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Bitwarden

Vice President, Human Resources

Bitwarden

Vice President of Human Resources at Bitwarden overseeing full employee lifecycle and HR infrastructure during growth. Focus on talent acquisition, performance management, and team development.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Reporting to the CFO, the Vice President of Human Resources will serve as the primary architect of our people infrastructure during a period of significant organizational growth.
  • This leader will own the full employee lifecycle — from talent acquisition strategy to performance management, total rewards, and culture — ensuring the company can recruit, develop, and retain the talent.
  • Build, manage, and develop HR team members.
  • Set clear goals, priorities, and operating rhythms for the HR function; hold the team accountable to measurable outcomes and service-level expectations.
  • Serve as a player-coach — willing to be hands-on across all HR disciplines while developing existing HR team members.
  • Partner with Finance to manage the HR department budget, including headcount, systems, and program spend; identify efficiency opportunities as the function scales.
  • Serve as the primary escalation point for complex, sensitive, or high-risk employee relations matters including misconduct allegations, harassment complaints, and performance disputes.
  • Advise managers and executives on handling performance issues, disciplinary actions, and involuntary separations in a manner that is legally sound and consistent with company values.
  • Implement a scalable performance review process tied to company objectives; coach people managers on giving effective feedback.
  • Partner closely with Legal/General Counsel on matters that carry litigation risk, regulatory exposure, or require formal legal guidance.
  • Design and execute a scalable recruiting engine to support headcount growth from ~[X] to ~[2X] employees over 24 months.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 8–12 years of progressive HR experience; 3+ years in a director-level, VP or senior HR business partner role.
  • Prior experience in a high-growth technology or SaaS company strongly preferred; experience scaling through a growth
  • Prior experience at PE and/or VC-backed SaaS companies is strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated success building HR infrastructure (systems, processes, policies) from the ground up or in a high-change environment.
  • Deep knowledge of employment law, compensation practices, and benefits administration.
  • Strong business acumen; comfortable working cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, and the executive team.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; high EQ with the ability to build trust at all levels of the organization.
  • Bachelor's degree required; HR certification (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP) preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Our user community loves us and we love them. Come to work each day with a sense of purpose as we bring a more secure internet experience to everyone from our friends and family to the world’s largest organizations.
  • Become an expert. You’ll get immersed in the prominent technology markets of security and open source software.
  • We are dedicated to building a diverse and talented team. Work remotely with motivated and supportive team members across the world.
  • Learn and grow. Take on new challenges with the support of your team, and join our #growth-club to continue personal and professional development.

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Hard Skills & Tools
employee lifecycle managementtalent acquisition strategyperformance managementtotal rewardsHR infrastructure developmentemployment lawcompensation practicesbenefits administrationperformance review processrecruiting engine design
Soft Skills
leadershipinterpersonal skillscommunication skillshigh emotional intelligencetrust buildinggoal settingaccountabilitycoachingcross-functional collaborationproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor's degreePHRSPHRSHRM-CPSHRM-SCP