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HR Business Partner – Director

New York, New York, United States

 

Position Title: HR Business Partner – Director

Entity: KBRA Holdings LLC

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: New York, New York

Summary:

KBRA (Kroll Bond Rating Agency), a leading global credit rating agency, is seeking an HR Business Partner based in our New York office to play an integral role in advising management across the HR processes including performance management, training and development, hiring decisions, compensation, organizational design and other annual processes.  

About the Team:

The Human Resources Department is an integral function responsible for the overall dynamic employee experience at KBRA. As a lean HR organization, we take pride in our broad range of initiatives. These include recruiting high-caliber talent; promoting diversity, engagement, and inclusion; and providing training and internal career development opportunities. We also support employee physical and mental well-being through competitive benefit plans, reward high performers, and help colleagues understand how their individual roles contribute to KBRA’s overall business strategy of becoming the premier credit rating agency. This role reports to the Senior HR Business Partner and will partner closely with all members of the Human Resources team.

Summary of Responsibilities:

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to people managers, coaching them on performance, employee relations, inclusion, and culture-building.
  • Provide data-informed insights and recommendations to guide leadership decision-making.
  • Own and drive the full lifecycle of core HR processes for the firm – performance management, compensation cycles, promotions, employee development programs, and policy updates—ensuring consistency, fairness, scalability, and alignment to KBRA’s culture and business priorities.
  • Partner with HR colleagues to ensure effective delivery of recruiting, training, mobility and employee relations issues
  • Liaise with various control functions including Legal, Compliance, Finance and Technology
  • Help redesign performance management and training processes and manage the change through implementation

You will be successful in this role if you possess:

  • Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of HR experience, including 3-5 years in a strategic HRBP role
  • Are highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word /Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint); very comfortable with Excel formulas, pivot tables and v-lookups
  • Demonstrated ability to use data to drive decisions and influence leaders
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize and complete time sensitive tasks in a fast-paced environment
  • Have the ability to stay focused, organized, efficient, and effective in managing multiple priorities
  • Strong customer service orientation
  • Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience supporting change initiatives such as new performance management systems, reorganizations, or talent development programs
  • Exceptional judgment, integrity, and discretion
  • Strategic thinker with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving
  • Experience in financial services or another professional services environment a plus
  • Familiarity with Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT for research, data insights, and general productivity is a plus

Salary Range:

The anticipated annual base salary range for this full-time position is $130,000 - $180,000. Offer amounts are determined by factors such as experience, skills, geography, and other job-related factors.

Benefits:

  • A flexible hybrid work schedule – Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays in the office
  • Competitive benefits and paid time off
  • Paid family and disability leave
  • 401(k) plan, including employer match (100% vested)
  • Educational and professional development financial assistance
  • Employee referral bonus program

About Us:

KBRA is a full-service credit rating agency registered in the U.S., the EU and the UK, and is designated to provide structured finance ratings in Canada. KBRA’s ratings can be used by investors for regulatory capital purposes in multiple jurisdictions.

More Info:

KBRA encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.

 

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