Senior People Partner, Technology

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Collaborate closely with Technology leaders regarding team design, structure, capacity, headcount, and talent decisions.

• Assist leaders in making clearer and more consistent decisions regarding roles, levels, compensation, succession, and internal movement.

• Mentor managers on establishing expectations, providing feedback, managing performance, resolving conflicts, and leading effectively.

• Handle employee relations issues from initial indication through to resolution.

• Oversee talent and performance cycles that facilitate decision-making and actionable outcomes.

• Collaborate with Talent to enhance role design, leveling, and candidate evaluation for technical roles.

• Utilize data and daily signals to pinpoint retention issues, gaps, and recurring challenges.

• Develop practical solutions with People Ops, Legal, and Finance when processes are ambiguous, inconsistent, or misaligned with the company’s growth stage.

• Contribute to the ongoing development of Socket’s People roadmap, insights, and technology stack.

⛳️ Requirements

• 7+ years of experience as a People Partner for technical teams.

• Hands-on expertise in employee relations, performance management, compensation, leveling, succession planning, retention, and organizational change.

• Strong judgment in complex and unfamiliar situations, including knowing when to engage Legal or specialized expertise.

• 2+ years of experience supporting distributed, multi-country teams.

• A builder’s mindset: able to create practical structures, communicate effectively, and keep the company progressing through uncertainty.

• A curious and proactive approach to AI, data, and improved tools, with sound judgment on where automation is beneficial and where human accountability is necessary.

• Strong understanding of technical career paths, levels, and compensation structures.

• Experience in building or enhancing People systems within a scaling organization.

🏝️ Benefits

• Meaningful equity program.

• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family (99% coverage).

• Flexible time-off policies, holidays, and a winter shutdown for rest and rejuvenation.

• Paid parental leave.

• Remote-first work environment.

• Quarterly team off-site events.