What are the responsibilities and job description for the People Business Partner position at cie?
About Cie
Cie is a venture studio that specializes in accelerating innovation for large enterprises and growth for emerging startups. We invest as a partner from ideation to completion.
We’re looking for a People Business Partner to join our team! You’ll lead People and talent operations across Cie and our portfolio of start-ups. This is a high-impact role in our ‘start-up university’ environment. You will learn about the unique challenges of building businesses across industries at an accelerated pace.
- Named as a Best Place to Work in 2025 by BuiltIn LA
- ‘From Zero to One’: How Cie’s Culture Helps New Ideas Shine
What You’ll Do
- Own strategy and operations for HR and Talent Acquisition across Cie and our portfolio companies
- Build trust-based partnerships with executives and founders to solve people challenges and shape culture
- Lead full cycle recruiting and onboarding, ensuring new hires are set up for success from day one
- Gather employee feedback to continuously evolve the employee experience, from engagement to retention
- Design and implement scalable programs that support growth, with a strong focus on execution and adoption
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Communication, Psychology, or a related field; OR equivalent experience in the field
- HR certification (e.g. SHRM, PHR) is a bonus
- Experience in a fast-moving, start-up or venture-backed environment
- Adaptability: You pivot quickly, juggle multiple priorities, and stay calm in ambiguity
- Leadership: You don’t wait to be told what to do, you find areas of need and lead with purpose and influence
- Follow-through: You don’t just launch programs, you make sure they’re adopted, evaluated, and refined
- Humility: You love learning, take feedback well, and never think you're above any task
- Breadth: You’re comfortable diving into many types of people-related challenges
- Collaboration: You work well with all kinds of personalities and keep projects on track (bonus points for strong project management skills)
- Impact-driven: You care more about meaningful outcomes than checking boxes
- Approachable: You build genuine connections and people feel comfortable talking to you
Beyond the Paycheck
You will be a critical part of our core team and have influence over the direction of our portfolio companies.
Growth: We support and invest in your career development
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Supplemental benefits
- 401k with employer match
- Generous paid time off
- Start-up profit sharing units
