HR Business Partner - Technology

The role

You will be the People partner to hardware, software, and product teams. You will work with engineering leaders on team design, hiring plans, performance, and employee relations.

What you will do

• Be the first call for engineering and product leaders on team design, hiring plans, performance and employee relations.
• Coach managers on setting expectations, giving direct feedback and developing their teams.
• Run the engineering side of performance, promotion and talent review cycles.
• Work with Recruiting on engineering hiring plans, role levels and how new hires get up to speed.
• Partner with Legal and outside counsel on work authorization for the engineering team, including visa renewals, sponsorship.
• Help leaders plan team changes as the company moves into launch.
• Build on the manager development program with material for technical leaders.
• Use data such as attrition, ramp time and engagement to spot issues and propose fixes.
• Help shape performance and compensation philosophy.
• Join company-wide People work and pick up other projects.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as an HR business partner or HR generalist
• Credibility with technical leaders
• Comfort having brave, direct conversations with technical leaders
• Hands-on experience coaching managers
• Hands-on experience running performance and talent review cycles
• Sound judgment on employee relations
• Comfort with ambiguity
• Ability to zoom between high-level strategy and detail
• Skill using data to tell a clear story
• Working knowledge of US employment law and work authorization, including visa sponsorship and renewals
• Interest in Mill's mission to prevent waste

Nice to have

• Experience with engineering, hardware or product teams in a growing company
• Experience supporting teams in more than one country

About the company

Mill is a waste prevention technology company reimagining what it means to eliminate waste, starting with food. They build smart systems and infrastructure for homes, businesses, and municipalities.