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Mission Summary:
As a Senior HR Business Partner (HRBP) at Motional, you will play a key role in shaping our workforce strategy and fostering a culture of excellence. This position directly contributes to Motional's mission of redefining safe, driverless transportation by partnering with leaders to develop and implement human capital strategies.
You will work closely with management, the HRBP team, and HR Centers of Excellence to drive HR programs, coach managers and leaders, oversee employee relations, and lead talent management initiatives. This role requires on-site presence at least two days per week at our Pittsburgh or Boston office. You will provide direct HR support to Motional's Engineering organization, ensuring alignment between business needs and HR strategies. Reporting to the Principal HRBP, you will be part of a dynamic, global HR team focused on delivering best-in-class HR support.
This is a hybrid position requiring 2 days onsite in Pittsburgh, PA, or Boston, MA.
What You'll Be Doing:
Business Partnership & Leadership Coaching:
- Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, managers, and employees.
- Act as a strategic advisor and coach for leadership on HR-related matters.
- Provide guidance on policy administration, compliance, change management, and organizational design.
- Partner with leadership on talent assessment, succession planning, and employee engagement initiatives.
HR Program Execution & Employee Lifecycle Management:
- Oversee key HR programs, including performance reviews, compensation planning, promotions, and employee surveys.
- Provide HR guidance and support for both exempt and non-exempt employees, ensuring policies and programs address the unique needs of each group.
- Partner with leadership to develop strategies that enhance engagement, retention, and career development across all workforce levels.
- Partner with the Talent Acquisition team on internal offers, workforce planning, onboarding and offboarding, and interviewing for senior roles.
- Support workforce planning and internal mobility to align business needs with talent development.
- Partner with compensation and benefits teams for pay structure evaluations and internal benchmarking.
- Contribute to employee communications, including crafting HR-related messaging and updates.
Employee Relations & Compliance:
- Manage and resolve employee relations issues through thorough, objective investigations.
- Provide guidance on performance management best practices and employee conflict resolution.
- Ensure compliance with multi-state and global employment laws and HR policies.
What We're Looking For:
To be successful in this role, you should have:
- At least 5 years of experience as an HR Business Partner or in a similar role supporting Engineering or technical organizations, ideally in a fast-paced tech environment of comparable size and complexity.
- A track record of partnering with senior leaders, including Senior Directors and VPs, building trusted relationships, influencing decisions, and providing clear, data-informed guidance.
- Proven ability to influence, coach, and build relationships across all levels of an organization.
- Strong knowledge of employee relations, investigations, compensation, benefits, employment law, and HR program administration.
- Experience working in multi-state and global business environments.
- Proficiency in HR systems, Google Suite, and a willingness to learn new tools quickly.
- A proactive, adaptable, and strategic mindset with strong communication skills (written and verbal).
- A commitment to fostering a culture that aligns with Motional's core values and mission.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a fast-moving, pre-revenue stage company. If you are a collaborative, strategic, and results-driven HR leader, we encourage you to apply.
Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We're driven by something more.
Our journey is always people first.
We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.
Higher purpose, greater impact.
We're creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it's not only good for our business, it's the right thing to do.
Scale up, not starting up.
Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We're driven to scale; we're moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.
Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia.
Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.
Mission Summary:
As a Senior HR Business Partner (HRBP) at Motional, you will play a key role in shaping our workforce strategy and fostering a culture of excellence. This position directly contributes to Motional's mission of redefining safe, driverless transportation by partnering with leaders to develop and implement human capital strategies.
You will work closely with management, the HRBP team, and HR Centers of Excellence to drive HR programs, coach managers and leaders, oversee employee relations, and lead talent management initiatives. This role requires on-site presence at least two days per week at our Pittsburgh or Boston office. You will provide direct HR support to Motional's Engineering organization, ensuring alignment between business needs and HR strategies. Reporting to the Principal HRBP, you will be part of a dynamic, global HR team focused on delivering best-in-class HR support.
This is a hybrid position requiring 2 days onsite in Pittsburgh, PA, or Boston, MA.
What You'll Be Doing:
Business Partnership & Leadership Coaching:
- Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, managers, and employees.
- Act as a strategic advisor and coach for leadership on HR-related matters.
- Provide guidance on policy administration, compliance, change management, and organizational design.
- Partner with leadership on talent assessment, succession planning, and employee engagement initiatives.
HR Program Execution & Employee Lifecycle Management:
- Oversee key HR programs, including performance reviews, compensation planning, promotions, and employee surveys.
- Provide HR guidance and support for both exempt and non-exempt employees, ensuring policies and programs address the unique needs of each group.
- Partner with leadership to develop strategies that enhance engagement, retention, and career development across all workforce levels.
- Partner with the Talent Acquisition team on internal offers, workforce planning, onboarding and offboarding, and interviewing for senior roles.
- Support workforce planning and internal mobility to align business needs with talent development.
- Partner with compensation and benefits teams for pay structure evaluations and internal benchmarking.
- Contribute to employee communications, including crafting HR-related messaging and updates.
Employee Relations & Compliance:
- Manage and resolve employee relations issues through thorough, objective investigations.
- Provide guidance on performance management best practices and employee conflict resolution.
- Ensure compliance with multi-state and global employment laws and HR policies.
What We're Looking For:
To be successful in this role, you should have:
- At least 5 years of experience as an HR Business Partner or in a similar role supporting Engineering or technical organizations, ideally in a fast-paced tech environment of comparable size and complexity.
- A track record of partnering with senior leaders, including Senior Directors and VPs, building trusted relationships, influencing decisions, and providing clear, data-informed guidance.
- Proven ability to influence, coach, and build relationships across all levels of an organization.
- Strong knowledge of employee relations, investigations, compensation, benefits, employment law, and HR program administration.
- Experience working in multi-state and global business environments.
- Proficiency in HR systems, Google Suite, and a willingness to learn new tools quickly.
- A proactive, adaptable, and strategic mindset with strong communication skills (written and verbal).
- A commitment to fostering a culture that aligns with Motional's core values and mission.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a fast-moving, pre-revenue stage company. If you are a collaborative, strategic, and results-driven HR leader, we encourage you to apply.
Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We're driven by something more.
Our journey is always people first.
We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.
Higher purpose, greater impact.
We're creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it's not only good for our business, it's the right thing to do.
Scale up, not starting up.
Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We're driven to scale; we're moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.
Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia.
Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.
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- Technology & Software40
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in human resources operations partner jobs.
- Three to seven years of HR operations or generalist experience in a mid-to-large organization
- Hands-on experience administering or configuring an HRIS platform such as Workday or SAP SuccessFactors
- Knowledge of federal and multi-state employment law, including FMLA, ADA, and EEO compliance
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field
- PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification preferred or required
- Experience supporting benefits administration, leave programs, or HR policy development
Tips for Your Human Resources Operations Partner Job Search
Tailor your resume to operational metrics
Human resources operations partner roles prioritize measurable impact. Quantify process improvements you've led, such as reduced time-to-fill or increased compliance audit scores, rather than listing duties. Hiring managers in this role scan for evidence you've improved how HR functions run, not just that you performed HR tasks.
Highlight your HRIS depth specifically
Generic 'HRIS experience' won't stand out. Name the specific platforms you've configured, administered, or migrated data across, and describe what you did in each. Candidates who can articulate module-level work in systems like Workday or SAP SuccessFactors move further in screening than those who list the platform name alone.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists human resources operations partner openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that match your compliance scope
Human resources operations partner job descriptions vary significantly by compliance complexity. A role at a 200-person company and one at a 10,000-person organization require different regulatory experience. Filter for postings that match your actual experience with multi-state compliance, leave administration, or benefits operations rather than applying broadly.
Prepare a process improvement case study
Interviewers for operations-focused HR roles frequently ask you to walk through a workflow you redesigned or a policy gap you closed. Prepare one concrete example in advance: the problem, your analysis, what you changed, and the outcome. Vague answers about 'collaborating with stakeholders' are the most common reason strong candidates lose offers at this stage.
Negotiate scope before negotiating anything else
Before discussing compensation, clarify whether the role owns full HR operations or supports a business unit. The scope gap between a true operations partner and a generalist with 'partner' in the title is significant. Asking about reporting lines, the HR tech stack you'd own, and headcount supported signals seniority and protects you from accepting a mismatched role.
Human Resources Operations Partner Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most human resources operations partners?
The companies hiring the most human resources operations partners right now include Amazon, Associa, and Capital One, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Healthcare systems, financial services firms, and large technology employers consistently maintain the highest volume of open roles in this function.
How many human resources operations partner jobs are remote?
About 56% of human resources operations partner openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong employer demand for flexibility in this role. Sub-functions that skew most remote include HRIS administration, HR policy development, and benefits operations, while roles with significant employee relations or in-person onboarding responsibilities are more likely to require on-site presence.
How do you become a human resources operations partner?
Start by building foundational HR experience in a generalist or coordinator role where you handle multiple functions, including compliance, onboarding, and benefits. Develop hands-on proficiency with at least one major HRIS platform. Pursue a PHR or SHRM-CP certification to validate your knowledge. Seek out projects that require cross-functional coordination or process redesign, since operations partner roles are defined by improving how HR works at scale, not just executing routine tasks.
Can you get a human resources operations partner job with limited experience?
Yes, but the path usually requires bridging experience rather than applying directly. Start in an HR coordinator or HR generalist role and actively take on operational work such as auditing employee records, supporting open enrollment, or documenting HR workflows. Demonstrating that you've owned end-to-end processes, even in a junior capacity, makes you a credible candidate for operations partner openings that list a minimum experience threshold.
What does the human resources operations partner interview process look like?
Most employers run a phone screen with a recruiter focused on your HR background and system experience, followed by a structured panel interview with HR leadership and a business stakeholder. Expect at least one scenario-based question asking you to walk through a compliance issue you resolved or a process you improved. Some employers include a take-home case study or a live presentation on an HR operations topic before extending an offer.
Where can I find and apply to human resources operations partner jobs?
You can find and apply to human resources operations partner jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your experience level and functional focus, then apply directly to each listing that fits. Migrate Mate pulls together openings in one place so you can compare and act on the ones that are the right match.
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