HR Business Partner – R&D

Job Description:

• Provide thought partnership to Engineering & Product leaders on scaling, org structure, role clarity, and team effectiveness
• Identify talent gaps, succession risks, and opportunities to level-up leadership behaviors
• Coach engineering and product managers on feedback, difficult conversations, performance management, and decision-making
• Build leadership capability using Fingerprint’s Leadership Rubric and FLIP+ principles
• Diagnose team dynamics, alignment issues, and friction points; drive interventions that improve execution and trust
• Enable high-quality communication and collaboration across the organization
• Lead calibration cycles, talent assessments, performance processes, and compensation cycles for R&D
• Guide leaders through rigorous documentation, PIPs, and talent actions when needed
• Partner with leaders on implementing new systems, processes, and cultural expectations as we scale
• Improve communication clarity and speed across our globally distributed team
• Serve as a functional lead for R&D employee relations, policy interpretation, and compliance (in partnership with People Ops)

Requirements:

• 6-10+ years in an HRBP role supporting technical teams in high-growth SaaS or product-driven companies
• Strong ability to influence without authority and build trust with senior technical leaders
• Experience diagnosing organizational issues and designing interventions that improve execution
• Comfortable operating with incomplete information and creating clarity in ambiguity
• Deep coaching experience with managers and senior ICs
• Ability to quickly understand technical environments, role types, and R&D operating rhythms
• High judgment, calm communication, and a bias toward action over theatrics
• Role requires proficiency with macOS and comfort working fully remotely using tools such as Slack, Google Workspace, and Zoom.

Benefits:

• We are dedicated to creating an inclusive work environment for everyone.
• We embrace and celebrate the unique experiences, perspectives and cultural backgrounds that each employee brings to our workplace.
• Fingerprint strives to foster an environment where our employees feel respected, valued and empowered.