Senior HR Business Partner – R&D

Chainalysis Inc.

Senior HR Business Partner connecting HR practices with R&D product strategies at Chainalysis. Building partnerships with global teams to enhance organizational effectiveness.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $138,000 - $230,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build influential, trusted partnerships with senior R&D leaders globally to design and execute people strategies that directly support product and engineering roadmaps
Understand business and technical objectives (from delivery velocity to quality and reliability) and translate them into an HR agenda that drives team health, productivity, and sustainable performance
Develop a deep understanding of how our R&D teams build, ship, and operate products, serving as a thought partner on org design, leadership, and team effectiveness within your portfolio and cross‑functionally
Coach engineering and product leaders on complex employee relations topics, including performance management, feedback frameworks, and career pathing for technical roles, and step in as a neutral mediator when needed
Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and Finance on strategic headcount planning for R&D – identifying critical technical roles, succession pipelines, and hiring priorities that keep us ahead of business needs

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bring strong HR expertise and a proven track record as a thought partner to senior leaders, ideally within or adjacent to technical or product organizations
Are skilled at navigating and facilitating change in fast‑moving environments, with the ability to influence, create alignment, and build durable support for new ideas and initiatives
Have experience working across global employment laws and HR practices
Are comfortable juggling multiple complex projects at once, setting crisp priorities, and delivering against tight timelines
Are innately curious, data‑driven, and operate with a high sense of urgency that turns insight into action and measurable results

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Soft Skills

influencingalignment creationbuilding supportnavigating changeproject managementprioritizationdata-driven decision makingcuriosityurgencymediation