People Business Partner - Product and Engineering

Ladders; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Company-paid life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a People Business Partner for Product and Engineering in San Francisco. You will be a strategic partner to senior leaders, shaping workforce design and talent initiatives in a fast-moving, technically complex environment.

In this role you will guide performance management, leadership development, and engagement strategies, partnering with executives to scale teams and drive retention with a data-driven approach.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of HR experience in senior HR or people business partner role.
• Experience supporting a large product and engineering organization with hundreds of employees.
• Background in companies recognized for strong engineering capabilities.
• Direct partnership with CTOs, VPs of Engineering, or Chief Product Officers.
• Proven ownership of engineering performance cycles and promotion processes at scale.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product and engineering leadership as a trusted HR advisor.
• Lead organizational design and workforce planning as teams scale.
• Manage the talent cycle, including performance reviews and promotions.
• Develop engineering leaders through talent reviews and coaching.
• Address sensitive employee relations issues and manage change effectively.
• Use data to inform decisions on attrition and engagement.

Skills

HR leadership

Senior HR partner

Engineering scale

CTO/VP partnership

Data-driven decision making

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a People Business Partner - Product and Engineering to join the team of a leader in the Manufacturing & Automotive space.

This role will serve as a strategic people partner to senior leaders across product and engineering, helping shape how the organization scales. You will guide workforce planning, organizational design, performance management, and leadership development in a fast-moving, highly technical environment. The position calls for close collaboration with executive stakeholders and a data-driven approach to employee engagement, retention, and team effectiveness.

Location: San Francisco, CA

Compensation: $200,000 – $250,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Partner with product and engineering leadership as a trusted HR advisor


• Lead organizational design and workforce planning as teams scale


• Manage the talent cycle, including performance reviews and promotions


• Develop engineering leaders through talent reviews and coaching


• Address sensitive employee relations issues and manage change effectively


• Use data to inform decisions on attrition and engagement

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of HR experience, particularly in a senior HR or people business partner role


• Experience supporting a large product and engineering organization with hundreds of employees


• Background in companies recognized for strong engineering capabilities


• Direct partnership with CTOs, VPs of Engineering, or Chief Product Officers


• Proven ownership of engineering performance cycles and promotion processes at scale

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with HSA options


• Company-paid life and disability insurance


• Voluntary insurance options for accidents and critical illness


• 401(k) plan available


• Discretionary vacation days and 8 paid holidays per year

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.