Senior Director, R&D HR Business Partnering

Key Responsibilities

• Partner directly with the Head of R&D and technical VPs to align talent strategy with Cloudflare’s product roadmap, platform architecture, and operational goals.
• Act as the chief conductor across People Team COEs—synthesizing R&D’s operational realities to push COEs for tailored, high-impact talent programs while challenging R&D leaders to elevate their organizational standards.
• Apply analytical rigor to people metrics, diagnosing organizational health, attrition trends, and productivity indicators to guide business decisions proactively.

Key Requirements

• Leadership & Scale: 15+ years of progressive HR experience, including 5+ years leading an HRBP team supporting technical R&D, Engineering, or Product orgs in high-growth environments.
• Core Pillar Excellence: Demonstrated expertise across all four functional buckets: business acumen, organizational design, talent portfolio management, and driving change.
• AI & Human Acumen: Deep understanding of how AI tools reshape technical workflows, combined with strong character assessment and human judgment when evaluating leadership potential and organizational health.
• COE Orchestration: Proven track record acting as an operational conductor between executive stakeholders and specialized People functions to deliver integrated talent solutions.
• Executive Presence: Ability to advise, challenge, and coach VP+ technical leaders with confidence, empathy, and business fluency.