People Business Partner

Tekion•Pleasanton, CA

4d•$100,000 - $145,500•Onsite

About The Position

The People Business Partner is a critical role on the People team, acting as a strategic thought partner to business leaders. This role involves understanding business unit goals, challenges, and people to drive performance and build strong teams. The position operates in a dynamic, evolving environment where building and improving systems and processes is key. The People Business Partner will manage a portfolio of business units, focusing on organizational health, talent strategy, and team effectiveness. This is a full-time, in-office role located in Pleasanton, CA.

Requirements

BS/BA degree or equivalent professional experience.
4-6 years of HRBP or People Business Partner experience, preferably in a fast-growth SaaS or technology company.
Demonstrated ability to build trusted advisory relationships with senior and C-suite leaders.
Ability to learn a business quickly, connect People initiatives to business outcomes, and speak the language of the leaders supported.
Sound judgment and experience handling complex employee relations situations with care, consistency, and appropriate urgency.
Exceptional written and verbal communication — clear, direct, and compelling across audiences from ICs to executives.
Comfortable managing a broad portfolio of priorities in a fast-moving environment without losing precision or follow-through.
Able to absorb feedback, adapt quickly, and maintain composure and positivity when things don't go as planned.
Measure own success by how much better the people and teams around them are performing.
Growth mindset; excited to learn a new company, complex industry, and rapidly evolving environment.
Genuinely, sustainably positive orientation.
Fiercely loyal to the People team; invests in People team relationships and collective success.
Thrives in a full build environment; identifies gaps and builds solutions.
Strategic owner, not an order taker; shows up with a point of view, agenda, and plan.
Located in or prepared to relocate to the East Bay area of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a high-growth startup or company scaling through significant organizational change.
Track record of building or rebuilding People programs from scratch.
Experience supporting global or international business units.
Workday proficiency (HCM, Recruiting, Talent).
Exposure to M&A, rapid headcount scaling, or organizational redesign.
Demonstrated ability to gain energy from highly complex organizational problems.
High consultative experience influencing senior leaders through insight and data, not authority.

Responsibilities

Build deep, trusted, long-term relationships with business unit leaders and their teams.
Serve as a genuine thought partner on organizational health, talent strategy, and team effectiveness.
Develop a thorough understanding of each client group's business model, goals, and pressures.
Anticipate needs, shape people strategies proactively, and connect People initiatives directly to business outcomes.
Partner with leaders to build high-performing, engaged teams.
Drive org design, succession planning, performance management, and leadership development.
Navigate complex employee situations with sound judgment, empathy, and legal awareness.
Provide thoughtful guidance that protects the business and the individual.
Champion people-related transformation initiatives.
Communicate change with clarity and conviction, build alignment across stakeholders, and help leaders bring their teams through transitions effectively.
Actively contribute to the strength, culture, and continuous improvement of the People team.
Share knowledge, collaborate across COEs, and champion the function.
Drive the end-to-end execution of People programs across client groups (performance cycles, engagement actions, compensation planning).
Identify gaps, design solutions, and build People infrastructure where it doesn't yet exist.
Apply advanced analytical skills and deep People knowledge to diagnose business needs, recommend strategic solutions, and navigate complex people-related challenges.
Stay current on emerging HR trends, tools, and best practices.
Actively seek new ways to improve how the company operates and adds value.