Senior Director, People Partner

The role

The Senior Director, People Partner serves as a strategic advisor to senior leaders to enable business success through talent, leadership, and organizational effectiveness. This role drives workforce planning, organizational design, and leadership development to support long-term growth.

What you will do

• Partner with senior leaders to develop and activate people strategies
• Provide strategic guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, and succession planning
• Identify and address organizational risks, capability gaps, and talent needs
• Lead talent reviews, performance management, and high-potential development initiatives
• Coach and develop leaders to build organizational capability
• Design and implement leadership development programs
• Lead organizational design and workforce planning initiatives
• Guide leaders through growth, organizational change, and business transformation
• Design and implement scalable people practices and leadership frameworks
• Advise leaders on employee engagement, retention, and employee relations

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including significant HR Business Partner or People Partner leadership experience
• Experience supporting executive-level leaders in a fast-paced, high-growth, or complex environment
• Demonstrated ability to influence and challenge senior leaders
• Experience in larger-company pharmaceutical organizations
• Experience partnering with Medical and Commercial leaders in a biopharmaceutical environment
• Demonstrated success leading organizational transformation, workforce planning, organizational design, and change management initiatives
• Proven ability to coach senior leaders, develop talent, build succession pipelines, and design and implement leadership development programs
• Experience navigating ambiguity and driving collaboration across functions and key stakeholders
• Strong employee relations, employee engagement, and communication skills
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and Microsoft Office skills, including advanced PowerPoint and Excel capabilities
• Bachelor’s degree

Nice to have

• advanced degree
• relevant HR or talent certifications

Benefits

• comprehensive health coverage
• flexible time off
• paid holidays
• year-end shutdown
• monthly wellness stipend
• generous 401(k) match
• tuition reimbursement
• commuter benefits
• disability and life insurance
• annual bonus opportunities
• equity grants

Before you apply

• Kailera Therapeutics, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires

About the company

Kailera is working to advance novel therapies for obesity and related conditions. The company is rooted in an entrepreneurial spirit and a team-oriented culture.