Senior HR Business Partner, Engineering & Product

Key Responsibilities

• Partner directly with Engineering and Product leaders on talent, organizational and people decisions.
• Coach managers on performance, feedback, team effectiveness, development and difficult employee situations.
• Identify what our highest-performing employees need to continue growing at Mercor and turn those needs into practical development opportunities.
• Build development programs from 0 to 1, from identifying the problem through design, launch, adoption and iteration.
• Partner with leaders on organizational design, role clarity, succession planning and talent movement as teams scale.

Key Requirements

• 8+ years of strong HRBP experience: You have substantial experience partnering with Engineering, Product or similarly technical organizations and can build credibility with senior technical leaders.
• Startup experience: You’ve worked in a fast-growing startup and understand the pace, ambiguity and changing needs that come with it.
• 0→1 builder: You have personally built and launched development, talent or manager programs where little or no infrastructure existed before.
• Excellent judgment: You can work through complex people situations, identify what actually matters and make clear recommendations without relying on a playbook for every answer.
• Manager coach: You can make managers better, including experienced leaders who expect their HR partner to challenge their thinking.