Strategic People Partner — Engineering & Product

Veho; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Veho’s Principal People Business Partner – Engineering & Product partners with the leadership teams to craft talent strategies and design scalable people programs that support rapid growth. You will help shape organizational design, workforce planning, and major people decisions for a 75–100 person engineering and product organization.

You will act as a senior advisor and hands-on builder, leading talent development, performance and succession planning, and collaborating with Finance on

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of experience across HR, People Operations, Organizational Development, or related People functions.
• At least 5+ years in a strategic HRBP or similar advisory capacity.
• Direct partnership with Engineering and/or Product leadership on talent strategy and org design.
• Experience in a high-growth technology company or scaling tech-enabled organization.
• Strong organizational design experience including restructurings or team redesigns.
• Understanding of Engineering and Product orgs, hiring challenges, and career development.
• Ability to influence senior leaders, challenge assumptions, and navigate ambiguity.
• Proven ability to build scalable People programs from the ground up and mentor others.
• Strong analytical skills with use of people data to inform decisions.
• Experience developing managers and mentoring PBPs or other People leaders.
• Change-management and cross-functional influencing skills.
• Preferred: experience with technical hiring, equity strategy, early-stage growth, logistics or marketplace companies.

Responsibilities

• Advise Engineering and Product leadership on talent strategy, org design, compensation, and workforce planning.
• Develop talent strategies across Engineering and Product, including succession planning and retention.
• Lead organizational design and restructuring to improve team structure and collaboration.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to strengthen hiring processes, leveling frameworks, and interview rigor.
• Use people data to identify trends and advise on performance, engagement, and retention.
• Build career architectures and progression frameworks for technical ICs, managers, and Product staff.
• Coach Engineering and Product managers to strengthen leadership and performance management.
• Collaborate with Finance on compensation benchmarking, pay structures, and equity considerations.
• Lead sensitive people matters, transitions, and escalations with transparency and impact.
• Mentor other PBPs and create scalable playbooks for the function.
• Leverage AI tools to improve processes and drive efficiency.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Product leadership

Talent strategy

People analytics

Job description

Veho’s Principal People Business Partner – Engineering & Product partners with the leadership teams to craft talent strategies and design scalable people programs that support rapid growth. You will help shape organizational design, workforce planning, and major people decisions for a 75–100 person engineering and product organization.

You will act as a senior advisor and hands-on builder, leading talent development, performance and succession planning, and collaborating with Finance on