HR Business Partner - R&D

6-10+ years in an HRBP role supporting technical teams in high-growth SaaS or product-driven companies Strong ability to influence without authority and build trust with senior technical leaders Experience diagnosing organizational issues and designing interventions that improve execution Comfortable operating with incomplete information and creating clarity in ambiguity Deep coaching experience with managers and senior ICs Ability to quickly understand technical environments, role types, and R&D operating rhythms High judgment, calm communication, and a bias toward action over theatrics

Provide thought partnership to Engineering & Product leaders on scaling, org structure, role clarity, and team effectiveness Identify talent gaps, succession risks, and opportunities to level-up leadership behaviors Coach engineering and product managers on feedback, difficult conversations, performance management, and decision-making Build leadership capability using Fingerprint’s Leadership Rubric and FLIP+ principles Diagnose team dynamics, alignment issues, and friction points; drive interventions that improve execution and trust Enable high-quality communication and collaboration across the organization Lead calibration cycles, talent assessments, performance processes, and compensation cycles for R&D Guide leaders through rigorous documentation, PIPs, and talent actions when needed Partner with leaders on implementing new systems, processes, and cultural expectations as we scale Improve communication clarity and speed across our globally distributed team Serve as a functional lead for R&D employee relations, policy interpretation, and compliance (in partnership with People Ops)