People Partner Lead

Samsara - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Chicago, IL

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

As the People Partner Lead for our Core Products, you'll be more than a traditional HR Business Partner-you'll be a trusted advisor, sounding board, and operational catalyst for product leaders and engineers who work on our flagship offerings with proven product-market fit. While the pace is still fast and innovation is paramount, the role also requires supporting teams that must maintain and extend the success of well-established products, ensuring we continue to deliver exceptional quality, reliability, and continual improvement. You will partner closely with leaders to design organizational structures that keep pace with growth, and create environments where cross-functional teams can iterate, improve, and maintain customer trust. You'll ensure that the drive for innovation is balanced with the need for operational excellence, using your people strategies to strengthen teams as they build and refine products that are already impacting customers worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product managers, engineering leads, and cross-functional stakeholders supporting both core and next-gen products.
• Help teams evolve their structures and norms to maintain a startup-like energy while scaling established, revenue-generating products.
• Spend time with teams-attend stand-ups, product reviews, and planning sessions.
• Foster a high-performance environment that encourages both iterative experimentation and disciplined execution.
• Be the advocate and voice for employees at every level.
• Guide teams through organizational shifts, product pivots, and evolving priorities in the market.
• Use people analytics to identify trends in performance, engagement, and retention.
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara's cultural principles as we scale globally and across new offices.

Requirements

• Ownership Mindset: You embrace the 'it's all my job' attitude, readily diving into details and solving problems to ensure teams have everything they need to succeed.
• Startup/Midsize Experience: You've thrived in environments blending innovation with pragmatism-balancing quick iteration cycles with the discipline needed to support established, market-leading products.
• Proven People Partner Leadership: 5+ years in a People Partner, HR Business Partner, or similar role supporting technical or product-focused teams.
• Influence & Communication: You excel at having honest, sometimes tough conversations.
• Data Fluency: You know how to leverage people metrics and insights to inform decision-making, measure success, and iterate on people strategies.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience guiding teams through both scaling and maturation phases is a plus.
• 8+ years of relevant experience.

Benefits

• Remote position open to candidates based in the US.
• Opportunities for rapid career development.
• Supportive and high-caliber team environment.