HR Business Partner - Technology

Job Description

Company Name: IG US Holdings, Inc.

Role: HR Business Partner - Technology

Location: Chicago, IL - Hybrid (3 days/week in office)

We are hiring an HR Business Partner dedicated to supporting our Technology organization in North America. This is a high-impact role for an HR professional who has been in a hands-on HRBP role supporting engineers and technical teams through the realities of a scaling organization. IG Group is growing, and with that comes the need for an experienced partner who can help navigate org design, leveling complexity, and an evolving people landscape while operating as a true thought partner to their leaders.

What You’ll Do:

Strategic Partnership

• Serve as the primary HR partner to Technology leaders across software engineering, product delivery, IT support, and technical operations
• Partner with leaders from Manager to VP on org design, workforce planning, headcount strategy, and team structure as the business scales
• Bring a proactive, diagnostic lens to people challenges, identifying the real problem before recommending a solution
• Advocate for the Technology team’s needs internally, including navigating policy, process, and cross-functional challenges on their behalf
• Support performance management processes, calibration conversations, and talent reviews across engineering and technical functions
• Coach and enable managers at all levels, from first-time engineering managers to seasoned technical leaders, on leadership effectiveness, team dynamics, and people decisions
• Contribute to succession planning conversations and help leaders identify and develop top talent within their teams
• Serve as the primary point of contact on compensation questions for the Technology organization, including pricing technical roles, interpreting market data, and advising leaders on band positioning and offer strategy, with the ability to hold an independent point of view and advocate when the data supports a change

Employee Relations & Compliance

• Support employee relations matters including performance management, conflict resolution, and workplace investigations, escalating appropriately to Legal or senior HR when warranted
• Maintain awareness of and adherence to employment law, company policy, and regulatory requirements relevant to a CFTC/NFA/FINRA-regulated environment
• Ensure consistent documentation and application of people practices across the Technology organization

Operational Excellence

• Partner with Talent Acquisition on hiring strategy, role scoping, and offer decisions for technical roles, and ensure timely, well-governed delivery of talent processes in partnership with HR stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to improve or simplify HR processes in ways that reduce friction for the business and scale with organizational growth
• Use HR data, people metrics, and technology tools to spot trends, surface insights, and support the function with the right solutions as the organization evolves

Who You Are:

• Business acumen and an understanding of how technical teams operate, what drives their decisions, and how people strategy connects to outcomes
• Willingness to push back, ask the harder question, and advocate for what is right
• Sound judgment in employee relations situations and comfort knowing what to own versus escalate
• Ease operating in ambiguity and fast-moving environments
• Ability to translate HR data and metrics into narratives that resonate with non-HR leaders

Mandatory Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business Administration or Human Resources
• 5 to 7+ years of progressive HR experience, with the majority in a direct HRBP role; this role requires someone who has owned the seat, not observed it
• Direct, sustained experience supporting engineering and other technical client groups
• Demonstrated experience supporting organizations through meaningful change, growth or scaling, including navigating org design, leveling challenges, and the ambiguity of transitioning from a smaller to a mid-to-large organization
• Working fluency in technology compensation and the ability to hold an independent point of view in compensation conversations with leaders

Strong Preference

• Experience supporting technology teams in a global organization
• Familiarity with financial services, FinTech, or regulated environments and how compliance intersects with everyday HR decisions (CFTC, NFA, FINRA, or equivalent)
• Technical background or a demonstrated ability to quickly earn credibility with engineers and technical leaders who hold high expectations of their HR partners

Company Perks + Benefits:

• Performance Bonuses
• Stock Purchase Options
• 401k Plan
• Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits
• 20 Paid Vacation Days (plus an additional paid vacation day the month of your birthday!)
• 10 Paid Sick Days
• Gym Membership Reimbursement
• Commuter Benefits
• Pet Insurance
• Wellness & Mental Health Programs
• Charitable Donation Matching
• Two Paid Volunteer Days Off
• Daily catered lunch when in the office
• Full kitchen with snacks and beverages
• In-building gym
• Shuttle to/from Metra

Salary Range: $80,000 - $110,000

The actual salary offered will be based on the candidate’s level of experience and qualifications

Discretionary performance bonus: 10-12% of base salary based on individual and company performance

About IGNA + tasty

IG North America is home to tastytrade, tasty live, tastyfx, and tastycrypto—a family of brands built to democratize trading and empower individual investors. Founded in Chicago by the creators of thinkorswim, acquired by London-based IG Group in 2021, we combine startup innovation with the backing of a global fintech leader with 50+ years of experience.

From our headquarters in Chicago’s Fulton Market, our team builds award-winning trading platforms, produces live financial education content daily, and creates technology that makes complex markets accessible. tastytrade is our retail brokerage for self-directed investing and trading, with tasty _live_ providing content to educate our customers. tastyfx is the fastest-growing forex broker in the US. tastycrypto provides self-custody digital wallets for decentralized finance.

We’re a lean, collaborative team that values autonomy, pragmatism, and impact. Whether you’re building technology, creating content, serving customers, or supporting operations, you’ll work alongside people who are passionate about disrupting traditional finance and genuinely care about helping traders succeed. Our culture rewards initiative, embraces experimentation, and measures success by the value we create for our users.

Location: Our office is in the West Loop - Chicago’s growing center of tech, great cuisine, and high-end bars.

tastytrade | tasty live | tastyfx | tastycrypto

1330 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607

*Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they have every single qualification. Our team is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!