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People Partner - Product and Product Design

Partners with Product Management and Product Design leaders on performance, organizational change, talent programs, employee relations, and workforce insights. The role requires 10+ years of People Partner or HRBP experience in high-growth technology organizations, strong execution, judgment, and data fluency.

About the job

Responsibilities

  • Build trusted partnerships with Product Management and Product Design leaders.
  • Navigate performance management, promotions, leveling, and employee relations matters.
  • Synthesize engagement survey, performance-cycle, attrition, and headcount data into actionable insights.
  • Support and operationalize performance cycles, calibration discussions, promotion processes, and manager enablement.
  • Reinforce performance standards, accountability, expectations, feedback, and growth.
  • Liaise between Product & Design and the broader People team, including Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Learning & Development, and People Operations.
  • Own end-to-end execution of organizational changes, including transition planning, communications, Workday updates, leader enablement, and follow-through.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of HRBP or People Partner experience.
  • Meaningful experience supporting Product Management, Product Design, or similar cross-functional product organizations in a high-growth technology company.
  • Track record executing complex People initiatives end-to-end, including organizational changes, performance cycles, and talent calibrations.
  • Strong ownership, judgment, follow-through, and ability to operate in ambiguity.
  • Experience building lightweight, scalable People processes.
  • Ability to use AI tools thoughtfully while keeping humans in the loop.
  • Comfort analyzing survey, performance, attrition, headcount, and compensation data.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Cash compensation: $154,405–$189,989 per year in Denver; $181,275–$223,573 per year in New York/San Francisco.
  • Full-time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity in the form of RSUs.
  • Hybrid employees in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City offices are expected to work onsite approximately 2–3 days per week or more depending on the role.
  • A secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required when working from an approved non-office location.

Skills

Workday, People Operations, Performance Management, Talent Calibration, Employee Relations, Organizational Change, People Analytics, Headcount Planning, Engagement Surveys, Attrition Analysis, Compensation, Manager Enablement, Artificial Intelligence

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