The HR Business Partner will provide strategic support to clinical team leaders, focusing on talent management and performance. Responsibilities include advising on leadership practices, organizational structure, and fostering a strong workplace culture aligned with mental healthcare initiatives.
About Lyra Health
Lyra Health is the leading provider of mental health solutions for employers supporting more than 20 million people globally. The company has delivered 13 million sessions of mental health care, published more than 20 peer-reviewed studies, and delivered unmatched outcomes in terms of access, clinical effectiveness and cost efficiency. Extensive peer-reviewed research confirms Lyra’s transformative care model helps people recover twice as fast and results in a 26% annual reduction in overall healthcare claims costs. Lyra is transforming access to life-changing mental health care through Lyra Empower, the only fully integrated, AI-powered platform combining the highest-quality care and technology solutions.
About the Role:
At Lyra, we believe that to provide world-class mental healthcare, our own teams must embody the overall well-being and high performance we help bring to life around the world. As an HR Business Partner for our Clinical Organization, you will provide strategic talent and performance focused partnership to clinical team leaders who are transforming the mental health landscape.
You will work directly with the teams responsible for our clinical excellence. Your success directly correlates to the quality of care our members receive. You will navigate the unique intersection of high-growth tech and high-quality evidence-based mental healthcare. This role requires a hands-on knowledgeable HR practitioner who applies data-driven decision-making and knowledge of leadership effectiveness and talent management practices to build a healthy, high-performing clinical workforce.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Advisory Partner: Act as a trusted advisor to leaders ranging from ICs to Directors, helping them navigate the complexities of leading a clinical team and complex operations. You won't just solve problems; you'll coach leaders to address root issues and continually improve leadership and processes.
- Organizational Architecture: Partner with Clinical Operations to design and implement team structures that scale. You’ll lead complex change initiatives, ensuring our team members and clinicians feel supported through every evolution of the business.
- Cultural Stewardship: Drive the "rhythm of business" (performance cycles, talent planning) with a focus on equity, clinical integrity, and continual growth and development.
- Functional Expertise: Serve as a subject matter expert for the broader People Team in key areas such as Manager Development, Performance Enablement or Talent Planning, influencing how Lyra develops talent globally through leadership on central initiatives.
Qualifications
- The Experience: 8+ years of HR experience, preferably in a high-growth environment or a healthcare focused organization. You have a proven track record of moving the needle on employee engagement and manager effectiveness.
- The "Grey Area" Specialist: You possess the discernment to make sound decisions in complex, ambiguous situations. You know when to be a "hands-on" problem solver and when to escalate for broader impact.
- Change Leadership Expertise: You build the project plans and communication loops that make change stick.
- Compliance & Compassion: You have a deep understanding of Labor and Employment law; you apply it through a lens that balances a growth mindset and accountability.
- Mission Alignment: A genuine passion for expanding global access to high-quality mental healthcare. A desire to contribute to building an innovative high impact people and culture function
"We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or any other category protected by law.
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