Senior HR Business Partner, EPD

About the role

You will act as a strategic advisor to leaders across Engineering, Product and Design organizations at Decagon. This role requires you to partner with executives on org design, workforce planning, and team effectiveness to anticipate organizational needs. You will build the playbooks and frameworks that become the backbone of the HRBP function for scale. The position involves providing hands-on partnership while establishing processes tailored to the pace and structure of technical teams. You will coach leaders on performance, feedback, and people leadership, including sitting in on difficult conversations. Your work will drive consistent and fair performance management, promotions, and career development processes. You will use people and business data to proactively flag talent and retention risk before it escalates. This role is critical in defining and implementing the HRBP operating model for a growing global team.

Key facts

What you'll do

Partner with senior leaders across Engineering, Product, and Design orgs to translate business objectives into people strategies and actionable plans.

Advise on org design, territory coverage models, and team effectiveness to align structure with growth goals and operational needs.

Collaborate with Finance on headcount planning, sales compensation design, and comp cycle execution for GTM and technical organizations.

Build and own the HRBP playbooks, including onboarding, ramp, performance calibration, and compensation frameworks tailored to SaaS scale.

Coach executives and managers on leadership practices, feedback delivery, and performance conversations to elevate decision-making.

Inspect and differentiate performance within quota-driven environments, ensuring fairness and consistency across teams.

Analyze people and business data including attrition, productivity, and engagement to identify risks and drive proactive retention strategies.

Own change management initiatives that guide teams through transformation, growth, and periods of organizational ambiguity.

Define the end-to-end HRBP operating model, setting standards for a scalable and high-functioning partner team.

Act as a cultural ambassador, embedding Decagon values into leadership behaviors and everyday decision-making processes.

Collaborate closely with People Ops, Talent Acquisition, and People COEs to ensure seamless employee experience and engagement.

Provide trusted counsel on complex employee relations matters, balancing fairness, business needs, and regulatory compliance.

Design and implement frameworks for performance management, promotions, and career development that support rapid SaaS growth.

Serve as a point of escalation and strategic thought partner for leaders navigating people operations challenges at scale.

Requirements

Bring 8+ years of experience in HR with a strong track record as an HRBP or People Partner in high-growth SaaS or tech companies.

Demonstrate experience advising executive and senior leaders across multiple functions with influence at scale.

Show expertise in org design, change management, workforce planning, and succession planning for fast-moving environments.

Possess a strong understanding of performance management, employee relations, compensation, and engagement practices.

Prove ability to scale HRBP or People Partner functions from early-stage startups into mature, global teams.

Exhibit excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build trust at all levels of the organization.

Comfortable operating in both strategic advisory and hands-on execution roles within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Commitment to using data and insights to drive decisions that improve team health, retention, and performance outcomes.

Nice to have

Thrive in hypergrowth SaaS environments where ambiguity is the norm and rapid adaptation is required.

Bring global HR experience with multi-country organizations, EORs, and compliance at scale, especially for Engineering and Product teams.

Have a history of working closely with Finance on headcount planning and engineering capacity modeling.

Possess an AI-forward mindset to leverage tools that automate repetitive HRBP tasks and enhance operational efficiency.

Practical notes

This role is based in San Francisco and requires in-office presence.

About Decagon

Decagon is hiring for Senior HR Business Partner, EPD. The listing location is San Francisco.

This Senior HR Business Partner, EPD opening is posted for San Francisco.