Staff People Partner, Corporate Functions

Databricks•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

Databricks is seeking a Staff People Partner to join its Corporate Functions People Partner team. The role acts as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, guiding organizational transformation, talent strategies, and the development of high-performing teams during a period of significant company growth and change. The People Partner translates enterprise people strategy into action for assigned client groups, owns core talent programs, shares organizational and talent insights, and coaches leaders. This is a high-impact senior partnership role supporting a focused set of leaders and organizations. The People Partner connects People strategy to business objectives, adapts enterprise initiatives for client groups, and provides feedback between the business and the People organization. They own the delivery of programs such as performance reviews, compensation planning, talent reviews, and culture survey action planning, coordinating timelines and stakeholders with Centers of Excellence and People Operations. The role uses data and qualitative insights to assess organizational health, identify talent risks and succession gaps, and advise on organizational design. It also partners with Workforce Intelligence on dashboards and insights, and proactively designs AI-enabled solutions and repeatable workflows to scale analysis and support the broader People Partner team. The Staff People Partner coaches VP+ leaders through organizational decisions, team dynamics, performance management, leadership challenges, and change. They collaborate with Employee Relations and Employment Legal on sensitive situations, aligning on approach and escalation as appropriate.

Requirements

At least 7 years of progressive HR/People experience, including meaningful experience as a strategic business partner (HRBP or equivalent) in a fast-paced, hyper-growth technology environment.
Demonstrated experience directly supporting and influencing VP+ and executive-level leaders on talent strategy, organizational design, and leadership effectiveness.
Track record of owning and delivering complex People programs end-to-end, including performance cycles, compensation planning, talent reviews, and organizational restructures.
Ability to connect business strategy to people strategy and explain how organizational decisions affect business outcomes.
Experience working across People sub-functions such as Compensation, Talent Acquisition, L&D, and Employee Relations and coordinating cohesive solutions.
Comfort with ambiguity and ability to make sound decisions when the path forward is not fully defined.
Strong analytical instincts and ability to combine quantitative metrics with qualitative insights to tell a compelling story.
Experience identifying organizational health signals such as attrition patterns, engagement trends, and succession risks and translating them into actionable recommendations.
Familiarity with People analytics tools and dashboards.
Demonstrated success coaching senior leaders (VP+) on leadership effectiveness, team health, and organizational complexity.
Strong executive presence, ability to offer candid perspectives, and ability to build trust quickly.
Emotional intelligence and sound judgment in sensitive situations.
Bias for action and ability to move forward in an evolving environment without perfect information.
Collaborative working style, including sharing insights, resources, and approaches across the People Partner team.
Humility, curiosity, openness to feedback, and adaptability.
Interest in using AI tools and an AI-builder mindset to find new ways to scale impact.

Nice To Haves

Curiosity about AI-powered tools and willingness to learn and adopt them.

Responsibilities

Connect enterprise People strategy with the business objectives of assigned client groups.
Translate enterprise-wide People initiatives into localized strategies for leaders and teams.
Provide bidirectional feedback between the business and the People organization.
Help leaders understand and engage with the People team's operating model and the roles of People Generalists, Employee Relations, and Centers of Excellence.
Own end-to-end delivery of core People programs, including performance review cycles, compensation planning, talent reviews, and culture survey action planning.
Manage program timelines, stakeholder alignment, and cross-functional dependencies.
Partner with Compensation, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, and People Operations to deliver programs effectively and maintain feedback loops.
Identify opportunities to streamline, automate, or improve delivery of People programs.
Use people-system data, culture surveys, attrition trends, and other sources to assess organizational health.
Synthesize quantitative data and qualitative insights from 1:1s, skip-levels, and cross-functional signals into a clear organizational picture.
Surface talent risks, succession gaps, and organizational design opportunities proactively.
Partner with Workforce Intelligence to develop and refine dashboards and insights for client groups.
Design and implement AI-enabled solutions and repeatable workflows that scale analysis and support the People Partner team.
Coach and advise VP+ leaders on organizational decisions, team dynamics, and leadership challenges.
Coach leaders on raising the talent bar, managing performance, and building inclusive, high-performing teams.
Support leaders through organizational redesigns, leadership transitions, and changes in business strategy.
Partner with Employee Relations and Employment Legal on sensitive situations, appropriate approaches, and escalation.
Share insights, resources, and approaches across the People Partner team.