# Senior HR Business Partner, Engineering & Product

**Company:** [Mercor](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/mercor)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** People Ops
**Salary:** $180k – $240k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Human Resources Business Partnering, Organizational Design, Performance Management, Manager Coaching, Talent Management, Succession Planning, Employee Relations, Leadership Development, Program Design, Talent Planning
**Posted:** 2026-08-21

> Senior HR Business Partner supporting Engineering and Product leaders on talent strategy, organizational design, manager coaching, performance, and complex people matters. The role requires 8+ years of HRBP experience, startup experience, and a track record of building people programs from 0 to 1.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Partner with Engineering and Product leaders on talent, organizational, and people decisions.
- Coach managers on performance, feedback, team effectiveness, development, and difficult employee situations.
- Identify growth needs for high-performing employees and turn them into practical development opportunities.
- Build development programs from 0 to 1, including problem identification, design, launch, adoption, and iteration.
- Advise on organizational design, role clarity, succession planning, and talent movement.
- Run talent and performance processes for Engineering, Product, and Design (EPD), emphasizing judgment and outcomes.
- Identify patterns across teams and provide recommendations to leaders and the People team.
- Collaborate with Recruiting, People Operations, and the broader People team.
- Balance strategic advising with hands-on execution.

## Requirements
- 8+ years of HR Business Partner experience.
- Experience partnering with Engineering, Product, or similarly technical organizations.
- Experience working in a fast-growing startup.
- Demonstrated ability to build and launch development, talent, or manager programs from 0 to 1.
- Strong judgment in complex people situations and ability to make clear recommendations.
- Ability to coach and challenge experienced managers and leaders.
- High-performance orientation, including differentiating performance and addressing performance issues directly.
- Operator mindset and willingness to execute hands-on.
- Clear, direct, low-ego communication.
- Ability to work in the San Francisco office five days per week.

## Compensation & Benefits
- $180,000–$240,000 salary, plus an aggressive bi-annual performance bonus structure and meaningful equity.
- $1,500 monthly meal stipend.
- Free Equinox membership.
- $200 monthly laundry/housekeeping reimbursement.
- $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Up to $15,000 relocation bonus.
- $10,000 proximity bonus for living within 0.5 miles of the office.

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