Senior Manager, People Experience

About the Role

This opportunity is presented on behalf of a partner company seeking an experienced Senior Manager of People Experience based in the United States. This strategic and hands-on HR leadership position is tailored for an accomplished People professional passionate about designing scalable programs and collaborating closely with business leaders.

Serving as a trusted advisor to global research and development teams, the role drives significant people initiatives within a dynamic technology organization. The person in this role will influence employee experience, enhance leadership capabilities, and contribute to crafting thoughtful people processes amid a fast-paced setting.

This position integrates strategic HR partnerships with practical implementation, addressing areas like employee relations, workforce planning, organizational design, and talent programs. It offers autonomy to create impactful solutions, shape company culture, and support leadership through complex employee-related decisions—ideal for an individual comfortable with ambiguity and valuing teamwork to foster organizational growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary HR Business Partner for global R&D, fostering trusted relationships with engineering and product leaders.
• Gain comprehensive insight into team structures, organizational needs, culture, and workforce dynamics to offer effective HR guidance.
• Advise leadership on organizational design, role definition, team dynamics, leadership growth, and employee engagement strategies.
• Assist workforce planning and headcount management collaboratively with leadership and talent acquisition.
• Handle employee relations within U.S. teams, overseeing investigations, performance improvement plans, conflict resolution, and separations.
• Ensure consistent documentation of employee relations processes aligned with multi-state employment laws.
• Coach managers on sensitive discussions with empathy, clarity, and sound judgment.
• Support company-wide HR initiatives including performance management, engagement activities, compensation cycles, and managerial effectiveness programs.
• Collaborate on talent reviews, promotions, calibrations, and compensation strategy.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on hiring processes, offer strategies, equity evaluations, and supporting hiring managers.
• Support HR technology deployment covering job architecture, data integrity, and organizational leveling.
• Own the development and refinement of job architecture and leveling frameworks to maintain consistency.
• Lead strategic HR projects and contribute to leadership development and manager training initiatives.
• Design scalable People programs to support organizational expansion and employee success.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years progressive HR experience, with at least 3 years dedicated as an HR Business Partner.
• Proven track record supporting technical groups such as engineering, product, or R&D.
• Expertise in employee relations encompassing investigations, performance management, difficult conversations, and separations.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. employment laws with experience managing teams across multiple states.
• Experienced collaboration with Talent Acquisition on hiring strategies, offers, equity reviews, and recruitment support.
• Self-directed ability to thrive in fast-changing environments with high ownership.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills across all leadership levels.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and enhance HR programs, processes, and organizational frameworks.
• Preferred SHRM-CP, PHR, or equivalent HR certification.
• Experience in high-growth technology firms or private equity-backed businesses is advantageous.
• Familiarity with HR systems such as HRIS, applicant tracking systems, and employee engagement tools is a plus.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams and supporting leadership development or manager training programs is beneficial.
• Capacity to perform extensive computer-based tasks requiring long periods of sitting and repetitive keyboard use.

Compensation and Benefits

• Estimated base salary ranging from 150000 to 155000 USD annually plus eligibility for bonus incentives.
• Comprehensive medical and dental benefits package.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Opportunity to shape People programs in a growing technology organization.
• High-impact role providing direct partnership with leadership across the business.
• Engagement in a collaborative, innovative, and agile workplace environment.
• Influence organizational culture, leadership development, and improve employee experience.
• Supportive atmosphere focused on professional growth and delivering meaningful organizational impact.

Additional Information

The application management and next step decisions are handled directly by the hiring organization. The recruitment process utilizes AI tools for fair and efficient candidate matching; however, all final hiring decisions are conducted by humans. Candidates' personal data is processed under applicable data protection regulations, ensuring privacy and rights to access or correction as appropriate.