HR Business Partner - R&D

Fingerprint•Chicago, IL

14d•$150,000 - $170,000

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

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)