Our healthcare system is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the U.S. Every year, over 50 million Americans suffer adverse financial consequences as a result of seeking care, from lower credit scores to garnished wages. The challenge is only getting worse, as high deductible health plans are the fastest growing plan design in the U.S.
Cedar’s mission is to leverage data science, smart product design and personalization to make healthcare more affordable and accessible. Today, healthcare providers still engage with its consumers in a “one-size-fits-all” approach; and Cedar is excited to leverage consumer best practices to deliver a superior experience.
The Role
We’re looking for a Sr. People Business Partner to join our team! Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will collaborate closely with senior leadership, managers and Cedarians to provide strategic insight and guidance on organizational development and design, all facets of people management, development, and training, recognition and reward and change management. You’ll be the go-to person in the People team for members of Cedar’s Growth organization, which includes our Sales, Client Management, Marketing, Commercial Strategy and Delivery teams. You’ll collaborate deeply with Cedar’s President and his leadership team, assisting them with leveraging people-related processes and policies and on project and program development that will enhance their team’s levels of engagement and productivity, and will accelerate their and Cedar’s growth.
At Cedar, people are core to our business and the Sr. People Business Partner will provide tactical and strategic support to all members of the Growth organization. This role is an excellent opportunity to join our mission-driven team while playing an integral role in the evolution of our organization.
Responsibilities
- Partner with department heads, managers, and individual team members on core People processes (ie performance management and internal mobility, compensation review, headcount planning, team design, change management and communications, employee engagement, and immigration)
- Collaborate closely with the rest of the People and Business Partnership team, as well as Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Employee Experience and People Operations to develop relevant, shared People team goals and execute on Cedar’s people-centric talent strategy, ensuring we’re properly resourced against Cedar’s top business priorities
- Act as an internal subject matter expert on employment and labor regulations and compliance, as well as Cedar’s policies, and proactively manage risk; collaborate with the People Operations and Legal teams on the same
- Conduct new hire onboarding sessions and talent check-ins, and partner with the People team on evolving Cedar’s people management and development programs as needed
- Delve into qualitative and quantitative data to work with managers to identify top talent opportunities, develop KPIs and devise project plans for evolution and improvement
- Build strong, trusting relationships with Cedarians and leaders across all levels of the organization and leverage these relationships to achieve buy-in on key People initiatives and help Cedar achieve its talent goals
Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years in HRBP and/or HR leadership role, preferably in a high-growth environment
- Experience supporting employees, managers and executives on strategic People programming and projects
- Willingness to embrace ambiguity and take a nuanced and collaborative approach to HR and people partnership
- Experience providing performance coaching to others and the ability to support managers and employees in goal setting and coaching efforts
- Familiarity working in a fast paced, high performance culture where the business is constantly evolving
- Ability to apply past experience and training to anticipate organizational and employee issues or opportunities and address them proactively
- Willingness to work outside a narrow job description and act as a key collaborator across People team initiatives
- Strong analytical skills to develop the right metrics, access necessary data, synthesize and report out on learnings, and devise action plans
Compensation Range and Benefits
- Salary Range*: $170,000 - $200,000
- This role is also equity eligible
- This role offers a competitive benefits and wellness package
*Subject to location, experience, and education
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What do we offer to the ideal candidate?
- A chance to improve the U.S. healthcare system at a high-growth company! Our leading healthcare financial platform is scaling rapidly, helping millions of patients per year
- Unless stated otherwise, most roles have flexibility to work from home or in the office, depending on what works best for you
- For exempt employees: Unlimited PTO for vacation, sick and mental health days–we encourage everyone to take at least 20 days of PTO per year to ensure dedicated time to spend with loved ones, explore, rest and recharge
- 16 weeks paid parental leave with health benefits for all parents, plus flexible re-entry schedules for returning to work
- Diversity initiatives that encourage Cedarians to bring their whole selves to work, including the Cedarian Advisory Group (a cross-functional cohort focused on increasing internal inclusiveness at Cedar) and three employee resource groups: be@cedar (for BIPOC-identifying Cedarians and their allies), Pridecones (for LGBTQIA+ Cedarians and their allies) and Cedar Women+ (for female-identifying Cedarians)
- Competitive pay, equity (for qualifying roles) and health benefits that start on the first of the month following your start date (or on your start date if your start date coincides with the first of the month)
- Cedar matches 100% of your 401(k) contributions, up to 3% of your annual compensation
- Access to hands-on mentorship, employee and management coaching, and a team discretionary budget for learning and development resources to help you grow both professionally and personally
About us
Cedar was co-founded by Florian Otto and Arel Lidow in 2016 after a negative medical billing experience inspired them to help improve our healthcare system. With a commitment to solving billing and patient experience issues, Cedar has become a leading healthcare technology company fueled by remarkable growth. Over the past several years, we’ve raised more than $350 million in funding from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz and Tiger Global, bringing Cedar’s valuation to $3.2 billion.
As of December 2023, Cedar is engaging with 25 million patients on an annualized basis, and is on target to process $2.6 billion in patient payments annually. Cedar’s ambition is to serve 50-60 million Americans by 2025, about half of the U.S. population that makes medical payments annually. Cedar partners with more than 55 leading healthcare providers and payers including Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, Novant Health, Allina Health and Providence.
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What We Do
With an innovative platform that connects providers and payers, Cedar empowers healthcare consumers with a personalized journey from appointment confirmation to payment—all powered by data science and interactive design. We're solving the biggest problems in healthcare, and we'd love your help. Explore our page to learn why we're a great place to work.
Why Work With Us
At Cedar, you’ll work with a smart, talented team, devoted to solving a problem that impacts millions of consumers annually. We offer competitive pay, great healthcare, stock options, unlimited PTO, daily lunch and snacks, wellness offerings, and more—plus the exciting opportunity to join a high-growth company.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Cedar has adopted a hybrid work model that enables all Cedarians to work in a way that best serves them and their work at Cedar.
