Senior HR Business Partner - Engineering, Product, and Design

The role

You will serve as a strategic advisor to leaders in the Engineering, Product, and Design organizations. You will build HRBP frameworks and playbooks to support rapid SaaS growth and organizational effectiveness.

What you will do

• Act as a strategic advisor to senior leaders across Engineering, Product and Design orgs
• Partner with executives on org design, workforce planning, territory/coverage models, and team effectiveness
• Partner with Finance on headcount planning, sales compensation design, and comp cycle execution for GTM orgs
• Build playbooks and frameworks for onboarding, ramp, performance calibration, and comp cycles
• Provide coaching to leaders and managers on performance, feedback, and people leadership
• Coach engineering and product leaders on inspection rigor and differentiating performance
• Drive performance management, promotions, and career development processes
• Use people and business data to proactively flag talent and retention risk
• Serve as a trusted advisor on complex employee relations matters
• Collaborate with People Ops, People COEs, and Talent Acquisition

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in HR
• Strong track record as an HRBP or People Partner in high-growth SaaS or tech companies
• Experience advising executive and senior leaders across multiple functions
• Expertise in org design, change management, workforce planning, and succession planning
• Strong understanding of performance management, employee relations, compensation, and engagement practices
• Demonstrated ability to scale HRBP or People Partner functions from early stages into mature teams
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Nice to have

• Thrive in hypergrowth SaaS environments where ambiguity is the norm
• Global HR experience (multi-country orgs, EORs, compliance at scale)
• Worked closely with Finance on headcount planning and engineering capacity planning
• AI-forward mindset to HR operations

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family
• Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
• Retirement Plan (e.g., 401K, pension)
• Parental Leave
• Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
• Monthly stipend to support your wellness, lifestyle, and work-life balance
• Daily lunches and snacks in the office
• Take what you need vacation policy

About the company

Decagon is a conversational AI platform that enables enterprises to deploy AI agents for personalized customer interactions. The company is an in-office organization driven by values like Just Get It Done and Winner’s Mindset.