Senior HR Business Partner

MongoDB; Washington; On-site; USD 98,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

MongoDB is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner for our Technical Services organization to shape talent and organizational strategy. You will partner with senior leaders to anticipate people needs, drive change, translate data into actionable recommendations, and build scalable people solutions across the business.

You will lead critical talent moments including performance, engagement, succession, and compensation cycles while partnering with CoEs to scale impact and maintain rigorous people

Qualifications

• 10+ years of HR experience driving measurable impact in a major business unit.
• 5-7+ years as an HRBP, ideally supporting global technical GTM teams.
• Experience partnering with Senior Leadership (VP level).
• Strong judgment and risk assessment relative to business needs.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with adaptability and flexibility.
• Ability to design and implement cross-disciplinary people solutions.
• Proven influence on decision making and autonomous problem solving.
• Willingness to travel to offices and leadership offsites regularly.

Responsibilities

• Builds relationships with leaders to offer thought leadership on organizational and people-related strategy and execution
• Adopts the culture of the organization and embodies our values and leadership principles
• Develops a commercial understanding of the business to appropriately guide and influence leaders on their talent agenda
• Applies expertise in: organizational design, workforce planning, change management, performance management, career planning, coaching, people data analysis, compensation, complex employee relations, learning and development, and recognition programs
• Uses qualitative and quantitative people and business insights to anticipate risks and opportunities, frame trade-offs, and make clear, actionable recommendations
• Partners and drives results alongside other CoEs in the People Team to implement solutions that support and scale the business
• Leads the people cycles throughout the year: compensation reviews, performance evaluations, engagement survey action planning, talent reviews and calibrations, promotions
• Balance strategic partnership with operational stewardship; ensure core people processes and transactions are executed with rigor and scalable practices

Skills

HR strategy

Executive coaching

Change management

People analytics

Talent management

Business partnership

Leadership collaboration

Risk assessment

Global GTM teams

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

MongoDB has a great opportunity for a Senior HR Business Partner for our Technical Services organization.

HRBPs at MongoDB are responsible for helping business unit leaders and their leadership teams develop and implement a people and culture strategy that best supports their business needs. They act as coaches, trusted advisors, change agents, consultants and thought partners on all things talent within the business. They work closely with other teams within the People Team to perform their role and responsibilities – this includes Employee Experience, Compensation, Culture & Talent Development, Talent Acquisition, HR Operations and People Analytics.

This Senior HRBP role is an opportunity for a strategic, commercially minded people leader to shape the talent and organizational agenda for a complex business. The role will partner closely with senior leaders to anticipate people needs, lead through change, translate data into clear recommendations, and build scalable solutions that enable the business to grow. Alongside this strategic partnership, the Senior HRBP will lead critical talent moments, including performance, engagement, succession, and compensation cycles, ensuring they drive meaningful business and people outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Builds relationships with leaders to offer thought leadership on organizational and people-related strategy and execution
• Adopts the culture of the organization and embodies our values and leadership principles
• Develops a commercial understanding of the business to appropriately guide and influence leaders on their talent agenda
• Applies expertise in the following areas: organizational design, workforce planning, change management, performance management, career planning, coaching, analysis of people data, compensation (cash and equity), complex employee relations issues, learning and development, and recognition programs
• Uses qualitative and quantitative people and business insights to anticipate risks and opportunities, frame trade-offs, and make clear, actionable recommendations that drive business and talent outcomes
• Partners and drives results alongside other CoEs in the People Team (e.g. Talent Acquisition, Employee Experience, Culture & Talent Development, Compensation) to help the People Team implement solutions that support and scale the business
• Leads the people cycles throughout the year to include compensation reviews, performance evaluations, engagement survey action planning, talent reviews and calibrations and promotion evaluations
• As we continue to scale, you will balance strategic partnership with strong operational stewardship. You will ensure core people processes and employee transactions are executed with rigor, while identifying opportunities to simplify, improve, and scale the systems and ways of working that enable the business

The right candidate for this role will have

• 10+ years of HR experience creating measurable impact on a major business unit, preferably in a high-growth technology company
• At least 5-7 years of experience as an HRBP, ideally supporting global technical GTM / Customer Support teams
• Demonstrated experience partnering with Senior Leadership (i.e. Vice President level)
• Has demonstrated solid judgment and experience assessing risk relative to the business
• Has an entrepreneurial spirit - we have a lot to build, so adaptability and flexibility will serve you well.
• Can solve challenges and get to the root cause of any issue, no matter how complex. Design and quickly implement solutions that may cut across multiple disciplines.
• Experience influencing decision making
• Is self-motivated and assertive with the ability to hunt down answers and drive solutions autonomously
• Excited and passionate about making an impact and tackling challenges
• Equally comfortable partnering with employees and leadership and moving regularly between the tactical and strategic priorities.
• Able to travel to relevant offices and leadership offsites on a recurring basis (ex: 1-2 times/quarter)

About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including AI-native startups and approximately 75% of the Fortune 100, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB.

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Req ID: 3273535283

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is:

$98,000—$193,000 USD