HR Business Partner (Remote)

Egress; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly sales bonuses

Employee referral bonuses

Adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Certification reimbursement

Certification completion bonuses

Job summary

KnowBe4 is seeking a strategic HR Business Partner (Global Functional Lead) to define talent strategy for assigned functions across a matrixed global model. You will own the talent agenda, organizational design, and leadership coaching, partnering with Regional HR Leaders to deliver a consistent employee experience worldwide.

The role requires 10+ years HR, strong diplomacy, Workday proficiency, and ability to align global programs with local realities. Remote positions open to the US.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, or related field; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive HR experience with 5+ years in strategic HRBP roles in global/matrixed organizations.
• Matrix navigation: influence across reporting lines between global needs and regional realities.
• Outside-in thinking: start from business client needs to design processes.
• Strategic diplomacy: excellent communication; manage functional vs. regional tensions.
• Systems fluency with Workday and data-driven HR analytics.
• Discretion with highly confidential executive-level matters.
• Exceptional collaboration with HRBPs, regional HR, and COE teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own a multi-year global HR roadmap for assigned functions.
• Lead organizational design and restructuring for global scalability.
• Oversee global talent reviews and succession planning for the function.
• Partner with Finance for global headcount planning and talent acquisition prioritization.
• Collaborate with Regional HR Leaders to adapt global strategies locally.
• Provide executive coaching and performance guidance to senior leaders.
• Broker scalable compensation strategies with Total Rewards COE.
• Ensure HR programs are implemented consistently across regions.

Skills

Matrix navigation

Outside-in thinking

Strategic diplomacy

Discretion

Collaboration

HR analytics

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in HR, Business, or related field

Master’s/MBA preferred

Tools

Workday

Job description

KnowBe4 empowers the modern workforce to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 is the pioneer of digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans. The KnowBe4 Platform provides attack simulation and training, collaboration security, and agent security powered by AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents) and a proprietary Risk Score. The platform leverages 15-years of behavioral data to combat advanced threats including social engineering, prompt injection, and shadow AI. By securing humans and agents, KnowBe4 leads the industry in workforce trust and defense.

Remote positions open to the US only.

The HR Business Partner (Global Functional Lead) is a strategic global lead responsible for defining the "what" of the talent agenda for their assigned business functions. Operating within a matrixed global model, this role owns the talent strategy, organizational design, and leadership coaching for their functional client groups worldwide.

The HRBP acts as the primary strategic architect, partnering with Regional HR Leaders (who own the "how" and local execution) to ensure a consistent, high-performance employee experience across all geographies.

Responsibilities

Functional Talent Strategy & Org Design (The "What")

• Global Strategic Lead: Identify root-cause business challenges for assigned functions and translate them into a multi-year global HR roadmap.
• Organizational Architecture: Lead organizational design and restructuring initiatives for the function, ensuring global scalability and alignment with company goals.
• Succession & Talent Reviews: Own the annual global talent review and succession planning process for the function, identifying high-potential talent and bridging leadership gaps.
• Workforce Planning: Partner with Finance and Functional Heads to lead global headcount planning and talent acquisition prioritization.

Matrix Collaboration (Functional vs. Regional)

• Regional Partnership: Collaborate with Regional HR Leaders (Americas, EMEA, APJ) to adapt global functional strategies to local legal and cultural requirements.
• One Voice to Leadership: Serve as the primary point of contact for the function's senior-most global leaders, ensuring they receive coherent and coordinated HR support.
• Global Consistency: Ensure HR programs (Performance, Compensation, DEI) are implemented with consistency across all regions for the specific function.
• Operational Handoffs: Manage explicit handoffs to Regional HR for local Employee Relations, compliance, and office-specific culture initiatives.
• Information Exchange: Ensure vital information is flowing between yourself, the function you’re supporting, and the regional HR leaders. Empowerment through coordination and collaboration is the way!

Leadership Coaching & Performance

• Executive Advisory: Act as a trusted sounding board and coach for senior executives on people-related decisions, org health, and leadership behavior.
• Proactive Performance: Partner with Employee Relations and Regional HR to inculcate a high-performance culture, guiding managers on talent assessment and complex performance management.
• Compensation Strategy: Collaborate with the Total Rewards COE to broker scalable compensation and pay-equity strategies that align with functional benchmarks.

COE & Operational Integration

• COE Liaison: Interface with Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, and Total Rewards to deliver specialized solutions that address functional pain points.
• Systems Optimization: Advocate for and help accelerate "Manager Self-Service" and automation in partnership with HR Operations to improve the functional user experience (UX).

Employee Relations Support

• US Case Support: Partner with Employee Relations to help cover and support any overflow cases (US only). This includes direct work on disciplinary items, investigations, grievance resolution, and offboards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR, Business, or a related field (Master’s/MBA preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5 years in a strategic HRBP capacity supporting global/matrixed organizations.
• Matrix Navigation: Proven ability to influence across reporting lines—balancing global functional needs with regional operational realities.
• Outside-In Thinking: Ability to develop HR solutions starting with the business client’s needs and moving toward process design.
• Strategic Diplomacy: Exceptional communication skills; ability to manage "Functional vs. Regional" tensions and elevate issues via defined protocols.
• Systems Fluency: Proficiency with Workday and a data-driven approach to HR analytics.
• Discretion: Expert-level judgment in handling highly confidential executive-level matters.
• Exceptional Collaboration: This role will need to collaborate with HRBPs, regional HR teams, and COE teams.

The compensation for this position ranges from $100,000 - $120,000, which will vary depending on how well an applicant's skills and experience align with the job description listed above.

Application deadline: 12/11/2026. This is our good‑faith estimate of the date the application window is anticipated to close. KnowBe4 reviews applications on a rolling basis and reserves the right to close the application window early if a qualified candidate for the position is identified.

We offer company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets, employee referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement, and certification completion bonuses - all in a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment. For more details about our benefits in each office location, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/benefits .

Note: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.

Individuals seeking employment at KnowBe4 are considered without prejudice to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre‑employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/request-accommodation.