Talent Business Partner Director

Snyk

Talent Business Partner Director helping Snyk's global R&D organization with strategic people initiatives. Partnering with senior leadership on org design and coaching managers across engineering and product teams.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $215,000 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in organizational design and scaling within technical organizations, leveraging people data and workforce analytics to drive strategic decisions. Proven ability to partner with senior leadership and mentor teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

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Organizational DesignWorkforce AnalyticsEmployee RelationsSenior Leadership PartnershipHR Certification

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Hard Skills

People Data AnalysisWorkforce PlanningTalent DevelopmentSuccession PlanningPerformance Management

Soft Skills

CoachingCommunicationJudgmentMentoringTeam Building

Tools & Technologies

AI ImplementationTalent Programs

Certifications & Qualifications

SHRM CertificationHRCI CertificationCIPD Certification

Industry Keywords

Technical OrganizationHigh-Growth SoftwareEmployee Relations PracticesR&D LeadershipGlobal Workforce

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Acting as a strategic thought partner to R&D's senior leadership, including VP and C-level stakeholders, on org design, workforce planning, and the people strategy that supports Snyk's product and engineering roadmap.
Coaching and developing engineering and product managers at every level - from first-time managers to senior leaders - on team building, performance, and difficult conversations.
Partnering with R&D leadership on organizational design, team scaling, and restructuring, bringing a clear point of view on how technical orgs should be structured to move fast without losing cohesion.
Leading complex or sensitive employee relations matters within R&D, exercising sound judgment and maintaining in-depth knowledge of the legal and regulatory considerations across the regions where our R&D teams sit.
Using people data and workforce analytics to spot trends across the R&D org - attrition, engagement, promotion velocity - and turning those insights into concrete recommendations for leadership.
Driving R&D's participation in company-wide talent programs, including talent calibration, compensation reviews, and performance cycles, adapting the process where needed for a technical, global workforce.
Identifying and developing high-potential talent within R&D, and partnering with Talent Acquisition on critical technical hiring and succession planning for key roles.
Partnering cross-functionally with Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Growth, and People Operations to make sure R&D's people programs are cohesive with the broader Snyk people strategy.
Mentoring other members of the People team and contributing a strong point of view to how the wider People function evolves as Snyk scales.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of progressive HR/People experience, including several years supporting Engineering, Product, R&D, or another technical organization, ideally in a high-growth software or security company.
A track record of partnering directly with senior (VP/C-level) technical leaders as a trusted advisor, not just an execution partner.
Strong experience with organizational design and scaling - you have a real point of view on how to structure technical teams as they grow, and you've been in the room for reorgs, not just briefed on them afterward.
Sound, consistent judgment on sensitive employee relations matters, with working knowledge of employment practices across multiple countries (Snyk's R&D org spans the US, UK, Israel, Romania, and beyond).
A genuinely analytical mindset - you're comfortable pulling apart people data to find the story in it, and you use it to influence decisions rather than just report on them.
The ability to operate at multiple altitudes in the same day: advising a VP on succession planning in the morning, coaching a first-time manager through a hard conversation in the afternoon.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the judgment to know when a message needs polish and when it needs to be direct and human.
Experience building or scaling people programs in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment - you're energized by building the plane while flying it, not just running a mature playbook.
It’d Be Awesome If You Also… Experience mentoring more junior colleagues across the people organization.
SHRM, HRCI, CIPD or equivalent HR certification.
Have implemented AI into your daily work life.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health benefits, employee assistance plans, and annual wellness allowance
Country-specific life insurance, disability benefits, and retirement/pension programs, plus mobile phone and education allowances
Flexible working hours, work-from home allowances, in-office perks, and time off for learning and self development
Generous vacation and wellness time off, country-specific holidays, and 100% paid parental leave for all caregivers