Senior HR Business Partner (Austin)

OpenKrill; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CODER is a leading platform for AI development infrastructure. You will serve as the HR partner for our R&D leaders and the international employment expert for the UK, our EOR countries, and APAC, playing a foundational role in building our London entity.

Collaborate with Legal and Finance to design contracts, right-to-work policies, and benefits; manage EOR relationships and plan the path to direct employment in key markets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of HRBP experience with international exposure (UK/EMEA/APAC).
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and EOR models.
• Hands-on experience with HR systems like Rippling or Deel.
• Comfort working across time zones with early UK-hours overlap and travel.
• Detail-oriented, able to spot contract or comp errors before they ship.
• Highly collaborative, working with US- and London-based teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with R&D leaders on performance, org design, employee relations, and people strategy.
• Advise on international ER and org changes under local law; involve outside counsel for high-risk matters.
• Help build UK employment infrastructure with Legal and Finance: contracts, probation terms, right to work, leave, policies, benefits.
• Manage EOR relationships (Deel, Rippling) and plan transition from EOR to direct employment in key markets.
• Track regulatory changes in UK and active EOR countries; flag risks.
• Own performance, compensation cycles, promotions, and leveling for the pod with the HR Manager and Total Rewards.
• Build repeatable country playbooks for new markets.
• Keep international employee data accurate in Rippling and Deel; support audits and reporting.

Skills

HRBP experience

UK employment law

EOR models

Rippling/Deel

time-zone coordination

attention to detail

collaboration

Tools

Rippling

Deel

Job description

Coder is growing from about 220 to 500 people by the end of 2027, and our People team is growing with us. We work in pods (GTM, R&D, G&A), each with its own HRBP and Generalist, so leaders always know who to call.

You’ll be the HR partner for our R&D leaders, and the international employment expert for the UK, our Employer of Record (EOR) countries, and APAC. This is a foundational hire for our London entity buildout, and you’ll work alongside a London-based Generalist and outside UK counsel.

What you’ll do

• - Partner with R&D leaders on performance, org design, employee relations, and people strategy, and flag risks early
• - Advise on international ER and org changes under local law, and know when to bring in outside counsel for high-risk matters such as redundancy and terminations
• - Help build our UK employment infrastructure with Legal and Finance: contracts, probation and notice terms, right to work, statutory leave, policies, and benefits
• - Manage our EOR relationships (Deel, Rippling) and plan the path from EOR to direct employment in key markets
• - Track regulatory changes in the UK and our active EOR countries, including the Employment Rights Act changes, and proactively flag risks
• - Own performance, compensation cycles, promotions, and leveling for the pod with the HR Manager and Total Rewards
• - Build repeatable country playbooks so each new market doesn't start from scratch
• - Keep international employee data accurate in Rippling and Deel, and support audits and reporting

What we're looking for

• - 5+ years of HRBP experience, including employee relations, with meaningful UK and/or international exposure
• - Strong working knowledge of UK employment law, and familiarity with EOR models and their limitations
• - Hands-on experience with Rippling and/or Deel
• - Comfort working independently across time zones, with early UK-hours overlap and occasional UK travel
• - Detail-oriented enough to catch a contract or comp error before it ships, and strategic enough to know when to elevate
• - Extremely collaborative, working closely with a US- and London-based team

Bonus tacos if you have

(Tacos? Ask us how we say thanks by giving tacos!)

• - Preferred: SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or equivalent hands-on HR experience
• - Experience supporting a company through a legal entity launch
• - Exposure to APAC or EMEA employment law beyond the UK
• - Experience partnering with engineering or R&D teams in a high-growth SaaS company

As our international footprint grows, this role is expected to grow in scope and strategic ownership.

ABOUT CODER

Coder is the leading platform for AI development Infrastructure, enabling enterprises to securely run human and AI-driven development workflows in consistent, governed environments. Coder provides self-hosted, agent-ready workspaces that unify developer productivity and platform governance. With Coder, enterprises can confidently evolve from human-only development to AI-assisted and autonomous workflows, without sacrificing security, compliance, or performance. Learn more at coder.com http://coder.com.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

We believe that the interview process should be transparent, consistent, and enjoyable. We value your time and hope to complete the interview process in two to four weeks, if schedules allow. Through your interviews, you will meet a mix of individual contributors, managers, and senior leaders.

AI USE DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS

As an AI company, Coder embraces the use of AI tools, and we want to be transparent about our expectations as you navigate our interview process.

Not permitted: Using AI assistance during conversational interviews.

Permitted: Using AI tooling for take-home assessments. Please flag where and to what extent it was used in your take-home. Your submission will not be penalized for using AI as long as it is done honestly.

OUR USE OF AI IN HIRING

We use AI tools to help manage our recruitment process efficiently and fairly. Specifically:

• - Ashby and Brainerr help us review inbound applications by surfacing candidates who best match the role requirements we've defined. This tool does not make hiring decisions; it helps our team prioritize which applications to review first.
• - Granola takes notes during our interview calls so our team can focus on the conversation with you.

All hiring decisions are made by humans. Our team reviews applications, conducts interviews, and makes final selections. AI tools assist us but never replace human judgment, and these practices are conducted in compliance with applicable data protection, AI governance, and labor laws. Your data is not used to train AI models.

In accordance with New York City Local Law 144, an independent bias audit has been conducted on "Automated Employment Decision Tools"; results are available for Ashby https://www.ashbyhq.com/downloadables/ashby-bias-audit-08-2024.pdf.

If you're applying for a role at Coder and have questions about how we use AI in our process, or if you'd like to request information about the data we collect, please contact [e-mail].

CODER IS A PROUD EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.