Director, Strategic People Partner at Flex

This role is designed for a seasoned HR leader with at least 7 years of experience who thrives in the high-stakes environment of a scaling fintech. The ideal ca

Work type: hybrid

Location: New York, New York, United States

Salary: $204,000 – $255,000/yr

Type: Full-time

Summary

This role is designed for a seasoned HR leader with at least 7 years of experience who thrives in the high-stakes environment of a scaling fintech. The ideal candidate has specifically supported Engineering and Product (R&D) teams and understands the unique cultural and hiring nuances of technical organizations. You should be a "strategic operator"—someone who can design high-level organizational structures while also diving deep into people analytics and compliance. The compensation is highly competitive, starting at $204,000 for New York-based candidates, and includes company equity and a 401(k) match. While this is a leadership position at a growth-stage company, it offers a structured hybrid model (3 days in-office in NYC) and relocation assistance for the right talent. It’s an opportunity to build the people foundation for a mission-driven company that has transitioned from stealth to rapid expansion. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have a proven track record of scaling HR operations within a fast-paced startup. * Are comfortable navigating the specific career leveling and compensation needs of software engineers and product managers. * Enjoy using data (Excel/Google Sheets) to identify employee engagement trends and drive decisions. * Are willing to travel quarterly to the Bay Area to maintain executive alignment.

Job Description

Flex is a growth-stage, NYC headquartered FinTech company that is creating the best rent payment experience. It’s hard to believe that it’s 2026 and paying rent on time is expensive, inflexible, and difficult. We’re here to change that! Flex enables our users to pay rent throughout the month on a schedule that better fits their finances and budget. Our mission is to empower as many renters as possible with flexibility over their most significant recurring expense. After deliberately keeping a stealth profile as we built up unprecedented investor support and an enthusiastic user base, we are looking for motivated individuals to help us keep our mission growing. Will you be a part of the team?

### About the role

Our people team is seeking aDirector, Strategic People Partnerto join our People Team and act as strategic partners to our rapidly scaling business. This role will ensure we deliver exceptional support to employees and leaders within the Engineering and Product (R&D) teams while maintaining compliance and fostering an engaged, high-performing workforce.

This is a hybrid position with on-site expectations of at least 3 days per week in our New York Headquarters. For candidates outside of the NY/NJ area, you may be eligible for our relocation assistance program. This role will also require quarterly travel to the Bay Area to collaborate with stakeholders and support key initiatives.

### What you’ll do

Strategic Partnering:

• Serve as a strategic partner to leaders within the Engineering and Product (R&D) teams, aligning people initiatives with key business objectives

• Collaborate with other People team members to lead workforce planning, talent development, and organizational design for your departments.

• Act as the primary point of contact for employee concerns with the department, identifying trends and translating them into actionable strategies to address underlying departmental issues.

• Improve engagement through proactive employee and leader out reach, driving initiatives to improve employee experience within assigned departments.

• Partner with leaders and teams to cultivate an inclusive, high performing culture.

• Support initiatives around performance management, compensation reviews, benefits optimization, and learning & development programs.

• Act as the point person between the People team and the department for regular company wide initiatives (bi-annual performance reviews, engagement surveys, open enrollment).

• Oversee culture-building events, such as offsites and employee engagement activities.

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.

• Act as a mediator to help resolve conflicts within the department, escalating as needed.

• Own audits and documentation processes, collaborating with Legal and Compliance teams.

• Analyze and interpret people data (e.g., engagement surveys, compensation metrics) to provide recommendations for improvement within the department.

• Track trends within the department to proactively identify risks and develop preventative solutions.

• Support Talent Acquisition by providing guidance on job leveling, compensation strategies, exceptions, and onboarding best practices.

• Act as key decision maker for interviews, where necessary.

• 7+ years of experience in Human Resources

• 3 years as a strategic business partner

• Experience in a scaling start-up environment, with a proven ability to adapt to a dynamic setting where needs can change quickly

• Previous experience in a role supporting fast-paced technical teams, particularly Engineering and Product, is highly preferred.

• Proven ability to think strategically at an organizational level and drive large-scale, cross-functional improvements

• Highly detail-oriented and organized, with a proactive approach to providing feedback, follow-up, and updates to ensure momentum and accountability across all projects and programs

• Expert project management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple high priority initiatives at once

• Skilled in analyzing people data and metrics, leveraging Excel/Google Sheets skills to support strategic reporting and actionable insights

• Highly relational, able to connect with team members at all levels and foster a collaborative environment

• Aware of your expertise, knowing when to seek input from others and escalating issues as appropriate

• Confident presenting to large groups, both virtually and in person

For candidates located in our Tier 1 markets (NYC/SF/Seattle), the base salary pay range for this role is $204,000 - $255,000 USD. For all other U.S. locations, Flex utilizes a geographic pay differential based on a cost of labor index. If you are located outside of the Tier 1 states listed above, your starting pay will be adjusted to align with the market conditions of your specific geographic zone. Please speak with your recruiter for additional information regarding the specific range for your location.

### Life at Flex

We understand that it takes a diverse team of highly intelligent, curious, determined, empathetic, and self aware people to grow a successful company. Our HQ is located in New York City, but we have employees located throughout the US, Australia, Canada and South America. We are growing quickly, but deliberately, with a focus on building an inclusive culture. Our dynamic team has incredible perspectives to share, just as we know you do, and we take great pride in being an equal opportunity workplace.

Offices

Roles posted in New York, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City are hybrid positions with on-site expectations of 2-3 days per week in our local offices. For candidates outside of these areas, you may be eligible for our relocation assistance program.

Benefits

For full-time U.S. employees we offer:

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision

• Company equity

• 401(k) plan with company match

• Unlimited paid time off + 13 company paid holidays

• Parental leave

• Flex Cares Program: Non-profit company match + pet adoption coverage

• Free Flex subscription

• Competitive compensation + company equity

• Unlimited PTO

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