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Thinking Machines LabThinking Machines LabSan Francisco, CA

HR Business Partner

Coaches managers on leadership, performance, and team dynamics while designing scalable people systems including compensation, career frameworks, and feedback processes for a high-growth AI research lab.

190k – 300k
On-site5+ YOEPeople Ops

About the role

What You’ll Do

  • Coach managers by observing how they lead, identifying strengths and blind spots, and working on continuous improvement.
  • Advise leadership on organizational decisions: team structure, succession planning, and strategic people choices that shape how we work.
  • Design compensation structures that let us compete for the best machine learning talent in the world while staying aligned on values and principles.
  • Create career/leveling frameworks that work for a research lab where career advancement often doesn’t mean managing people, contributions such as mentorship and taste are harder to measure, and where senior researchers expect to grow and learn even after a decade in the role.
  • Build feedback and evaluation processes that help people improve, not just get measured.

Skills and Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • 5+ years experience working as a people leader or HR business partner in a high-growth technical environment.
  • Fluency with employment law and best practices in North America.
  • Proven track record of developing HR practices and supporting a diverse set of talent.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 10+ years experience as a people leader or HR business partner.
  • Experience in setting up novel systems that scale in a fast-growing company.
  • Coaching experience that showcases a skill set in providing confidential support, motivating improvement, and conflict resolution.
  • Track record of supporting a high trust and low ego environment for high caliber talent with strong retention and growth.

Compensation

Expected annual salary range: $190,000 - $300,000 USD.

Benefits

Generous health, dental, and vision benefits, unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, and relocation support as needed.

Skills

Leadership CoachingPerformance ManagementCompensation DesignCareer FrameworksEmployment LawTalent ManagementOrganizational DesignSuccession PlanningFeedback SystemsConflict Resolution

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