People Business Partner – Tech
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People Business Partner supporting Engineering and Product teams at Sardine, an agentic financial-crime risk platform. Driving organizational design, performance, talent, and employee relations.
Responsibilities:
- Support Engineering and Product teams
- Act as a trusted thought partner to Engineering and Product leaders and managers through growth, ambiguity, and change
- Lead organizational design efforts so teams are structured to scale, roles are clear, and talent aligns with priorities
- Identify talent gaps, plan future team needs, and strengthen collaboration across Engineering and Product
- Partner with People Operations and Legal to maintain compliant People practices across operating regions
- Own performance management cycles, including feedback, promotions, role changes, and compensation discussions
- Support career paths and consistent leveling for Engineering and Product roles
- Use People data, context, and patterns to guide decisions about team effectiveness, engagement, and retention
- Handle sensitive employee relations matters with care and discretion
- Coach managers through performance concerns, difficult conversations, and team conflicts
- Own learning and development initiatives, including identifying skill gaps and designing and delivering practical programs
Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience in People roles, including 4+ years as a People Business Partner
- Experience supporting Engineering and Product leaders in scale-up or high-growth SaaS environments
- Understanding of how technical teams operate, including engineering and product collaboration, technical career paths, and leveling
- Familiarity with international employment laws and compliance
- Track record of working with globally distributed teams across cultures and time zones
- Hands-on experience across organizational design, performance management, employee relations, and compensation
- Ability to build credibility with technical leaders and translate business priorities into practical People solutions
- Ability to be empathetic without avoiding difficult conversations
- Role-specific application questions require at least 3 years of experience with a high-growth startup of fewer than 300 employees, at least 5 years as a People Business Partner, and at least 3 years working with an Engineering organization as a People Business Partner
Benefits:
- Generous compensation in cash and equity
- Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested
- Work from anywhere: Remote-first Culture
- Flexible paid time off and Year-end break
- Health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents - US and Canada specific
- 4% matching in 401k / RRSP - US and Canada specific
- MacBook Pro delivered to your door
- One-time stipend to set up a home office — desk, chair, screen, etc.
- Monthly meal stipend
- Monthly social meet-up stipend
- Annual health and wellness stipend
- Annual Learning stipend
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