Human Resources Business Partner

About Us

At Cast & Crew, we've empowered creativity and supported the global entertainment industry for decades. Together with our family of brands - Backstage, CAPS, Checks & Balances, Final Draft, Media Services, Sargent-Disc, and The TEAM Companies - we operate as a combined entertainment technology and services provider offering industry standard screenwriting accounting software, digital payroll products, data & reporting, and a host of creative tools. The industry continues to move faster than ever, and the need for our expertise, our technology, and our people has never been greater. We are a production's best ally every step of the way. #OneCastOneCrew

Cast & Crew is launching a new HR Business Partner model, and this role sits at the heart of it. As an HRBP, you'll serve as a true strategic partner to the business - connecting people strategy to business performance in ways that are visible, measurable, and lasting.

This is not a transactional HR role. You won't spend your days processing requests or fielding policy questions. You'll spend them partnering with leaders to build high-performing teams, working through complex organizational challenges, and helping shape a culture where our people - and our business - can do their best work.

You will report to the VP, People Experience and operate within a People & Culture team that is intentionally being rebuilt for strategic impact. You are joining at the beginning of something, and your fingerprints will be on how this model takes shape.

What You Will Do

Strategic Partnership

• Partner with business unit leaders on workforce planning, org design, succession, and talent strategy
  
• Bring a people lens to business decisions early
  
• Translate business priorities into actionable people strategies that drive measurable outcomes
  
• Counsel and influence senior leaders - bringing both data and judgment to every conversation.
  

Talent & Performance

• Lead quarterly talent reviews and calibration sessions within your business units
  
• Coach managers on performance management from development conversations to difficult feedback and underperformance
  
• Partner on individual development plans that connect employee growth to business needs
  
• Help identify high-potential talent and build visibility and opportunity for them
  

Culture & Engagement

• Monitor team health and engagement within your business units and act on what you find
  
• Partner with leaders to build cultures of accountability, inclusion, and psychological safety
  
• Support the rollout and action planning for company-wide engagement surveys (Culture Amp)
  
• Be a visible, approachable presence our Crew members, someone they trust and will actually come to
  

Organizational Effectiveness & Change

• Support restructuring, team design, and org changes within your business units, from planning through execution and employee experience
  
• Lead change management for people-related initiatives, ensuring changes land well and stick
  
• Partner on headcount business cases, role design, and workforce planning
  
• Identify organizational friction and help leaders solve it before it becomes a crisis
  

Employee Relations

• Handle complex employee relations matters with sound judgment, empathy, and a clear eye on risk
  
• Partner with legal and compliance on sensitive situations, investigations, accommodations, separations
  
• Guide managers through difficult conversations, escalations, and employment decisions
  
• Maintain a working knowledge of employment law and apply it practically in day-to-day advising
  

People Analytics & Insights

• Use data to inform your business unit conversations and recommendations, turnover trends, engagement signals, performance patterns
  
• Partner on reporting and insights that help leaders make smarter people decisions
  
• Leverage tools including Workday and Culture Amp to surface and act on workforce data
  

What You Bring

Experience

• 3+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 3 years in a dedicated HRBP or strategic HR partnership role
  
• Background in a technology, SaaS, or digital-first company strongly preferred, you understand how fast-moving, product-driven organizations operate
  
• Proven experience navigating organizational change, including restructuring, reorgs, and transformation initiatives
  
• Track record of building trusted relationships with senior leaders and influencing without authority
  
• Experience with talent management processes: calibration, succession, performance, development
  
• Strong knowledge of US employment law and employee relations, including handling sensitive investigations
  

Skills & Capabilities

• Business acumen: you understand P&L pressures, org design tradeoffs, and what keeps leaders up at night
  
• Coaching instincts: you make leaders better, not dependent on you
  
• Change management fluency: you know how to help organizations move through ambiguity without losing people along the way
  
• Data literacy: you can turn people data into a compelling narrative that drives decisions
  
• Emotional intelligence: you navigate complex interpersonal dynamics and difficult conversations with grace
  
• Judgment: you know when to act, when to escalate, and when to sit with ambiguity
  
• Communication: you write and speak with clarity and credibility, from frontline employees to the C-suite
  

Tools & Systems

• Workday (HRIS/ATS) experience strongly preferred
  
• Culture Amp or comparable engagement platform experience a plus
  
• Comfortable with AI-enabled tools and digital collaboration platforms
  
• Microsoft Teams experience is a plus
  

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a related field
  
• MBA, Master's in HR, or Organizational Development a plus
  

What We Offer

• The opportunity to shape the People & Culture function and how we engage with the business
  
• A seat at the table
  
• Direct access to and partnership with senior leadership
  
• A company in a compelling growth chapter with a clear path and strong PE backing
  
• Competitive compensation and benefits
  
• Hybrid flexibility based in Burbank, CA
  

Benefits

Cast & Crew provides a comprehensive package of employee benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, health and wellness programs, employee discounts, and more! Note: Cast & Crew benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.

Cast & Crew is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability to perform a job, without regard to age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship or marital status, and to maintain a non-discriminatory environment free from intimidation, harassment or bias based upon these grounds.

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Compensation is commensurate with various factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, skills, training, licensure, certifications, geographic cost of labor, and other business and organizational needs. Compensation range for candidates in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. The compensation range for this position is: $120,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year.