People Business Partner - Tech
Sardine· Talent and People
RemoteCA$158k - CA$180kFull-timePosted 1w ago
About the role
Role supporting Engineering and Product teams as a People Business Partner to drive organizational design, performance, and talent development in a fast-growing, global SaaS environment.
Responsibilities
- Be a trusted thought partner to Engineering and Product leaders and managers, helping them lead effectively through growth, ambiguity, and change
- Lead organizational design efforts to ensure teams are structured to scale, roles are clear, and talent is aligned with engineering and product priorities
- Partner with leaders to identify talent gaps, plan for future team needs, and strengthen collaboration across Engineering and Product
- Partner with People Operations and Legal to ensure People practices remain compliant across the regions where our teams operate
- Own performance management cycles end to end, including feedback, promotions, role changes, and compensation discussions
- Support clear career paths and consistent leveling for Engineering and Product roles, helping managers assess performance and growth
- Use People data, context, and patterns to guide decisions about team effectiveness, engagement, and retention
- Be an empathetic and steady point of contact for employee relations matters, handling sensitive situations with care and discretion
- Coach managers through performance concerns, difficult conversations, and team conflicts
- Own learning and development initiatives for Engineering and Product, identifying skill gaps and designing and delivering practical programs that strengthen manager effectiveness and support career growth
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in People roles, including 4+ years as a People Business Partner
- Experience supporting Engineering and Product leaders in scale-up or high-growth SaaS environments
- An understanding of how technical teams operate, including engineering and product collaboration, technical career paths, and leveling
- Familiarity with international employment laws and compliance
- A track record of working with globally distributed teams across cultures and time zones
- Hands-on experience across organizational design, performance management, employee relations, and compensation
- The ability to build credibility with technical leaders and translate business priorities into practical People solutions
- The ability to be empathetic without avoiding difficult conversations
Skills
Required:Strategic partnering with Engineering and Product leadersOrganizational designPerformance managementEmployee relations
Benefits
- Generous compensation in cash and equity
- Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested
- Work from anywhere: Remote-first Culture
- Flexible paid time off and Year-end break
- Health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents - US and Canada specific
- 4% matching in 401k / RRSP - US and Canada specific
- MacBook Pro delivered to your door
- One-time stipend to set up a home office — desk, chair, screen, etc.
- Monthly meal stipend
- Monthly social meet-up stipend
- Annual health and wellness stipend
- Annual Learning stipend
Last updated Oct 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Sardine
The AI risk platform for fraud, credit, and compliance
Sardine’s AI platform is at the core of enterprise risk and fraud workflows, allowing them to consolidate vendors and improve operational efficiency. Hundreds of enterprises in over 70 countries trust Sardine to stop fraud in real-time, streamline BSA/AML compliance, and unify data across risk teams.
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