Sr. Staff People Partner

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As a Staff People Partner supporting our global GTM & Marketing organizations, you aren't just an HR advisor—you are a strategic architect of our most valuable asset: our people. At Databricks, we don't just use technology; we define it. In this role, you will be at the forefront of integrating AI-driven insights into the talent lifecycle, ensuring our GTM and Marketing engines are fueled by high-performance culture and intelligent organizational design.

You will serve as a high-impact consultant to senior leaders, translating complex business goals into scalable people strategies. Your mission is to evolve the People Partner function into a predictive, data-first organization that enables Databricks to scale with precision and speed.

The impact you will have:

Strategic Partnership & AI Integration

• Executive Advisory: Serve as a trusted counselor to GTM executives (C-Suite through Director) on organizational design, workforce planning, and leadership effectiveness.


• AI-Driven Outcomes: Pioneer the use of AI and predictive analytics to identify talent gaps, forecast attrition, and optimize team structures for maximum ROI.


• Business Alignment: Ensure the people strategy doesn't just support the business—it accelerates it—by proactively designing solutions for a rapidly shifting global market.

Talent Strategy & Intelligent Leadership

• Precision Talent Planning: Lead performance calibrations and succession governance, utilizing data to remove bias and elevate high-potential "Bricksters."


• Executive Coaching: Coach senior leaders to move beyond traditional management, fostering a culture of accountability, rapid feedback, and radical transparency.


• Future-Proofing Teams: Partner with L&D to build enablement programs that prepare our leaders to manage in an AI-augmented workplace.

Culture, Engagement & Change Enablement

• Data-Backed Insights: Use Pulse and Culture Survey data to diagnose organizational health and prescribe high-impact interventions.


• Change Orchestration: Guide leaders through large-scale organizational transformations, ensuring consistent execution and cultural cohesion across global borders.


• Inclusion & Belonging: Design and champion programs that ensure every employee can do their best work in an equitable, high-performance environment.

Operational Excellence

• COE Collaboration: Partner with Comp, Talent, and Analytics teams to operationalize complex processes with minimal friction.


• Process Evolution: Continuously refine the People Partner operating model, leveraging automation and AI to simplify workflows and increase "time-to-impact."

What we look for:

• Experience: 7+ years of HRBP/People Partner experience in a global, hyper-growth tech environment. Supporting GTM or Marketing organizations is highly preferred.


• The "AI Edge": A proven track record of using AI and advanced analytics to solve people problems and drive business outcomes (e.g., using LLMs for productivity, predictive modeling for retention, or data-driven org design).


• Executive Presence: The ability to challenge senior leaders, influence complex decisions, and navigate a highly matrixed global organization.


• Analytical Rigor: You don't just read reports; you find the narrative in the data and use it to drive a bias for action.


• Architect Mindset: A passion for building scalable systems rather than just managing "business as usual."