated experience leading employee relations investigations and complex performance management processes.
- Working knowledge of employment practices and HR compliance considerations across the US, Canada, UK, and New Zealand (or a strong track record of quickly building fluency in new jurisdictions).
- Experience partnering with senior leaders (Director level and above) as a strategic HR advisor.
- Strong communication, conflict-resolution, and coaching skills.
- Ability to manage ambiguity and competing priorities in a fast-paced, acquisitive, private equity-backed environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting HR within a private equity-backed, holding company, or multi-business-unit environment.
- SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or equivalent HR certification.
- Experience supporting M&A activity, including integration planning and harmonizing HR practices post-acquisition.
- Experience standardizing HR policies, processes, or systems (e.g., HRIS) across multiple acquired entities.
- Familiarity with payroll, benefits, and compensation structures across North America, the UK, and ANZ.
- Background in SaaS, technology, or professional services industries.
Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes, work on a Corp-to-Corp basis, or engage with non-vetted external agencies.
Why Join Us?
At Cordance, we believe in taking care of our team members. When you join us, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and work-life balance:
- Health and Wellness:
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Coverage begins on your first day of employment.
- Retirement Savings:
- 401K Plan (US): We match 1:1 for the first 3% of contributions and 0.5:1 for the next 2%. Contribute 5% of your salary and get a 4% match. Choose from pre-tax and Roth options. You’re eligible the first of the month after 90 days and immediately vested.
- RRSP (CAN): We match 1:1 for the first 3% of contributions and 0.5:1 for the next 2%. Contribute 5% of your salary and get a 4% match. Choose from pre-tax and Roth options. You’re eligible the first of the month after 90 days and immediately vested.
- Paid Time Off:
- Flexible PTO: Enjoy uncapped paid time off to balance your work and personal life.
- Parental Leave:
- 12 weeks paid leave for all employees.
- Remote Work Support:
- Monthly Stipend: Receive $75 USD / $140 CAD per month for phone and internet if you work remotely.
- Holidays:
- Generous Holiday Schedule: Benefit from an extensive list of holidays to recharge and spend time with loved ones.
Join us and be part of a company that values your contributions and well-being from day one!