HR Business Partner

Doppel Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Hybrid SF office

Flexible PTO

Medical/dental/vision coverage

401(k)

Parental leave

Job summary

Doppel Inc. is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to partner with leaders across a fast-growing tech organization in the San Francisco area. You’ll shape employee experience, guide performance, and drive scalable People processes to support growth.

In this role you’ll lead employee relations, investigations, leave administration, and compliance across the lifecycle, partnering with Legal, Recruiting, Finance, and IT to deliver a seamless, compliant, and engaging people program.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience including HRBP support across the employee lifecycle.
• Experience scaling HRBP practices in a rapidly growing technology company.
• Strong expertise in employee relations, investigations, employment law, and manager coaching.
• Experience guiding organizational change, performance management, and workforce planning.
• Knowledge of U.S. employment laws including FMLA, ADA, and leave programs; international experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic guidance on employee relations, performance management, org design, and workforce planning.
• Coach managers through performance conversations, investigations, discipline, and change management.
• Lead workplace investigations with Legal on complex employee matters.
• Guide managers through departures and organizational changes.
• Drive consistency across the performance management lifecycle and reviews.
• Support company-wide performance reviews and manager enablement.
• Manage leaves of absence (FMLA, ADA, parental, disability, etc.) and coordinate with admins.
• Advise on employment laws and policy improvements as regulations evolve.
• Partner with immigration counsel on visa sponsorships and global mobility.
• Build trusted relationships with leaders to improve engagement and retention.
• Collaborate with Recruiting, People Ops, Legal, Finance, Payroll, Benefits, and IT.

Skills

Employee relations

Investigations

Employment law

Manager coaching

Project management

HRIS

Communication

Tools

Rippling

Job description

About Doppel

Doppel is building the future of social engineering defense. Our AI-native platform uses agentic AI to protect executives, employees, customers, and brands from phishing, impersonation, fraud, and other AI-powered threats across digital channels. We help some of the world’s most recognized brands detect and dismantle attacker infrastructure while strengthening employee resilience through threat-informed training and simulation. By unifying Digital Risk Protection, Human Risk Management, and Email Security, Doppel connects threats into a real-time intelligence graph to power faster disruption, smarter defense, and modern security awareness at scale.

Backed by leading investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, and trusted by leading enterprises, Doppel is a rapidly growing Series C startup building the future of social engineering defense. Our team combines deep cybersecurity expertise, operational rigor, and startup velocity to solve some of the internet’s most urgent trust and safety challenges.

The Role

At Doppel, we focus on building a culture where people feel respected, supported, and trusted to do meaningful work. We value clarity, collaboration, and solving real problems for our customers and teammates.

We are looking for a HR Business Partner to serve as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees, helping drive a thoughtful, consistent, and high-quality employee experience across the entire employee lifecycle. In this role, you\'ll partner closely with managers to navigate employee relations, performance management, organizational change, leave administration, employment law, and global mobility while helping our People team build scalable processes that support our continued growth.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with leaders across the business to provide strategic guidance on employee relations, performance management, organizational design, and workforce planning.
• Serve as the primary HR partner for managers, coaching them through performance conversations, employee development, investigations, conflict resolution, disciplinary actions, and organizational change.
• Lead workplace investigations and recommend fair, compliant, and practical resolutions while partnering closely with Legal on complex employee matters.
• Guide managers through employee departures, including resignations, performance-based terminations, reductions in force, and organizational changes.
• Drive consistency across the performance management lifecycle, including goal setting, feedback, performance reviews, promotions, corrective actions, and performance improvement plans.
• Support and continuously improve company-wide performance review programs and manager enablement.
• Manage employee leaves of absence, including FMLA, ADA accommodations, parental leave, disability, workers' compensation, state leave programs, and international leave requirements.
• Partner with third-party administrators to deliver a seamless leave experience while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.
• Provide guidance on federal, state, and international employment laws and recommend policy and process improvements as regulations evolve.
• Partner with outside immigration counsel to support employment-based visa sponsorships, permanent residency processes, global mobility, and international hiring initiatives.
• Build trusted relationships with leaders by identifying organizational challenges, talent risks, and opportunities to improve employee engagement and retention.
• Collaborate closely with Recruiting, People Operations, Legal, Finance, Payroll, Benefits, and IT to deliver a seamless employee experience and help scale the People function.

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including experience as an HR Business Partner supporting managers across the employee lifecycle.
• Experience serving as an HR Business Partner within a rapidly scaling technology company, with a demonstrated ability to build and scale HRBP practices, manager partnerships, and people programs while operating effectively in ambiguity.
• Strong expertise in employee relations, investigations, employment law, conflict resolution, and manager coaching.
• Experience supporting leaders through organizational change, performance management, and workforce planning.
• Knowledge of U.S. employment laws, including FMLA, ADA, leave administration, disability, and state leave programs; international employment experience is a plus.
• Experience partnering with immigration counsel on employment-based visa sponsorships and global mobility programs.
• Excellent judgment with the ability to navigate sensitive and confidential situations with professionalism and empathy.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience with HRIS platforms; Rippling experience is a plus.
• A thoughtful, curious, and resourceful approach to solving people challenges.

Why Join Doppel

• Competitive compensation: $150,000 - $175,000
• Meaningful equity so you share in Doppel\'s success.
• Hybrid work environment with regular collaboration from our San Francisco office.
• Flexible PTO, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), parental leave, and additional employee benefits.
• Join a small, high-impact People team where you\'ll help shape the employee experience, influence company culture, and build the foundation for the next stage of Doppel\'s growth.

Salary Range: $150,000 — $175,000 USD