Description
As a Senior HR Business Partner at Headway, you will serve as a strategic thought partner to our executives. You'll shape and execute people strategies that enable scale, strengthen leadership, and drive Olympic-level performance.
Partnering closely with our leaders, you'll provide counsel on organisational design, performance management, talent planning, and leadership development - balancing near-term priorities with long-term organisational health and cultural integrity.
You'll use data-driven insights and sound judgment to identify trends, influence decisions, and lead high-impact initiatives that elevate the employee experience, strengthen manager capability, and ensure our teams are empowered to perform at their best.
Responsibilities:
- Strategic Business Partnership: Act as a trusted advisor to executives across R&D. Anticipate organisational needs, connect people strategy to business outcomes, and challenge assumptions through evidence and insight.
- Talent Strategy & Performance: Lead performance management and talent review processes with rigor and fairness. Coach leaders to recognise and reward top performance, address underperformance, and build high-performing, inclusive teams.
- Organisational Design & Effectiveness: Partner with leaders to design scalable org structures, strengthen alignment, and enable growth. Use workforce analytics and org design principles to optimise spans, layers, and team health.
- Leadership Coaching & Influence: Build trusted relationships with executives and managers, providing candid, actionable feedback that sharpens leadership effectiveness. Reinforce Headway’s cultural principles and managerial excellence through coaching and systems.
- Analytical & Data-Driven Decision Making: Leverage people data to identify trends, diagnose root causes, and drive measurable improvements in organisational health.
- Project Management & Operational Excellence: Lead complex, cross-functional people initiatives end-to-end - from scoping and planning to flawless execution and follow-through. Balance strategic impact with hands-on execution to ensure scalability and continuous improvement.
- Cultural Stewardship & Employee Experience: Model and amplify Headway’s values and performance standards. Ensure fairness, inclusion, and consistency in decision-making. Surface patterns in sentiment and proactively strengthen engagement and trust.
If you are based in New York or San Francisco, have 10+ years of progressive HRBP experience, are a strategic operator who can anticipate organisational needs, shape people strategies, and influence through credibility and insight, are data-driven, a trusted coach and advisor, have deep expertise in org design, performance management, and leadership development, thrive in fast-paced, high-growth settings, and model Headway’s cultural principles and uphold our Olympic-level performance standard, then you'd be a great fit for this role.
Compensation and Benefits: The expected base pay range for this position is $144,000 - $225,000, based on a variety of factors including qualifications, experience, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for an equity grant, depending on the position and level. We are committed to offering a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package, including robust health and wellness benefits, retirement savings, and meaningful ownership opportunities through equity.