Senior Human Resources Business Partner, G&A

The role

This senior HR partner will serve as the dedicated HR partner to Yext's General & Administrative functions, including Finance, Legal, IT Business Operations, and People. The role sets people strategy and runs core HR processes such as performance management, compensation planning, and employee engagement for G&A teams.

What you will do

• Partner with G&A leaders to develop and execute people strategies.
• Advise on organizational design, workforce planning, talent development and compensation, including headcount planning with Finance.
• Act as a trusted advisor to G&A managers on complex people matters.
• Lead performance management, compensation planning and employee engagement for G&A teams.
• Coach G&A leaders, including succession and career pathing for specialized functions.
• Identify organizational and talent gaps and implement scalable solutions, including reorganization support.
• Serve as escalation point for employee relations matters within G&A.
• Manage legal and organizational risk through policy, employment law and regulatory compliance.
• Handle sensitive employee matters with Legal and leadership, with care for confidential financial, legal and personnel data.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of Human Resources experience creating measurable impact in a major business unit.
• Experience advising managers and functional leaders on people strategy and organizational decisions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Solid judgment in assessing risk relative to the business.
• High level of integrity, discretion, and ability to handle confidential information.
• Experience with employee relations, employment law, and performance management processes.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• High EQ, professional maturity, and cultural awareness.
• Proficiency in Workday, G Suite (Google Workspace), Claude, and Gemini.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Vacation and sick leave.
• Possible eligibility for variable pay programs.

Before you apply

• Yext considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

About the company

Yext is an enterprise agentic marketing platform that helps brands manage and measure their visibility across AI and traditional search. Thousands of brands and digital marketing partners in financial services, healthcare, retail, hospitality and food use Yext.