HR Business Partner - R&D

We are looking for a strategic HR Business Partner to support our Engineering and Product organizations during a period of fast scaling and operational maturation. This is not a reactive HR generalist role, it is an embedded partner to technical leadership, helping shape org design, elevate manager capability, and proactively address performance and communication. You will work closely with the VP of Engineering, VP of Product, and senior managers to drive clarity, accountability, and leadership maturity at scale.

What You’ll Own

Strategic Partnership

• Provide thought partnership to Engineering & Product leaders on scaling, org structure, role clarity, and team effectiveness
• Identify talent gaps, succession risks, and opportunities to level-up leadership behaviors

Manager Effectiveness & Leadership Coaching

• Coach engineering and product managers on feedback, difficult conversations, performance management, and decision-making
• Build leadership capability using Fingerprint’s Leadership Rubric and FLIP+ principles

Org & Team Health

• Diagnose team dynamics, alignment issues, and friction points; drive interventions that improve execution and trust
• Enable high-quality communication and collaboration across the organization

Performance & Talent

• Lead calibration cycles, talent assessments, performance processes, and compensation cycles for R&D
• Guide leaders through rigorous documentation, PIPs, and talent actions when needed

Change Leadership

• Partner with leaders on implementing new systems, processes, and cultural expectations as we scale
• Improve communication clarity and speed across our globally distributed team

People Operations for R&D

• Serve as a functional lead for R&D employee relations, policy interpretation, and compliance (in partnership with People Ops)

What You Bring

• 6-10+ years in an HRBP role supporting technical teams in high-growth SaaS or product-driven companies
• Strong ability to influence without authority and build trust with senior technical leaders
• Experience diagnosing organizational issues and designing interventions that improve execution
• Comfortable operating with incomplete information and creating clarity in ambiguity
• Deep coaching experience with managers and senior ICs
• Ability to quickly understand technical environments, role types, and R&D operating rhythms
• High judgment, calm communication, and a bias toward action over theatrics

For US-based employees, the cash base compensation range for this role is $150,000 – $170,000. This role includes a bonus. We set standard ranges for all US roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. To comply with local legislation and provide greater transparency, we share salary ranges on all job postings. However, these ranges are specific to the hiring location and may differ within or outside the US.