Kroll Bond Rating Agency
Position Title:
HR Business Partner – Director
Entity:
KBRA Holdings LLC
Employment Type:
Full-Time
Location:
New York, New York
Summary:
KBRA (Kroll Bond Rating Agency), a leading global credit rating agency, is seeking an HR Business Partner based in our New York office to play an integral role in advising management across the HR processes including performance management, training and development, hiring decisions, compensation, organizational design and other annual processes.
About the Team:
The Human Resources Department is an integral function responsible for the overall dynamic employee experience at KBRA. As a lean HR organization, we take pride in our broad range of initiatives. These include recruiting high-caliber talent; promoting diversity, engagement, and inclusion; and providing training and internal career development opportunities. We also support employee physical and mental well-being through competitive benefit plans, reward high performers, and help colleagues understand how their individual roles contribute to KBRA’s overall business strategy of becoming the premier credit rating agency. This role reports to the Senior HR Business Partner and will partner closely with all members of the Human Resources team.
Summary of Responsibilities
Serve as a trusted advisor to people managers, coaching them on performance, employee relations, inclusion, and culture-building.
Provide data-informed insights and recommendations to guide leadership decision-making.
Own and drive the full lifecycle of core HR processes for the firm – performance management, compensation cycles, promotions, employee development programs, and policy updates—ensuring consistency, fairness, scalability, and alignment to KBRA’s culture and business priorities.
Partner with HR colleagues to ensure effective delivery of recruiting, training, mobility and employee relations issues
Liaise with various control functions including Legal, Compliance, Finance and Technology
Help redesign performance management and training processes and manage the change through implementation
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of HR experience, including 3-5 years in a strategic HRBP role
Are highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word /Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint); very comfortable with Excel formulas, pivot tables and v-lookups
Demonstrated ability to use data to drive decisions and influence leaders
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and complete time sensitive tasks in a fast-paced environment
Have the ability to stay focused, organized, efficient, and effective in managing multiple priorities
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience supporting change initiatives such as new performance management systems, reorganizations, or talent development programs
Exceptional judgment, integrity, and discretion
Strategic thinker with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving
Experience in financial services or another professional services environment a plus
Familiarity with Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT for research, data insights, and general productivity is a plus
Salary Range The anticipated annual base salary range for this full-time position is $130,000 - $180,000. Offer amounts are determined by factors such as experience, skills, geography, and other job-related factors.
Benefits
A flexible hybrid work schedule – Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays in the office
Competitive benefits and paid time off
Paid family and disability leave
401(k) plan, including employer match (100% vested)
Educational and professional development financial assistance
Employee referral bonus program
About Us KBRA is a full-service credit rating agency registered in the U.S., the EU and the UK, and is designated to provide structured finance ratings in Canada. KBRA’s ratings can be used by investors for regulatory capital purposes in multiple jurisdictions.
More Info KBRA encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.
As set forth in KBRA’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
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HR Business Partner – Director
Entity:
KBRA Holdings LLC
Employment Type:
Full-Time
Location:
New York, New York
Summary:
KBRA (Kroll Bond Rating Agency), a leading global credit rating agency, is seeking an HR Business Partner based in our New York office to play an integral role in advising management across the HR processes including performance management, training and development, hiring decisions, compensation, organizational design and other annual processes.
About the Team:
The Human Resources Department is an integral function responsible for the overall dynamic employee experience at KBRA. As a lean HR organization, we take pride in our broad range of initiatives. These include recruiting high-caliber talent; promoting diversity, engagement, and inclusion; and providing training and internal career development opportunities. We also support employee physical and mental well-being through competitive benefit plans, reward high performers, and help colleagues understand how their individual roles contribute to KBRA’s overall business strategy of becoming the premier credit rating agency. This role reports to the Senior HR Business Partner and will partner closely with all members of the Human Resources team.
Summary of Responsibilities
Serve as a trusted advisor to people managers, coaching them on performance, employee relations, inclusion, and culture-building.
Provide data-informed insights and recommendations to guide leadership decision-making.
Own and drive the full lifecycle of core HR processes for the firm – performance management, compensation cycles, promotions, employee development programs, and policy updates—ensuring consistency, fairness, scalability, and alignment to KBRA’s culture and business priorities.
Partner with HR colleagues to ensure effective delivery of recruiting, training, mobility and employee relations issues
Liaise with various control functions including Legal, Compliance, Finance and Technology
Help redesign performance management and training processes and manage the change through implementation
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of HR experience, including 3-5 years in a strategic HRBP role
Are highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word /Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint); very comfortable with Excel formulas, pivot tables and v-lookups
Demonstrated ability to use data to drive decisions and influence leaders
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and complete time sensitive tasks in a fast-paced environment
Have the ability to stay focused, organized, efficient, and effective in managing multiple priorities
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience supporting change initiatives such as new performance management systems, reorganizations, or talent development programs
Exceptional judgment, integrity, and discretion
Strategic thinker with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving
Experience in financial services or another professional services environment a plus
Familiarity with Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT for research, data insights, and general productivity is a plus
Salary Range The anticipated annual base salary range for this full-time position is $130,000 - $180,000. Offer amounts are determined by factors such as experience, skills, geography, and other job-related factors.
Benefits
A flexible hybrid work schedule – Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays in the office
Competitive benefits and paid time off
Paid family and disability leave
401(k) plan, including employer match (100% vested)
Educational and professional development financial assistance
Employee referral bonus program
About Us KBRA is a full-service credit rating agency registered in the U.S., the EU and the UK, and is designated to provide structured finance ratings in Canada. KBRA’s ratings can be used by investors for regulatory capital purposes in multiple jurisdictions.
More Info KBRA encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.
As set forth in KBRA’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.
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