Senior HR Business Partner

Cohere; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open and inclusive culture

AI research team

Weekly lunch stipend

Health and dental benefits

Parental leave top-up

Enrichment benefits

Remote-flexible with global offices

6 weeks vacation

Job summary

Cohere in London is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner who will act as a people operations strategist and trusted advisor to scale our organization. You will design processes and partner with leaders to drive exceptional employee experiences as we grow from hundreds to thousands of teammates globally.

This role blends strategic influence with hands-on impact: shaping organizational design, talent development, compensation, and performance management while navigating global employment laws.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of hands-on HR Business Partner experience in fast-growing technology companies.
• Proven ability to influence leadership and drive people strategies.
• Experience partnering with Engineering and non-Engineering leadership.
• Global scale-up experience and ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Strong understanding of international employment laws.

Responsibilities

• Own HR projects including organizational design, compensation, and performance management.
• Serve as the go-to advisor for org design, talent strategy, and people development for client groups.
• Lead initiatives and partner with SVP People on executive-level priorities.
• Build influential relationships with leaders at all levels to drive effective people outcomes.
• Support leadership with feedback and actionable guidance across the org.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational design

Talent strategy

People development

Cross-functional alignment

Job description

Who are we?

Our mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity. We're training and deploying frontier models for developers and enterprises who are building AI systems to power magical experiences like content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI.

Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are passionate about their craft. Each person is one of the best in the world at what they do. We believe that a diverse range of perspectives is a requirement for building great products.

We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. We like to work hard and move fast to do what's best for our customers.

Join us on our mission and shape the future!

Why this role?

Join Cohere as a Senior HR Business Partner: a people leader, a people operations strategist, and a trusted advisor who will drive impact across our business. In this role you'll bridge our explosive growth with our commitment to an exceptional employee experience. You will roll up your sleeves while keeping your eyes on the horizon, helping us build scalable excellence.

In this senior level individual contributor role you will design people operations to scale while collaborating closely with leaders across the organization. We're not seeking someone who merely follows HR best practices-we need someone who can help us define them. This role offers a unique blend of strategic influence and hands-on impact.

• Forge influential relationships with leaders at every level, from new managers finding their footing to VP's shaping our future.
• Serve as the go-to advisor for organizational design, talent strategy, and people/career development for your client groups.
• Own critical HR projects: hiring, organizational design, compensation, and performance management.
• Empower leadership at all levels to strengthen their leadership skills through direct feedback and actionable guidance.
• Navigate ambiguity and complex people challenges while building and implementing innovative solutions that work for 500 people today and 1,500 tomorrow.
• Support the SVP People with executive-level initiatives.
• Leverage your knowledge of international employment laws to support global operations.

This career opportunity may be a good match for you if you have:

• 7-10 years of experience as a hands-on senior level HR Business Partner in fast-growing technology companies.
• Experience making a large impact, cultivating leadership and people potential across an organization.
• Deep understanding of scale-up culture and experience partnering with both Engineering and non-Engineering leadership/colleagues.
• Track record of building strong strategic relationships, enduring processes and thriving in environments where priorities pivot.
• Experience scaling up a technology company globally, diving into day-to-day details and planning for the future, big picture.
• Experience resolving complex people issues with fairness and empathy.

We value and celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment for all. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities. Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please submit an Accommodations Request Form, and we will work together to meet your needs.

Full-Time Employees At Cohere Enjoy These Perks

• An open and inclusive culture and work environment
• Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research
• Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks
• Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health
• 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months
• Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement
• Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend
• 6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!)