Senior Director, R&D HR Business Partnering
Leads global HRBP strategy for R&D, partnering with technical executives to shape AI-native organizational design, talent systems, succession planning, and change initiatives. Requires 15+ years of progressive HR experience and 5+ years leading HRBP teams supporting technical organizations.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Lead a global team of embedded HR Business Partners supporting senior executives across Engineering, Product, Security, and Research.
- Partner with the Head of R&D and technical VPs to align talent strategy with product roadmaps, platform architecture, and operational goals.
- Coordinate People Team Centers of Excellence, including Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, and People Operations, to deliver integrated talent programs.
- Use people metrics to diagnose organizational health, attrition trends, and productivity indicators.
- Design agile, high-velocity R&D organizations, optimizing team sizes, spans of control, and cross-functional interfaces.
- Partner with engineering leadership on AI-assisted and agent-driven operating models.
- Evolve technical career frameworks, leveling, and role definitions for AI-native engineering environments.
- Drive succession planning, critical-role mapping, and retention strategies for specialized technical talent.
- Lead global change initiatives and coach senior technical leaders through organizational and technological transitions.
- Set standards for strategic partnership, business fluency, and execution across the HRBP team.
Requirements
- 15+ years of progressive HR experience.
- 5+ years leading an HRBP team supporting technical R&D, Engineering, or Product organizations in high-growth environments.
- Expertise in business acumen, organizational design, talent portfolio management, and change leadership.
- Understanding of how AI tools reshape technical workflows, with strong human judgment in assessing leadership potential and organizational health.
- Experience coordinating executive stakeholders and specialized People functions to deliver integrated talent solutions.
- Ability to advise, challenge, and coach VP-level and above technical leaders with confidence, empathy, and business fluency.
Compensation and Benefits
- Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.
- Eligible to participate in the company equity plan.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Flexible spending and commuter spending accounts.
- Fertility and family-forming benefits.
- Mental health support and Employee Assistance Program.
- Global travel medical insurance.
- Short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Life and accident insurance.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan.
- Employee stock participation plan.
- Flexible paid time off and parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave programs.
Skills
Hr Business Partnering, Organizational Design, Talent Management, Succession Planning, Change Management, People Analytics, Career Frameworks, Job Leveling, Artificial Intelligence, Executive Coaching
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