Senior Human Resource Business Partner, Corporate

The role

This person will act as a strategic advisor to senior leaders in corporate organizations including Business Technology, Finance, Legal, Strategy, and the People Team. They will partner with leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, succession, and change management.

What you will do

• Partner with senior leaders to develop talent strategies aligned to business priorities.
• Advise leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and leadership effectiveness.
• Lead organizational change initiatives including restructures, leadership transitions, and new team design.
• Partner with Finance and Compensation on headcount planning, promotions, leveling, and organizational investments.
• Facilitate talent reviews and succession planning.
• Use workforce data, engagement insights, and business metrics to recommend actions.
• Coach leaders through complex employee relations, organizational, and leadership challenges.
• Build trusted relationships across multiple executive teams.

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in HR Business Partnering, Organizational Effectiveness, Management Consulting, or a related field.
• Experience supporting VP-level leaders within corporate functions such as Finance, Technology, Legal, Strategy, or HR.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational design, workforce planning, or talent strategy initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into business recommendations.
• Excellent communication and executive stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting multiple corporate functions simultaneously in a high-growth technology company.
• Experience leading large-scale organizational change initiatives.
• Familiarity with executive compensation, organizational design, and succession planning.
• MBA or advanced degree

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with company match
• flexible time off
• paid parental leave
• medical, dental, and vision plans
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• wellness programs
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings account contributions
• employee referral bonus program
• learning and development resources
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

About the company

Appian provides AI automation for the most important business processes at the world’s largest organizations. The company has been automating processes for more than 25 years.