Senior People Business Partner

We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.

Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised over $1 billion from long-time investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group as well as new investors SoftBank and Lightspeed to propel us forward. Our last prototype, Trenta, completed 10,000 high-power pulses and reached plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (9 keV). We are now operating Polaris, our next prototype on the path to the world's first fusion power plant.

This is a pivotal time to join Helion. You will tackle real-world challenges with a team that prizes urgency, rigor, ownership, and a commitment to delivering hard truths - values essential to achieving what no one has before. Together, we will change the future of energy, because the world can't wait.

What You Will Be Doing

As a People Business Partner at Helion, you'll be instrumental in driving our mission by aligning our people strategies with business goals. You'll partner closely with leaders to embed and amplify our core values, optimize organizational structure, and foster a culture that empowers employees to perform at their best. Leveraging your deep understanding of the business, you'll identify and address opportunities to strengthen team performance, enhance engagement, and support our ambitious growth. This is an onsite role reporting to the Lead People Business Partner at our Everett, WA headquarters.

You Will

• Collaborate with teams to provide strategic guidance on key people processes, including employee relations, compensation, compliance, policy, and organizational structure
• Foster strong work relationships, boost team morale, and drive productivity across the company by identifying positive drivers and areas of opportunity to consistently deliver high employee motivation, satisfaction, and engagement
• Identify and address people-related challenges, implementing innovative strategies to overcome them
• Understand business objectives and propose forward-thinking approaches to improve outcomes, enhance productivity, and refine people strategies
• Build partnerships with all People functions, including Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, and People Operations, to provide seamless support to the business

Required Skills

• 5+ years of experience in the People space, as a generalist or PBP, concentrated in operations, manufacturing, or production groups
• 2+ years of experience in a Business Partner role
• Comprehensive knowledge of HR disciplines, including compensation, organizational design, employee relations, DEI, performance management, and employment laws
• Proven experience coaching employees across all levels and creating a culture of constructive feedback
• Collaborative leadership style with a focus on driving practical solutions

Helion's compensation package includes a competitively benchmarked base salary, meaningful equity grants, and comprehensive benefits. Final compensation is determined through a holistic evaluation of your experience, qualifications, and our commitment to internal equity - ensuring fairness and transparency across our teams. We are committed to fostering a fair and equitable environment in every aspect of our operations, including compensation.

This is an exempt salaried role.

Annual Base Pay

$110,000 - $160,000 USD

Benefits

Our total compensation package includes benefits, including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
• 31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
• 10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
• Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
• Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
• Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
• Annual wellness stipend

Helion is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the interview process, please let us know.