Employee Success Business Partner Director

About This Role

This Director-level role within the Employee Success Business Partner team focuses on aligning people strategy with business objectives within a major cloud/product organization. The role involves partnering with senior Product and Engineering leaders to drive growth, innovation, and organizational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior Product and Engineering leaders
• Influence business and talent priorities through strong executive relationships and professional credibility
• Partner with leadership teams to understand business goals, product roadmaps, and technical strategies
• Proactively advise on workforce planning, location strategy, organizational structure, skills evolution, and long-term capability building
• Lead organizational design efforts in high-growth and transformation environments
• Act as a change agent as the organization evolves in response to market dynamics, competitive pressures, AI-driven innovation, and technological advancement
• Lead and execute end-to-end talent planning processes, including succession planning, leadership development, and high-potential identification
• Assess leadership capability and accelerate development within highly technical, product-driven environments
• Drive employee engagement and retention strategies in partnership with leadership
• Partner to advance Equality initiatives, including representation strategy, talent movement, recruiting alignment, and targeted development efforts
• Collaborate with Centers of Excellence (CoEs) and global HR/ES teams to design and implement scalable people initiatives
• Analyze business trends, product strategy shifts, and talent metrics to inform proactive, data-driven people strategies
• Translate insights into actionable solutions that enhance performance and organizational effectiveness

Requirements

• Demonstrated change management expertise within fast-paced technology or product organizations
• Deep HR/ES business partner experience diagnosing complex organizational challenges and mobilizing effective solutions
• Strong talent assessment and leadership development capabilities in engineering and product environments
• High business acumen with the ability to connect talent strategy to financial and operational outcomes
• Strong understanding of product development, engineering, cloud infrastructure, and R&D investment models
• Proven ability to build trusted partnerships with senior leaders
• Results-oriented with a strong drive to create meaningful organizational impact

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Advanced degree in Human Resources, Organization Development, Business, or related field strongly preferred.
• 8+ years of HR/ES business partner experience, preferably supporting technology, product, or engineering organizations.

Nice to Have

• Advanced degree in Human Resources, Organization Development, Business, or related field

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits