Principal People Business Partner

The role

This person will serve as a senior People advisor to Customer Success, Marketing, Finance, and Legal leadership. They will drive People programs, lead complex employee relations matters, and shape organizational design for growth.

What you will do

• Serve as a trusted advisor to C-Level Executives on talent strategy, workforce planning, succession and org effectiveness
• Lead org design conversations with senior leaders
• Represent the People function in leadership team meetings
• Pair data with business understanding to recommend solutions
• Lead complex, high-stakes ER matters and investigations
• Advise senior leaders on performance, conduct and org design decisions
• Drive People programs including performance cycles, talent reviews and compensation planning
• Partner across functions to ensure global programs are applied consistently
• Lead talent planning and succession
• Drive automation strategy by evaluating and deploying AI tools

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of People Business Partner or HRBP experience
• Experience advising C-Suite level executives
• Experience in tech, SaaS or other high-growth environments
• Proven track record as a trusted advisor on talent strategy, workforce planning, succession and org design
• Deep expertise in org design, change management, performance management, leadership development and employee relations
• Strong knowledge of federal and local employment law
• Data-driven approach
• Ability to lead through ambiguity and work independently
• Excellent communication at all levels
• Has built, deployed or led adoption of AI-assisted workflows for HR tasks

Nice to have

• ideally in a global organization

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave
• Quarterly Harness TGIF-Off / 4 days
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team-building events
• Recharge & Reset Program
• Monthly internet reimbursement
• Commuter benefits

Before you apply

• A valid authorization to work in the U.S. is required

About the company

Harness is the AI Software Delivery Platform company. It helps teams ship software faster while maintaining security and governance throughout the entire software delivery lifecycle.