Principal People Business Partner

Menlo Ventures; United States; Remote; USD 66,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in cybersecurity seeks a People Business Partner to drive strategic people initiatives, enhance leadership capabilities, and foster a culture of excellence in a remote-first environment. Candidates should have extensive experience in scaling organizations and implementing data-driven people strategies.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive People Team experience.
• Proven success in remote or hybrid tech environments.
• Strong fluency in data-informed people strategies.

Responsibilities

• Drive people strategies optimized for a remote-first organization.
• Coach leaders to navigate organizational complexity and scale high-trust teams.
• Collaborate across departments to design holistic employee experiences.

Skills

Organizational design

Talent management

Leadership coaching

Cultural transformation

Data-informed people strategies

Program management

Communication skills

Job description

About the Role

At Abnormal AI, our mission is to stop cyber attacks—and that mission demands teams that are not only high-performing but also adaptable, connected, and empowered in a fully distributed, high-trust environment.

As a key member of the People Business Partner team, you'll drive both the strategic vision and execution of programs that scale our organization, elevate leadership, and reinforce a culture that enables people to do the best work of their lives. What makes this role unique is our commitment to leveraging AI and technology to make our people systems smarter, faster, and more human.

You’ll work across functions to design and execute people strategies that are optimized for a remote-first, cybersecurity-first organization—balancing high growth with intentionality, empathy, and operational excellence.

What You’ll Do

• Partner closely with People Business Partner leadership and business leaders to scale teams, elevate talent, and drive high-performing, values-aligned culture across a distributed global workforce.
• Use AI-driven people analytics and diagnostics to identify organizational opportunities early—and drive interventions that shape structure, leadership, and talent outcomes.
• Coach leaders to navigate organizational complexity, scale high-trust teams, and apply remote-first leadership practices that foster psychological safety and clarity.
• Build leadership capability through enablement programs that combine AI-driven learning, peer development, and just-in-time coaching systems.
• Collaborate across People COEs (Talent, DEI, Ops, Enablement, Total Rewards) to design holistic employee experiences—from onboarding to development to retention.
• Enhance and protect Abnormal’s unique culture by embedding scalable rituals, values-based recognition, and remote collaboration practices.
• Contribute to the evolution of People team programs using emerging tech—including generative AI, nudges, and workflow automation—to scale quality and speed across the employee lifecycle.
  
  

Must Haves

• 7+ years of progressive People Team experience with a focus on scaling organizations, developing leaders, and navigating high-growth change.
• Proven success in fast-paced, remote or hybrid tech environments, ideally in cybersecurity or enterprise software.
• Deep experience with organizational design, talent management, leadership coaching, and cultural transformation.
• Strong fluency in data-informed people strategies, with experience using dashboards, engagement platforms, or predictive people analytics tools.
• Experience partnering with global leaders and familiarity with international people practices, compliance, and remote leadership dynamics.
• Track record of coaching leaders through ambiguity and shifting business priorities—balancing candor, empathy, and speed.
• Strong program management skills—able to prioritize, execute, and scale people initiatives that have business impact.
• Clear, concise communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functionally and build trust at all levels.

Nice to Have

• Experience integrating AI tools into People workflows (e.g., talent reviews, coaching enablement, onboarding, internal mobility).
• Exposure to designing remote-first onboarding and development journeys that embed company values and culture from day one.
• Background in supporting technical, product, or GTM organizations during periods of rapid scale.

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At Abnormal AI, certain roles are eligible for a bonus, restricted stock units (RSUs), and benefits. Individual compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including their skills, experience, qualifications and other job-related reasons. We know that benefits are also an important piece of your total compensation package. Learn more about our Compensation and Equity Philosophy on our Benefits & Perks page.

Base salary range:

$66,300—$78,000 USD