Director, HR Business Partner & Talent ManagementActive$42K–$104K

Redwood Materials
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The opportunity

Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 by JB Straubel, co-founder and former CTO of Tesla, on a simple but radical idea: the critical minerals powering the energy transition already exist. They just need to come back.

What you'll do

  • Serve as the strategic People partner to the Chief Operating Officer, Chief: Commercial Officer, and their leadership teams, helping shape organizational strategy, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, and talent priorities.

  • Partner directly with executives and senior leaders to align people: strategies with business objectives and support organizational growth, performance, and workforce effectiveness.

  • Act as a trusted advisor and coach, providing guidance on organizational: design, leadership development, succession planning, change management, employee relations, and team effectiveness.

  • Lead and develop a small team of HR Business Partners supporting our Nevada: and South Carolina manufacturing facilities and partner closely with the HR leader supporting our Germany manufacturing operations. Together, ensure consistent people practices, talent strategies, and leadership support across Redwood's manufacturing footprint while balancing local business and regulatory needs.

  • Build strong relationships across all levels of the organization, from: executive leaders to frontline employees, ensuring people strategies remain grounded in operational realities.

  • Partner with leaders to assess organizational capabilities, identify: workforce risks and opportunities, and develop plans that support long-term business objectives.

What they're looking for

  • Leverage workforce data, talent insights, and business metrics to identify: trends, challenge assumptions, and improve business outcomes.
  • Partner closely with Recruiting, Total Rewards, HR Operations, and People: Analytics to deliver integrated people solutions that enable business growth, attract and retain talent, and create a consistent employee experience.
  • Influence hiring, workforce planning, organizational design, compensation,: talent, employee experience, and workforce analytics strategies by effectively leveraging the expertise of Centers of Excellence across the People Team.
  • Lead complex organizational and talent initiatives, balancing strategic: thinking with practical execution in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.