Senior People Partner
Donut Studios
$85,000 - $100,000 / year
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Description
WHY NEW ENGEN?
At New Engen, we help brands grow, not just bigger, but smarter. We’re a digital marketing agency built to drive meaningful impact across the entire customer journey, blending media, creative, analytics, influencer, and retail strategies into performance-driven campaigns.
Some clients partner with us through long-term agency relationships. Others tap into specialized solutions - like Donut Studios, our in-house creative studio for platform-native and short-form content, or Acorn Creator Suite, our influencer marketing solution built for retail impact. While each solution brings its own focus and flavor, they’re all part of how we deliver for our clients, together, as one team.
We’re a collaborative group of strategists, creatives, analysts, and makers who are all in on helping brands, and each other, thrive. We work hard, stay humble, and build with purpose.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Be a Trusted Strategic Partner
Collaborate with senior leaders to align people strategies with business goals. From org design and workforce planning to leadership coaching and change management, you’ll help shape how we scale.
Champion Performance & Growth
Support the performance management cycle by equipping managers to give meaningful feedback, coach their teams, and build thoughtful development plans.
Lead with Empathy & Fairness
Act as a go-to partner for employee relations, offering guidance that’s grounded in equity, transparency, and compliance with legal and internal standards.
Drive Talent Development & Retention
Partner with leaders to identify high-potential talent, plan for the future, and build teams that thrive. You’ll play a key role in strengthening our internal pipeline.
Fuel Engagement & Belonging
Work alongside our Employee Engagement team to ensure every employee has access to growth opportunities, and every voice is heard. You’ll help embed DEIB strategies into the DNA of our teams.
Use Data to Guide Decisions
Leverage people analytics to spot trends, shape strategy, and inform recommendations around turnover, engagement, performance, and more.
Influence Policy & Practices
Help shape, roll out, and maintain equitable and consistent policies and practices across the organization.
Support Compensation Strategy
Partner with People Operations to ensure we stay competitive and fair in our total rewards approach, providing input on salary reviews, market data, and equity adjustments.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- 5+ years of generalist HR experience, with at least 1+ year in a People Partner, HRBP, or strategic HR role
- Experience supporting dynamic or matrixed orgs, agencies or client services teams are a plus
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills; you know how to influence and collaborate at all levels
- A deep understanding of employment law and HR best practices, with strong instincts around fairness and integrity
- Confidence in navigating conflict and coaching through complexity
- Data-savvy and comfortable using metrics to tell stories and drive decisions
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field (Master’s or HR certifications like SHRM-CP, PHR are a plus)
SOME OF OUR PERKS
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Short/Long-Term Disability, Life/AD&D
- 401k - Employer match
- HSA - Employer contributes
- Flexible Vacation & PTO plan
- Paid Maternity / Paternity
- Paid Holidays
- Remote/Flex day schedule
- Laid back office environment
- The coolest team ;)
- Fun company events & off-sites
Salary Range: $85,000-$100,000
Compensation for each opportunity is determined based on the applicable labor market, the scope and structure of the role or engagement, and the individual’s qualifications and experience.
New Engen is proud to have offices in Seattle, New York, and Northwest Arkansas, each one anchoring teams that drive creativity, collaboration, and culture. But great work isn’t limited to those zip codes. We also support a distributed team of remote employees across the country, giving people the flexibility to do their best work wherever they are.
We currently hire full-time employees in the following states: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin
Let’s Build What’s Next Together — If you’re passionate about media and eager to make a meaningful impact with a team that’s all in, we’d love to hear from you.
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Benefits
- health insurance
- 401(k)
- paid time off
- stock options
- parental leave
About this role
Donut Studios, the creative studio arm of New Engen, is looking for a Senior People Partner to build and scale their people strategy as the organization grows. You'd work remotely from Seattle, supporting a collaborative team across a dynamic, matrixed agency environment. This role sits at the intersection of strategic HR and hands-on employee partnership—you'll collaborate with senior leaders on org design and workforce planning, guide managers through performance conversations and development, and serve as the go-to for employee relations issues grounded in fairness and compliance.
The work spans the full people lifecycle: identifying and developing high-potential talent, embedding DEIB into team culture, using data to spot trends and inform decisions, and helping shape policies that keep the organization equitable and consistent as it scales. You'll also partner on compensation strategy to ensure competitiveness in the market. This is a generalist role that rewards both strategic thinking and genuine relationship-building skills—you need to influence at all levels, navigate conflict with confidence, and know how to tell stories with data.
You'll need at least five years of HR experience, with at least one year in a strategic People Partner or HRBP capacity. Agency or client services background is a plus. A bachelor's degree is required; HR certifications like SHRM-CP or PHR strengthen your candidacy. The salary range is $85,000–$100,000, with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401k match, HSA contributions, flexible PTO, and paid parental leave.
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