Associate Director, People & Culture

The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), the union for NBA players, is seeking an Associate Director, People & Culture to help execute and continuously improve people programs across the full employee lifecycle in a lean organization.

This hands-on HR Business Partner role supports internal staff with practical guidance across core People & Culture processes while helping optimize operations and strengthen the employee experience.

• Serve as a hands-on HR Business Partner providing guidance and execution support across core talent processes.
• Execute and strengthen people programs across the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, development, and off-boarding.
• Develop and standardize foundational HR processes to ensure compliance, accuracy, and consistency.
• Provide backup support for payroll processing and benefits administration to ensure continuity and compliance.
• Maintain HR systems and workforce data; leverage insights to improve decision-making and processes.
• Lead and support HR projects from planning through execution, adoption, and change implementation to improve efficiency and employee experience.
• Manage communications, rollout, and reinforcement of new HR practices and change initiatives.
• Support organizational change and growth by balancing strategic advising with direct execution.

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Progressive human resources experience, including HR Business Partner or senior HR generalist experience.
• Experience working in lean or small HR environments, balancing strategic advisement with hands-on execution.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. employment laws, HR compliance, and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to build and improve HR programs, policies, and processes across the employee lifecycle.
• Ability to partner effectively with leaders and employees with practical, solutions-oriented guidance.
• Experience designing, implementing, and improving HR programs across the employee lifecycle.
• High integrity and comfort handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Strong organizational, project management, and communication skills.

• Reports to: Chief People Officer.
• Benefits: comprehensive package including paid leave, medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus a 401(k) plan with matching employer contributions.
• Salary: commensurate with experience.
• Equal opportunity employer; resumes reviewed until the position is filled.