People Partner

Snowflake•Menlo Park, CA

7d•$126,000 - $164,800•Hybrid

About The Position

Snowflake is seeking a People Partner to support its Product and Engineering organizations. This role serves as a hands-on advisor to managers and teams across talent, performance, engagement, organizational design, and change management. The People Partner works with Product and Engineering teams, global People Partners, Employee Relations, and People Centers of Excellence to deliver people programs and address talent challenges in a fast-moving technical organization. The role is based in either Bellevue, Washington, or Menlo Park, California, and requires in-office attendance three days per week under Snowflake’s hybrid work model.

Requirements

At least 7 years of HR/People experience, including experience as a People Partner or generalist.
Hands-on experience advising managers through performance challenges, review cycles, and calibrations.
Strong coaching skills and the ability to help managers have direct, empathetic conversations.
Comfort with data, including the ability to interpret people metrics and turn them into recommendations.
Ability to build credibility quickly with technical managers and push back constructively.
Curiosity and applied interest in AI and how it can evolve the People Partner role.
Ability to thrive in a high-volume environment and own outcomes from start to finish.
Ability to operate independently in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Engineering, Product, or other technical organizations in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Advise Product and Engineering leaders and teams on talent, team effectiveness, and day-to-day people decisions.
Help managers set clear expectations, provide candid feedback, and address performance issues.
Partner on performance review and calibration cycles, using data and judgment to support consistent, differentiated outcomes.
Support promotions, compensation cycles, succession planning, and retention of top talent.
Coach managers and provide targeted development to build leadership capability, especially for first- and second-line leaders.
Analyze engagement, attrition, and performance trends and turn insights into action.
Partner with Employee Relations on complex employee situations.
Help teams scale, reorganize, and evolve while maintaining momentum.
Use data, Workday reporting, and AI tools to diagnose issues, track outcomes, and increase impact.
Partner with Talent, Total Rewards, Employee Relations, and Recruiting Centers of Excellence to deliver programs tailored to technical teams.