Lightning AI
Senior People Partner, Tech
$160K–$180K
New York, New York, United States +3 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Location
- New York, New York, United States
San Francisco, California, United States
New York, New York, United States
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 8+ years in People Partnering or HRBP roles.
About the job
Partners with technical leaders on organizational and talent decisions, handles complex employee matters, and builds scalable people practices for distributed technical teams.
What you'll do
- Advise technical leaders on org design, team structure, leveling, promotions, and compensation.
- Own complex employee relations and performance situations, including role transitions and exits.
- Improve manager capability, technical hiring practices, and scalable people processes with cross-functional partners.
What they ask for
- 8+ years in People Partnering or HRBP roles, with direct experience supporting engineering or technical organizations.
- Track record influencing senior technical leaders on org design, performance, and talent decisions.
- Strong employee relations judgment and experience resolving high-stakes situations.
- Experience with compensation, promotion, and leveling decisions in technical environments; support for globally distributed teams and multi-country complexity.
Nice to have
- Deep familiarity with engineering career frameworks and compensation models; experience building people systems in a scaling, AI-native, or deep-tech company.
- SPHR or comparable certification; experience improving compliance programs or supporting global engineering organizations.
Pay
$160,000 — $180,000 USD (base salary)
AI focus
The posting describes an AI-native company but does not specify AI work for this role.
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