Senior People Partner - US

Perk Yokoy seeks a Senior People Partner for the US market to drive people strategy within Revenue and Supplier Partnerships, leading a direct report and partnering with senior leadership.

This position serves as a strategic advisor to senior leaders across North America, focusing on the Revenue, Supplier Partnerships, and AmTrav business units. The role is responsible for embedding people strategies, managing a direct report, and ensuring alignment between business goals and employee experience through data-driven insights and empathetic change management.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to the VP of Sales (NAM), VP of Supplier Partnerships, and VP of AmTrav.
• Define and implement people strategies tailored to the Revenue, Supplier Partnerships, and AmTrav divisions.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a direct-report People Partner to support cross-functional teams in North America.
• Set team priorities, provide coaching, and drive performance outcomes.
• Collaborate with business leaders to design and implement improved ways of working.
• Work with Revenue Leadership and supporting functions (Compensation, People Operations, Revenue Operations) to review role scopes and compensation structures.
• Shape the employee experience across teams by partnering closely with leadership.
• Guide leaders through rapid organizational changes with empathy and structured approaches.
• Leverage people analytics to test hypotheses, diagnose challenges, track progress, and measure the impact of people initiatives.

Requirements

• Prior experience as a Senior People Partner supporting Sales, Revenue, or emerging product teams in fast-growing tech environments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders and influence senior leaders effectively.
• Global experience, specifically including North America, ideally within a centralized business operating across multiple markets.
• Deep understanding of organizational design, high-performance cultures, leadership development, and change management.
• Strong coaching mindset and excellent communication abilities.
• Commercial approach to people operations, focusing on impact, data, and action while balancing colleague experience.
• Experience in developing leaders through various methods, including skills gap analysis and the design, delivery, and measurement of training programs.

What the company offers

• Competitive salary and equity ownership in Perk.
• 20 vacation days plus 12 public holidays.
• Choice of three medical plans with company contributions; HSA available with HDHP enrollment.
• Comprehensive benefits including dental, vision, and Wellhub gym subscription from day one.
• Life and disability insurance from start date, with optional voluntary buy-up plans.
• 401(k) plan with company matching.
• Partner discounts on pet insurance.
• Annual summer party and other memorable Perk events.
• Access to Spring Health for therapy and coaching sessions for employees and their families.
• 12-16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• 16 paid hours annually for volunteering.
• Up to 20 "Work from Anywhere" days per year.
• Fully paid four-week sabbatical after five years of service.
• Relocation support to move to one of the company hubs.

About the company

Perk Yokoy is a rapidly scaling company with significant growth ambitions across multiple regions. The organization values staying sharp, scalable, and human, aiming to maintain a high-performance culture. They strive to balance commercial objectives with a strong dedication to colleague experience, ensuring that their core values remain central to all operations.

• Focus on high-performance culture.
• Balancing commerciality with colleague experience in a hyper-growth environment.
• Values are at the heart of everything the company does.
• Commitment to staying sharp, scalable, and human.