HR Business Partner

Responsibilities

• Shape high-performing, resilient teams: Partner with leaders to design structures, talent plans, and ways of working that enable strong performance and sustainable growth.
• Collaborate for a seamless experience: Partner with fellow HRBPs, COEs, and cross-functional leaders to build an employee experience rooted in humanity, humility, and impact.
• Evolve People programs: Strengthen performance, engagement, and retention processes—building solutions that are lightweight, scalable, and aligned with how OpenAI operates.
• Guide and develop managers: Offer candid, actionable feedback and help managers build leadership muscle across their teams.
• Anticipate and act fast: Stay close to the business to identify challenges early, diagnose root causes, and deliver lasting solutions that adapt as priorities shift.
• Lead change that matters: Drive organizational changes with empathy, clarity, and rigor—finding creative paths forward when playbooks don’t exist.

Requirements

• 7–10+ years of HR experience, including at least 5 years as an HR Business Partner in high-growth or complex environments.
• Able to see the big picture, guide leaders through tough trade-offs, and adapt quickly when priorities shift.
• Skilled at giving candid feedback with care and building leadership capabilities across organizations.
• Uses sound judgment to diagnose challenges, test creative solutions, and chart a path forward without a playbook.
• Brings steadiness, empathy, and influence in moments of ambiguity or transition.
• Known for discretion, fairness, and trustworthiness when the stakes are high.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience partnering with technical leaders in engineering or product teams.
• Experience supporting operational excellence across business functions.