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HR Business Partner

The HR Business Partner will support a growing Engineering organization by shaping people strategy, advising leaders and managers, and leading performance, talent, organizational design, and employee experience initiatives. The role requires 5+ years of HRBP or adjacent experience, strong data-driven judgment, and comfort using AI tools.

About the job

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Engineering leaders to translate business priorities into actionable people plans.
  • Lead performance management and talent review processes; coach managers on expectations, feedback, and performance accountability.
  • Advise on organizational design, role clarity, decision rights, team health, headcount planning, and workforce needs.
  • Develop managers through trusted relationships, direct feedback, and consistent coaching.
  • Analyze attrition, engagement, performance, and other people data to identify trends and influence leadership decisions.
  • Use AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize feedback, and draft communications.
  • Own People programs and projects from planning through execution and follow-through.
  • Strengthen employee experience, engagement, inclusion, fairness, and cultural consistency.
  • Partner with Total Rewards & Compensation, People Operations, Legal, and Talent Acquisition teams.

Requirements

  • 5–8 years of progressive HR Business Partner or adjacent HR/generalist experience, including experience supporting senior executives in high-growth or scaling environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently partner with business leaders and exercise sound judgment about escalation and execution.
  • Data-driven approach using qualitative and quantitative signals to support decisions.
  • Strong relationship-building, candor, follow-through, and judgment.
  • Solid knowledge of performance management, organizational design, and talent development.
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments with strong ownership, agility, and operational discipline.
  • Comfort using AI tools and discussing AI transformation, talent, skill gaps, and team design with engineering leaders.
  • Commitment to high performance, accountability, inclusion, and cultural integrity.

Skills

Performance Management, Organizational Design, Talent Development, Workforce Planning, People Analytics, Employee Engagement, Leadership Development, Manager Coaching, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Hr Operations

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