# Senior People Partner, Non-Tech

**Company:** [Lightning AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/lightning-ai)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** People Ops
**Salary:** $160k – $180k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Organization Design, Employee Relations, Performance Management, Compensation, Promotions, Leveling Frameworks, Talent Management, People Systems, International Employment, Compliance Programs, Hr Business Partnering
**Posted:** 2026-08-18

> Partners with senior business leaders on organization design, employee relations, performance, compensation, leveling, and talent decisions. The role requires 8+ years in People Partnering or HRBP work, strong judgment in complex situations, and experience supporting globally distributed teams.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Partner with senior business leaders on organization design, team structure, leveling, promotions, and compensation decisions.
- Own complex employee relations and performance situations end-to-end, including performance management, role transitions, and exits.
- Improve manager capability through stronger feedback, performance conversations, and talent decisions.
- Partner with Talent on hiring quality, role design, leveling frameworks, and evaluation practices.
- Identify friction and risk in people processes and build pragmatic, scalable solutions with Legal, Total Rewards, and Finance.

## Requirements

- 8+ years of experience in People Partnering or HRBP roles, including substantial direct partnership with senior business leaders.
- Track record of influencing senior leaders on organization design, performance, and talent decisions.
- Strong employee relations judgment and experience resolving high-stakes, complex situations.
- Experience driving compensation, promotion, and leveling decisions across business functions.
- Experience supporting globally distributed teams and navigating multi-country complexity.
- Ability to create practical structure and clarity in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills across senior audiences.
- Exposure to international employment models or global expansion work.

## Nice to Have

- Deep familiarity with career frameworks and compensation models.
- Experience building or evolving people systems in a scaling, AI-native company.
- Experience supporting globally distributed go-to-market, data center, or business organizations.
- SPHR or comparable certification.
- Track record of designing or improving compliance-focused programs that measurably reduce organizational risk.

## Compensation and Benefits

- Annual base salary: **$160,000–$180,000 USD**.
- Discretionary bonus and meaningful equity component.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents.
- RSUs.
- 401(k) matching in the U.S. and pension contributions in the U.K.
- Unlimited paid time off, company holidays, and floating holidays.
- Two-week company-wide winter break.
- Paid parental and family leave.
- Annual learning and development allowance.
- Wellness and work-from-home stipends.
- Four weeks of paid sabbatical after four years of service.
- Flexible schedules and a hybrid work model for office-based teams.
- Complimentary meals at office hubs.

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