Senior HR Business Partner, Americas GTM

Senior HR Business Partner

Dream Big. Go Beyond. Be Unstoppable.

Kyriba is a global fintech leader empowering CFOs and finance teams with cloud-based treasury, payments, risk management and working capital solutions. We serve 3,000+ customers worldwide, managing $15 trillion in payments annually and helping businesses optimize liquidity performance across the enterprise.

We're on a mission to become the most sought-after cloud technology company globally. We think big, innovate relentlessly, and challenge the status quo every day. If you are a problem-solver who's ready to push boundaries and achieve more than you thought possible-you'll find an exceptional career within an extraordinary business.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Senior HR Business Partner who seamlessly shifts between partnering at a strategic level with senior leaders, and isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves to solve a complex people challenge on the ground. This is a role for someone who sees HR as a lever for growth, and who has the credibility, business acumen, and confidence to operate as a genuine thought partner to the leaders they serve.

This position is hybrid, based in NYC with two days a week in office.

Your primary focus will be our Americas business leaders, partnering closely with several senior leaders across multiple functions including Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Legal to drive a high-performance culture, strengthen leadership capability, and ensure our people strategy translates into real business outcomes. The right person will thrive on variety, move confidently in ambiguity, and leave a visible mark on the organisation, creating consistency, as well as a smooth collaboration across the HRBP function. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role at a pivotal moment in Kyriba's growth journey.

About the Team:

You'll be joining the function that is at the heart of Kyriba's business - our people. The HRBP team comprises partners aligned to our key business verticals: Sales; Customer Success, Marketing, G&A and Research & Development, and exists as the engine behind architecting a future-ready workforce, accelerating Kyriba's goal of delivering the most intelligent and secure liquidity performance platform, while fostering a culture of innovation, integrity, excellence, and belonging.

What You'll Do:

• Act as a trusted advisor and coach to VP and SVP-level leaders on all aspects of people leadership, get integrated into the business and own your seat at the table, contributing to planning, and translating people insights into strategic recommendations
• Use data and analytics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities within your client groups and present actionable recommendations to leadership
• Advise on organisational design, team structures, and workforce planning decisions, bringing both commercial and people expertise to the conversation
• Represent the organisation in hiring decisions, including participation in interview processes for Director+ hires
• Lead the talent processes for your client groups, including talent reviews, engagement surveys, critical role mapping and succession/talent development planning
• Support the annual merit and promotion cycle for your client groups, ensuring consistency, fairness, and compliance with budget parameters
• Manage underperformance proactively; advise leaders on PIPs and performance improvement approaches that are both compliant and genuinely aimed at improvement
• Coordinate with EMEA and APAC HRBP colleagues under the HRBP Director's leadership to ensure consistent HR program delivery and a unified, collaborative strategy for the organization
• Navigate cross-border complexity (time zones, legal frameworks, cultural differences) with confidence and pragmatism
• Identify patterns within the functions that signal broader structural, management, or cultural concerns and address them at source
• Advise on and manage employee relations cases across the Americas, including disciplinary, grievance, performance, and exit matters
• Contribute actively to the broader global HR team: sharing insights, co-designing solutions, and participating in CoE-led projects

What You Bring:

Experience

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience, in a high-growth global technology or SaaS environment strongly preferred, across multiple geographies or globally within a matrixed organisation
• 5+ years demonstrated experience partnering with senior (VP+) leaders as a strategic business partner, not just as a service provider,
• Proven track record of managing complex employee relations matters across multiple US states; knowledge of Canadian and Central/Latin American employment law is a strong advantage
• Proficiency with HRIS systems (Workday preferred) and Google Technology Suite

Competencies

• Commercial fluency: you understand SaaS, how the business makes money, what drives performance, and how people decisions connect to financial outcomes, bonus points if you know treasury and how liquidity planning fuels a company's growth
• Analytical capability: you are comfortable with data and metrics and use them to build credible, evidence-based recommendations
• Coaching and facilitation skills: you develop the people around you, not just advise them
• Written and verbal communication: you are clear, direct, and confident in your communication at all levels, including XCO
• Organisational agility: you manage competing priorities across a complex, multi-stakeholder environment without losing quality or responsiveness

Attributes & Approach

• You are genuinely curious about the business you support. You ask questions before you advise.
• You hold a point of view and defend it respectfully. You are not a people-pleaser.
• You take ownership. When something in your client group goes wrong, your first instinct is to fix it, not to explain why it wasn't your fault.
• You bring energy and warmth to your relationships without compromising your professional credibility.
• You understand that being a global business partner means adapting, both in style and approach to the culture and context of the people you serve.
• You make complex things simple. Leaders trust your advice because you give it clearly and concisely.

Our Values Guide Everything We Do

• Think Big & Constantly Innovate: We have the confidence to think big, embrace change, challenge the status quo, and continuously evolve - incorporating new technologies and driving industry progress.
• Put our Customers' Outcomes First: We are passionate about delivering the highest value for our customers and supporting them with end-to-end care throughout their journey with us.
• Act with Integrity: Integrity is at the heart of everything we do. We take personal responsibility for our actions, own our decisions, and honour each other's contributions. We empower each other through honesty, respect, trust and transparency.
• Work as One Team: We are driven by our common goals and share in each other's successes and failures, learning and working together as a team where everyone can bring their best selves.
• Strive for Excellence while Having Fun: We enjoy tackling new challenges together, and revel in continuous improvement as we deliver, with ultimate professionalism, the very best for our customers, while exceeding our own expectations.

At Kyriba we value pay transparency and fairness.

For new hires, the annual base salary range for this role is $115,600.00 - $158,950.00 based on a full-time schedule. Salary can progress beyond this range through sustained performance and demonstrated success in the role. In addition to base pay, this position may be eligible for variable compensation (eg. performance bonus or commission-based plan) and a long-term incentive. The final package will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and qualifications. Kyriba also offers a comprehensive range of health, welfare and wellbeing benefits designed to support both your professional and personal life.

Kyriba believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship, and genetic information. See EEO Law.

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