People Partner, Newsela
GTM
$120-135k
Plus incentive stock options
Online platform for education content
Job no longer available
Online platform for education content
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$120-135k
Plus incentive stock options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To provide meaningful classroom learning for every student.
Role
Who you are
- You have 3–5+ years of experience in an HR Business Partner or similar strategic HR role, ideally supporting Sales and Customer-facing teams
- You bring strong experience coaching leaders on performance, team dynamics, and leadership challenges
- You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and complexity and can translate business needs into practical, scalable people solutions
- You have a solid understanding of employment laws and compliance considerations (e.g., FLSA, contractor classifications) and know when to escalate appropriately
- You’re data-informed and able to identify patterns and insights that drive better people decisions
- You balance empathy and rigor, advocating for employees while supporting business outcomes
- You communicate clearly, build trust quickly, and influence effectively at all levels of the organization
What the job involves
- The People Partner (HRBP) will focus their support on the Go to Market (GTM) organization (Sales, Customer, and Marketing), serving as a trusted advisor to leaders on talent strategy, organizational design, performance management, leadership development, and employee relations
- This role partners closely with leaders to translate business objectives into people strategies that enable high-performing, scalable, and engaged teams
- Reporting to the VP of People, the People Partner will develop a deep understanding of the GTM organization’s goals, operating rhythms, and challenges in order to proactively identify risks, opportunities, and people solutions
- You will balance strategic partnership with hands-on execution, offering pragmatic guidance that supports both near-term delivery and long-term organizational health
- Partner with GTM leaders to support talent planning, performance management, organizational design, and team effectiveness
- Serve as a coach and thought partner to managers and leaders on leadership effectiveness, feedback, performance calibration, and employee development
- Advise leaders through complex employee relations matters, ensuring thoughtful, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes in partnership with Legal and People Operations
- Support workforce planning efforts, including headcount planning, role design, leveling, and career path clarity across teams
- Partner with Recruiting and leaders to shape hiring strategies, interview plans, and onboarding readiness for roles
- Lead and support performance management cycles, including goal-setting, calibration, promotion discussions, and development planning
- Use people and performance data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and translate insights into actionable recommendations for leaders
- Support change management efforts related to reorganizations, leadership transitions, new initiatives, or scaling teams
- Collaborate cross-functionally with People Operation and Recruiting to deliver cohesive people solutions
- Create clear, leader-ready materials and communications to support people programs, organizational changes, and talent initiatives
Our take
While textbooks have been standard issue in classrooms for centuries, digital instructional materials are now more prevalent. Newsela offers a learning platform that curates and rewrites news articles, historical speeches, and scientific papers to help accelerate learning.
The platform is available in both English and Spanish and includes quizzes, exercises, and writing prompts to help engage students at any level. Millions of teachers and K-12 students use the platform, which has proved extremely popular so far.
In 2021, the company reached unicorn status. Since then, research has shown that Newsela is 70% more effective at promoting reading skills compared to an average summer reading program. This demonstrates the value it brings to the space, and places it well for continued expansion and innovation.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Feb 2021
$100m
SERIES D
Mar 2019
$50m
SERIES C
Total funding: $172.2m
Company benefits
- Healthcare (pets included)
- Continue your learning - on us!
- Discounts and resources to stay healthy
- Commuter savings (trains/bikes)
- Generous time off for your most important job — maternity, paternity, and adoption
- Unlimited time Off
Company HQ
Theater District, New York, NY
Leadership
Dan Cogan-Drew
(Co-Founder & Chief Academic Officer)A qualified teacher with extensive and varied experience. Recent roles include Director of Programs at EDUCATION CONNECTION and Director of Digital Learning at Achievement First Public Charter Schools.
Matthew Gross
(Co-Founder & Director)Former CEO of the company. Co-founded and was CEO at Grouper Education. Was also a Board Member at New Classrooms, Executive Director at Regents Research Fund and VP at PENCIL.
Pep Carrera
(CEO)Board Member at Follett Higher Education. Was CEO at Nearpod, President at ProQuest, and President and COO at VitalSource Technologies.
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