Director, HR Business Partnership - Global Technology

National Geographic; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

DraftKings in Boston seeks a Director, HR Business Partnership for Global Technology to serve as a strategic advisor to leaders across the technology organization.

You will partner with engineering, product, and IT leaders to shape organizational design, workforce planning, and talent strategy while driving change and growth. This role requires deep experience in high-growth tech and a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, business, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years in Human Resources, Organizational Effectiveness, or related areas.
• Experience supporting Engineering, Product, Technology, or Digital teams in high-growth tech.
• Proven expertise in organizational design, workforce planning, talent strategy, and change management.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and drive outcomes through people strategies.
• Experience leading transformations, digital and operating model evolutions.
• Strong analytics, problem-solving, and data-driven decision making.
• Excellent coaching, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management.
• Business acumen and systems thinking in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Consumer Engineering leaders on organizational effectiveness and workforce strategy.
• Influence decisions with workforce data and market intelligence.
• Lead organizational design and evolving operating models to support growth.
• Develop workforce planning aligned to business priorities and long-term health.
• Collaborate to build high-performing teams through talent strategy and leadership development.
• Assess capabilities and identify skill gaps for tech roadmap.
• Advise on AI, automation, and emerging tech implications for workforce.
• Help leaders adopt AI-enabled ways of working to boost productivity.
• Drive change management, org redesigns, and growth programs.
• Use people analytics to identify risks and inform decisions.
• Work with HR functions to deliver integrated people strategies.

Skills

Organizational design

Workforce planning

Talent strategy

Leadership development

Change management

Influence senior leaders

Software engineering support

Distributed teams

Org transformation

Digital transformation

Operating model

Future of work

Analytical skills

Consulting

Problem solving

Data-driven decisions

Coaching

Communication

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Business acumen

Systems thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

DraftKings is a publicly traded technology company headquartered in Boston.

The Crown Is Yours As a Director, HR Business Partnership, Global Technology: you will serve as a strategic advisor to leaders across DraftKings's global Technology organization.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Consumer Engineering leaders across Sports, iGaming, Platform, and IT as a trusted advisor on organizational effectiveness, workforce strategy, and leadership development.
• Influence business decisions through organizational insight, workforce data, and market intelligence while helping leaders navigate growth, change, and evolving business priorities.
• Lead organizational design initiatives and evolve team structures, operating models, and ways of working to support business growth, innovation, and scalability.
• Develop workforce planning strategies aligned to business priorities, future capability needs, and long‑term organizational health.
• Partner with leaders to build high‑performing teams through talent strategy, succession planning, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness programs.
• Assess workforce capabilities and identify critical skill gaps required to support DraftKings's technology roadmap and future growth.
• Advise leaders on the organizational, talent, and workforce implications of AI, automation, and emerging technologies.
• Help Engineering leaders evaluate, adopt, and scale AI‑enabled ways of working that improve productivity, collaboration, innovation, and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead change management and transformation initiatives, including organizational redesigns, operating model evolution, and business growth programs.
• Leverage people analytics, engagement data, and workforce insights to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and drive informed decision‑making.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, Learning & Organizational Effectiveness, Total Rewards, People Operations, and Inclusion, Equity & Belonging teams to deliver integrated people strategies.
• Continuously improve people programs, processes, and team member experiences to support a high‑performing and scalable organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Human Resources, Organizational Effectiveness, Workforce Strategy, or related disciplines.
• Experience supporting Engineering, Product, Technology, or Digital organizations, preferably within high‑growth technology environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in organizational design, workforce planning, talent strategy, leadership development, and change management.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, navigate complex organizations, and drive business outcomes through people strategies.
• Experience supporting software engineering organizations and globally distributed technical teams.
• Experience leading organizational transformation initiatives, including digital transformation, operating model evolution, workforce transformation, or future‑of‑work programs.
• Demonstrated understanding of how AI and emerging technologies impact workforce planning, organizational design, capability development, leadership effectiveness, and ways of working.
• Strong analytical, consulting, and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to translate data and insights into actionable recommendations.
• Exceptional coaching, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong business acumen, systems‑thinking capability, and the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment.

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