Headway
Senior HR Business Partner
$152K–$190K
New York City +1 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Location
- New York City
San Francisco, CA - Experience
- 5+ years; HRBP or HR-adjacent/generalist experience, with examples including Chief of Staff, Strategy, or Consulting.
About the job
Partners with Engineering leaders to shape and execute people strategies, programs, and policies that support organizational growth and employee performance.
What you'll do
- Advise leaders on people plans, organizational design, performance management, talent planning, and leadership development.
- Lead talent reviews and performance processes; coach managers and support scalable team structures.
- Use people data and AI tools to identify trends, inform decisions, and run People programs and projects end-to-end.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of progressive HRBP or HR-adjacent/generalist experience, including the stated alternatives, and a track record supporting senior executives in high-growth or scaling environments.
- Experience with core HR processes, including performance management, organizational design, and talent development.
- Ability to independently partner with business leaders, use qualitative and quantitative data, and exercise sound judgment.
- Comfort using AI tools and discussing AI transformation’s implications for talent, skill gaps, and team design.
Pay
$152K – $190K USD base salary
AI focus
Use AI tools to accelerate people-data analysis, synthesize feedback, and draft communications; discuss how AI transformation affects talent, skill gaps, and team design.
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