Boston Dynamics

Senior Staff HR Business Partner

Boston Dynamics$138K — $168K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
  • 8+ years of progressive HR experience as an HR Business Partner.
  • Experience with corporate functions like Sales, Marketing, Finance, and IT.
  • Strong expertise in employee relations and conflict resolution.
  • Proficient in organizational design, change management, and talent management.
  • Demonstrated business acumen and ability to link people strategies to business goals.
  • Excellent consulting, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with senior leaders to align people strategies with business objectives.
  • Act as a trusted advisor on organizational and talent-related challenges.
  • Support organizational changes and manage change effectively.
  • Drive talent review and succession planning processes.
  • Coach managers on employee development and performance management.
  • Enhance employee engagement and retention initiatives.
  • Advise on complex employee relations and conduct matters.

Benefits

  • Generous medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan.
  • Paid time off for work-life balance.
  • Annual bonus structure to reward performance.
Full Job Description
We are seeking a strategic and experienced Senior Staff HR Business Partner to support our corporate functions, including Sales, Strategy, Customer Experience, Marketing, Information Technology, Finance, and Legal. In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to leaders and managers, helping drive organizational effectiveness, talent strategies, workforce planning, leadership capability, and employee engagement. You will partner closely with business leaders to align people strategies with business objectives while supporting a high-performing, rapidly evolving organization.

This is an exciting opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys balancing strategic consulting with hands-on execution and thrives in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment.

What You'll Do
  • Partner with senior leaders to develop and execute people strategies that support business objectives and organizational growth.
  • Act as a trusted advisor on organizational effectiveness, team design, leadership effectiveness, and talent-related business challenges.
  • Support organizational changes, including restructures, leadership transitions, and growth initiatives, ensuring thoughtful change management and communication strategies.
  • Drive talent review, succession planning, and leadership development efforts.
  • Coach managers and leaders on performance management, employee development, team effectiveness, and leadership best practices.
  • Support initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, retention, and career growth.
  • Advise leaders on complex employee relations matters, including performance management, conduct concerns, workplace issues, and conflict resolution.
  • Lead investigations and case management activities, exercising sound judgment and maintaining confidentiality.
  • Ensure consistent application of employment laws, company policies, and People Operations practices.
  • Partner with leaders to proactively identify and mitigate organizational and people-related risks.
  • Provide actionable recommendations to leaders based on talent, engagement, turnover, organizational health, and workforce planning data.
  • Partner closely with Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Learning & Development, and other HR Centers of Excellence to deliver integrated people solutions.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR programs, policies, and processes.
  • Help shape and enhance scalable people practices that support organizational growth.


Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant experience as an HR Business Partner supporting business leaders.
  • Experience supporting corporate and/or customer-facing functions such as Sales, Marketing, Finance, IT, Professional Services, Customer Success, or Service.
  • Strong employee relations expertise, including conducting investigations and resolving complex workplace issues.
  • Experience advising leaders on organizational design, change management, workforce planning, and talent management.
  • Strong business acumen and ability to connect people strategies to business outcomes.
  • Excellent consulting, coaching, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience using people analytics and workforce data to drive decisions.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or a related field.
  • HR certification such as SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or equivalent.
  • Experience supporting global teams and distributed workforces.
  • Experience with sales compensation structures, including variable pay programs, commission plans, and incentive design principles in partnership with Finance, Sales, and Compensation teams
  • Experience in high-growth technology, robotics, engineering, software, or customer-facing service organizations.


The base pay range for this position is between $138,000 to $168,000 annually. Base pay will depend on multiple individualized factors including, but not limited to internal equity, job related knowledge, skills and experience. This range represents a good faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Boston Dynamics offers a generous Benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401(k), paid time off and a annual bonus structure. Additional details regarding these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer for employment.

About Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics is an American engineering and robotics design company founded in 1992 as a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The company is best known for the development of BigDog, a quadruped robot designed for the U.S. military. Boston Dynamics has also developed a number of other robots, including Spot, a four-legged robot designed for indoor and outdoor operation, and Atlas, a humanoid robot designed for a variety of search and rescue tasks. In 2013, the company was acquired by Google X, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. In 2020, the company was acquired by Hyundai Motor Group. Boston Dynamics is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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Size
300 employees
Industry
Founded
1992

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