Director, People Business Partner – Product & Engineering

Role Overview

• Align workforce capacity and capability planning to product roadmaps, anticipating future skill and leadership needs to enable delivery on strategic priorities
• Lead complex organizational design initiatives that create clarity of structure, roles, and accountability at scale
• Partner on job architecture, leveling frameworks, and career paths across engineering and product teams to support growth and internal mobility
• Drive succession planning and leadership bench strength for critical technical and people leadership roles
• Partner with leaders to design and execute change strategies that ensure organizational shifts are clearly communicated, thoughtfully implemented, and effectively adopted
• Increase talent density by strengthening performance differentiation and addressing underperformance proactively and consistently
• Drive performance discipline through structured rhythms and coaching leaders to build high-performing, outcome-driven teams
• Identify and proactively retain critical technical talent, particularly in high-demand areas such as AI engineering, through targeted retention and development strategies
• Leverage attrition, engagement, and performance data to drive proactive, evidence-based talent decisions
• Ensure promotion, leveling, and advancement decisions are rigorous, equitable, and aligned to clear performance standards
• Lead, develop, and align a team of People Business Partners, setting clear expectations, coaching for high-impact, and elevating standards of strategic partnership
• Establish clear operating norms and feedback loops across PBPs supporting Product & Engineering
• Lead complex performance and employee relations matters with sound judgment, balancing business impact, employee experience, and risk mitigation
• Drive consistent, equitable application of People practices while reinforcing a high-accountability, inclusive culture across technical teams.

Requirements

• 12–15+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant time as a senior People Business Partner in high-growth technology environments
• Experience building and leading high-performing PBP teams, elevating standards and partnership impact
• Experience supporting Product and Engineering organizations at scale within product-led or technology-first companies
• Deep expertise in organizational design, performance management, and talent planning in technical environments
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate technical strategy into actionable people plans
• Sound judgment and executive presence, balancing empathy with high performance standards
• Ability to thrive in high-growth, evolving environments and bringing structure to ambiguity.

Benefits

• You may also be offered equity, and a generous benefits program.