Director, HRBP

Tanium; Emeryville (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity awards

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Volunteer time off (VTO) – 5 days

Job summary

Tanium is seeking an experienced Director, HRBP to serve as a strategic people partner to senior leaders of a major business function. You will advise executives on organization design, talent, performance, and change, shaping the people strategy for your organization and setting the standard for HRBP practice across the team.

You will join a highly collaborative group, move fast with confidence, and report to the VP, Human Resources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent through education and experience.
• At least 10 years in HR, with 5+ years as an HR Business Partner or equivalent.
• Ability to deliver scalable people programs aligned with business needs.
• Experience in fast-growing tech and established orgs, with strong documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted advisor to senior leaders, coaching on leadership and team effectiveness.
• Oversee talent planning, organizational design, coaching, engagement, change management, and rewards.
• Partner with executives to design and deliver targeted HR solutions and strategic planning.
• Translate business strategy into HR priorities and oversee workforce planning.
• Lead cross-functional projects and mentor HR Business Partners across the team.

Skills

Executive coaching

Org design

Talent development

Change management

Employee engagement

HR strategy

People analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Education, Talent Development, Organizational Development or similar

Job description

The Basics

Tanium is looking for an experienced Director, HRBP to serve as a strategic people partner to senior leaders of a major business function. You will advise executives on organization design, talent, performance, and change, and you will resolve the most complex and sensitive people issues in your organization. You will work with leaders at all levels to build strong teams that let Tanium thrive and let employees grow their careers here.

The Basics

Tanium is looking for an experienced Director, HRBP to serve as a strategic people partner to senior leaders of a major business function. You will advise executives on organization design, talent, performance, and change, and you will resolve the most complex and sensitive people issues in your organization. You will work with leaders at all levels to build strong teams that let Tanium thrive and let employees grow their careers here. You will shape the people strategy for your organization and set the standard for HRBP practice across the team. You will join a highly collaborative team that works hard together, has each other's backs, and delivers results. You will need to move fast with confidence. This position reports to the VP, Human Resources.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, including C-level executives, coaching them on leadership, team effectiveness, and hard people decisions.
• You will coach senior leaders and resolve the most complex organizational challenges with people-related solutions. This includes shaping the strategy for, and overseeing the execution of, people programs such as talent planning, organizational design, coaching, employee engagement, change management, and compensation & rewards.
• You will need to have a deep understanding of all aspects of the business and be a recognized thought leader on people and organizational topics, both within your business and across the company. You will contribute at both strategic and hands‑on levels, with an emphasis on strategy.
• Strategically partner with executive leadership to design and deliver targeted solutions, including strategic planning, organizational design, change management, and team building, and to anticipate the people implications of business decisions.
• Develop and implement engagement programs that are consistent with the strategic needs of the business and continue to build an extraordinary employee experience.
• Make an impact with metrics, data analysis, and continuous improvement, using people data to influence executive decisions and measure results.
• Build trusted relationships and credibility with senior leaders within your business groups and across many organizations.
• Help leadership be more effective by providing candid, effective coaching to executives and their teams.
• Drive strong performance management and employee engagement across your organization, and guide leaders through the most difficult talent decisions.
• Solve problems and identify root causes of complex, ambiguous issues, and design and implement solutions across multiple disciplines, at times beyond HR solutions.
• Translate the business unit's strategy and needs into HR priorities, and keep business unit leadership updated on all HR programs and processes.
• Work with leaders to effectively plan and execute workforce planning (headcount, hiring, and training targets, etc.) in line with business strategy and financial goals.
• Lead multiple projects and initiatives at various scale, with independent problem‑solving skills and attention to detail, and sponsor cross‑functional efforts that affect the broader company.
• Lead the management of complex and sensitive employee relations issues fairly, thoroughly, and proactively, and serve as an escalation point for the HR team.
• Partner with various HR teams, including Recruiting, Total Rewards, HR Ops, and L&D, to deliver people programs that are relevant and aligned to business needs, and help shape HR's overall approach and priorities.
• Work across cultural and geographical boundaries and build HR approaches that deliver value across diverse global markets. Interact, influence, and collaborate across different cultures, languages, and time zones.
• Monitor the "pulse" of the organization to ensure a high level of employee engagement, and raise themes and risks to senior leadership early.
• Mentor and develop HR Business Partners and Senior HR Business Partners, and raise the standard of HRBP practice across the team.

We’re Looking For Someone With

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Education, Talent Development, Organizational Development or similar field or equivalent through a combination of education and experience.

Experience

• At least 10 years of HR experience working closely in the business, with at least 5 years as an HR Business Partner or equivalent.
• Ability to contribute to and deliver scalable people programs that are consistent with the strategic needs of the business and continue to build and extraordinary employee experience
• Ability to partner and help create a set of actionable and targeted change leadership management plans, including communication plans, stakeholder engagement, and targeted coaching
• Have a strong depth of experience in employee and leadership development, employee relations, HR operations, and compliance
• A mix of experience in fast‑growing technology companies and more established organizations
• Strong documentation skills
• Demonstrate commitment to helping employees and managers be successful and achieving those results in alignment with company values

About Tanium

Tanium is the Autonomous IT company. As Al accelerates both innovation and risk, Tanium Atlas, the company's autonomous operating system, puts the full depth of the Tanium Autonomous IT Platform behind every IT and security operator - human and agentic. Tanium provides the real‑time intelligence, agentic decision‑making, and autonomous execution operators needed to detect, decide, and remediate at machine speed across their endpoint estate. The company is recognized as a Leader in the inaugural 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Management Tools, as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Client Endpoint Management Software for Windows Device Management 2025-2026 Vendor Assessment, and as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™. Endpoint Management Platforms, Q2 2026. To learn how Tanium delivers Autonomous IT for unstoppable business, visitwww.tanium.comand follow us onLinkedInandX.

On a mission. Together.

At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions. As a global organization with stakeholders around the world, it’s imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things. Our commitment to excellence and innovation has earned us a place on the Forbes Cloud 100 list for ten consecutive years, and we continue to be recognized worldwide as a great place to work. Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most.

What You’ll Get

The annual base salary range for this full‑time position is $165,000 to $250,000. This range is an estimate for what Tanium will pay a new hire. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, training, and experience. In addition to an annual base salary, team members will receive equity awards and a generous benefits package consisting of medical, dental and vision plan, family planning benefits, health savings account, flexible spending account, transportation savings account, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, life, accident and disability coverage, business travel accident insurance, employee assistance programs, disability insurance, and other well‑being benefits. Tanium is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected Veteran status, or other legally protected categories. If you require a reasonable accommodation in searching for a job opening, completing an application, interviewing, or completing any pre‑employment testing or requirements, please contact [e-mail]. For more information refer to the “Know Your Rights” poster which is available here - https://www.eeoc.gov/poster. For more information on how Tanium processes your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.