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Director, People Business Partner - Product, Technology & AI

Delinea· Human Resources
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Remote$170k - $200kFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Strategic, hands-on Director, People Business Partner partnering with Product, Technology, and AI leaders to advise the EVP of Product & Technology and the AI leader. Shapes organization design, talent, and performance practices for the GM model and broader enterprise.

Responsibilities

  • GM operating model design: partner with the EVP of Product & Technology and three General Managers to design and embed the GM operating model; define decision rights across GMs, EVP, and shared functions; design interfaces, governance forums, and escalation paths; adapt org design, talent, and performance practices to the GM model; lead the people side of the change with sequencing, leader readiness, communications, and adoption metrics.
  • Enterprise people strategy: shape people programs across Delinea by turning GM learnings into repeatable principles, playbooks, and tools; collaborate with Global PBP team and People COEs to scale approaches; advise VP, Global PBPs on enterprise org effectiveness.
  • Strategic partnership: serve as trusted advisor to P&T and AI leaders; translate business priorities into people plans covering org design, talent, and culture.
  • Org design & workforce planning: lead org design, span-and-layer reviews, and headcount planning; plan for AI-driven role changes and team structures.
  • Talent & succession: conduct talent reviews, succession planning, and calibration; identify critical engineering/product talent and create retention plans.
  • Leadership coaching: coach senior leaders on team effectiveness, performance, and change; build leadership capability.
  • Change management: guide teams through reorganizations and operating model changes.
  • Employee relations: handle complex ER matters with Legal and People COEs;
  • Total rewards & performance: collaborate with Total Rewards on career frameworks, leveling, offers, and pay/performance cycles.
  • Data-driven insights: analyze attrition, engagement, hiring speed, and org health to drive decisions.
  • Culture & engagement: act on engagement results to foster an inclusive, high-performing engineering culture.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including 5+ years as a senior HRBP supporting Engineering, Product, or R&D in a B2B SaaS or tech company
  • Experience partnering with C-suite or EVP-level leaders
  • Track record in org design, workforce planning, and change management
  • Experience partnering with an organization that runs a GM or business-unit model, ideally during a move into one; understanding GM accountability, decision rights, and GM/shared function interfaces; ability to coach leaders new to the model
  • Working knowledge of software team operations (agile, product/engineering career paths, technical leveling)
  • Curiosity about AI and its impact on work, roles, and skills
  • Strong judgment in employee relations; knowledge of employment law across multiple countries
  • Comfort with data and HR systems (e.g., Workday)
  • Executive presence and ability to challenge leaders constructively
  • Global experience preferred (US, EMEA, APAC, LATAM)

Skills

Required:GM operating model designOrg design & workforce planningTalent & successionLeadership coachingChange managementEmployee relations
Nice to have:Total rewards & performanceData-driven insights

Benefits

  • competitive salaries
  • meaningful bonus program
  • healthcare insurance
  • pension/retirement matching
  • comprehensive life insurance
  • employee assistance program
  • paid time off plans
  • paid company holidays
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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