<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>About the job</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Do you thrive on building people functions from the ground up, love partnering directly with leadership to shape culture and talent strategy, and get energized by fast-paced, scaling environments?</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Join Artefact, a global data and AI consulting firm helping organizations turn data into business impact. With 2,000+ employees across 34 offices worldwide, we partner with world-class clients such as Samsung, L'Oréal, and LVMH to accelerate digital transformation through data and AI.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Founded in Paris, Artefact has grown from a small team into a global organization — and our people strategy has had to scale right alongside it. As we enter our next phase of growth in the US and Canada, we're looking for a Sr. HRBP ready to help build the systems, culture, and talent foundation that will support that growth.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Find out more at <a href="https://www.artefact.com/">artefact.com</a>.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>The Opportunity</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">As Sr. HRBP you will lead several areas central to Artefact’s continued growth: employee relations, manager advisory, talent development, onboarding, and employee experience. You will also oversee benefits administration and the execution of immigration and global mobility programs across North America.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Reporting to the Head of People, you will have the autonomy to shape these programs and translate People strategy into practical, scalable experiences for employees and managers. You will work directly with business leaders, Chapter Leads, employees, the Resource Manager, and global People partners to strengthen how Artefact supports, develops, and retains its people.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This role is designed for someone who enjoys building, solving complex people challenges, advising managers, and staying close to the employee experience. You will have broad visibility, meaningful access to leadership, and the opportunity to influence how Artefact’s North American People practices evolve as the business grows.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>What You’ll Own</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Employee Relations and Manager Advisory</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Serve as the primary day-to-day People advisor to employees and managers across the United States and Canada.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Manage employee relations matters, including investigations, conflict resolution, performance concerns, accommodations, and workplace issues.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Coach managers through feedback, difficult conversations, employee concerns, and employment decisions with empathy, consistency, and sound judgment.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Develop practical guidance that helps managers navigate employee matters confidently and consistently.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Identify recurring employee and manager concerns and recommend appropriate policy, process, training, or organizational improvements.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Partner with the Head of People and employment counsel on sensitive, complex, or high-risk matters.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Support the consistent implementation and application of North American People policies.</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Talent Development</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lead manager coaching and enablement, including feedback, development conversations, team effectiveness, and difficult performance discussions.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Design and deliver manager, leadership, and professional-development initiatives aligned with organizational needs.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Own performance-related employee relations matters, including performance concerns, documentation, performance-improvement plans, corrective action, and manager guidance.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Partner with the Resource Manager on talent reviews, individual development plans, and organization-wide capability gaps, bringing manager and employee-relations insights alongside performance, skills, staffing, and career-development data.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Partner with the Resource Manager and Chapter Leads to translate identified capability gaps into appropriate technical, professional, manager, and leadership-development initiatives.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Translate employee-relations, manager, and talent insights into recommendations for development, policy, and organizational improvement.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;">Step in to support Talent Acquisition during high-volume hiring p