Senior Strategic People Experience Partner – Engineering

Shieldai; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to partner with senior engineering and product leaders, translating business priorities into scalable people strategies and organizational designs. You will drive leadership effectiveness, workforce planning, and change management across high-growth initiatives.

As a trusted advisor, you will guide talent investments, succession planning, and integration efforts during transformations and potential M&A activity, ensuring continuity and

Qualifications

• Strategic, business-first mindset connecting engineering and product to talent strategy.
• Ability to advise senior leaders on leadership effectiveness and organizational design.
• Experience influencing talent decisions through data and organizational insights.
• Proven capability to lead through mergers, acquisitions, and integrations.
• Strong collaboration across functions to deliver scalable people practices.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior engineering and product leaders to translate priorities into people strategies.
• Coach and advise senior leaders on leadership effectiveness and team performance.
• Shape organizational design, roles, and operating models for speed and scalability.
• Develop workforce and talent strategies to address risks and retention.
• Use people data to assess health and trends and influence decisions.
• Lead people strategy for complex transformations, restructures, and M&A.

Skills

Executive coaching

Strategic partnership

Stakeholder management

Organizational design

Change management

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / related field

Job description

Shield AI is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to partner with senior engineering and product leaders, translating business priorities into scalable people strategies and organizational designs. You will drive leadership effectiveness, workforce planning, and change management across high-growth initiatives.

As a trusted advisor, you will guide talent investments, succession planning, and integration efforts during transformations and potential M&A activity, ensuring continuity and