BlackLine

Principal People Business Partner

BlackLine$175K — $219K *
Business Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field.
  • 12+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 6 years in a strategic HR role.
  • Experience influencing C-level executives and driving enterprise-wide people initiatives.
  • Ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
  • Strong business and financial acumen to translate business strategy into talent strategies.
  • Experience using AI to enhance HR practices with a willingness to adopt new technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Function as the HR strategist and thought partner for Product and Technology leaders.
  • Lead consulting on organizational design, transformations, and change leadership.
  • Own the talent strategy for Product and Technology, focusing on succession planning and talent density.
  • Serve as a coach to senior leaders on leadership effectiveness and organizational dynamics.
  • Drive high-impact, cross-functional HR initiatives from conception to completion.
  • Collaborate with global business partners in EMEA and APJ.

Benefits

  • Short-term and long-term incentive programs based on eligibility.
  • Robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.
Full Job Description
Make Your Mark:
The Principal, HR Business Partner for the Product and Technology organization acts as a strategic HR advisor to the leadership team. In this individual contributor role, you will leverage deep subject matter expertise to lead the creation, design, and implementation of innovative people strategies that foster a culture of high performance and drive our most critical business objectives. You will be a key influencer, shaping the talent agenda and acting as a coach to senior leaders.

You'll Get To:
  • Executive HR Strategy: Function as the lead HR strategist and thought partner for the leaders of the Product and Technology organizations. Influence the business and talent agenda through deep expertise and data-driven, forward-thinking insights.
  • Complex Organizational Design: Act as the lead consultant on complex organizational design challenges, large-scale transformations, and change leadership.
  • Talent & Succession Strategy: Own the end-to-end talent strategy for the Product and Technology groups, from executive succession planning to enhancing talent density. Lead the organization through talent reviews, and partner with leaders to build actionable development plans.
  • Leadership Coaching & Development: Serve as a trusted coach and advisor to senior leaders, providing expert counsel on leadership effectiveness, organizational dynamics, and complex employee relations issues. Lead the diagnosis and design of executive and leadership development interventions.
  • Lead Cross-Functional Initiatives: Drive the most complex, high-impact, cross-functional HR initiatives and projects for the Product and Technology organization from conception to completion.
  • Collaborate and partner with a global team of business partners in EMEA and APJ.


What You'll Bring:
  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field;
  • 12+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 6 years in a strategic HR Business Partner role supporting senior executive leaders, preferably in a fast-paced, global technology or product-centric organization.
  • Demonstrated experience influencing C-level executives and driving enterprise-wide people initiatives.
  • Proven ability to lead complex, ambiguous, and cross-functional initiatives without direct authority, from initial concept through to execution.
  • Exceptional business and financial acumen, with the ability to translate business strategy into a comprehensive, long-range talent strategy.
  • Demonstrated track record of using AI to elevate your work, and a curiosity to be a first adopter in all things AI


Salary Range:
$175,000.00-$219,000.00

Pay Transparency Statement:

Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant's prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location.

In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.

We are committed to pay transparency and ensuring candidates have clear information about compensation expectations. For roles that include variable incentive components such as an Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP) or On-Target Earnings (OTE), the compensation structure may follow a split model - for example, a 50/50, 70/30, or 60/40 ratio between base salary and variable incentive.

About BlackLine

BlackLine, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. The company’s platform is designed to help midsize companies and large enterprises improve the accuracy and efficiency of their financial reporting. BlackLine’s software is used by accounting and finance teams to manage tasks such as journal entry preparation, account reconciliations, and intercompany accounting. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California.
Learn more about BlackLine
Size
1,812 employees
Market Cap
$3.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$46.9 million
Founded
2001
5 Year Trend
+27.2%
Revenue
$351.7 million
NASDAQ

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