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Senior HR Business Partner, Engineering & Product

Mercor· People Team
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San Francisco$180k - $240kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior HR Business Partner to support Engineering and Product teams. Partner with leaders on people decisions, build development programs from 0 to 1, and shape organizational design as Mercor scales.

Responsibilities

  • Partner directly with Engineering and Product leaders on talent, organizational and people decisions.
  • Coach managers on performance, feedback, team effectiveness, development and difficult employee situations.
  • Identify what our highest-performing employees need to continue growing and turn those needs into practical development opportunities.
  • Build development programs from 0 to 1, from identifying the problem through design, launch, adoption and iteration.
  • Partner with leaders on organizational design, role clarity, succession planning and talent movement as teams scale.
  • Run talent and performance processes for EPD while focusing on judgment and outcomes.
  • Spot patterns across teams and turn them into clear recommendations for leaders and the People team.
  • Work across Recruiting, People Operations and the broader People team to solve problems end to end.
  • Move quickly between strategic questions and hands-on execution.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of strong HRBP experience in engineering, product or similarly technical organizations.
  • Startup experience in a fast-growing environment.
  • 0→1 builder with experience launching development, talent or manager programs where little infrastructure existed.
  • Excellent judgment in handling complex people situations and making clear recommendations.
  • Manager coach capable of challenging experienced leaders.
  • High performance orientation with ability to differentiate performance and address issues directly.
  • Operator mindset to create strategy and execute to put it into practice.
  • Low-ego and direct communication, building trust quickly.
  • In-person: able to work from San Francisco office five days a week.

Skills

Required:HRBP experience with engineering/product teamsStartup experience0→1 program developmentJudgment and advisory capability
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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