Head of People Partners, R&D

Asana
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 252,000 - 296,000 annuallyFunction: People, HR & TalentExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Executive coaching","Organizational design","Workforce planning","Succession planning","Change management"]

Serve as the senior People leader for the R&D organization, partnering directly with the CTO and CPO to shape people strategy across Engineering, Product, Design, and Stack AI. Lead and develop a team of People Partners, drive organizational transformation (design, succession, leadership effectiveness, change management, workforce planning), and coach senior leaders. Use organizational health insights to influence executive decisions and help evolve People Partnership in an AI-first company.

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Head of People Partners, R&D

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Job Summary

Serve as the senior People leader for the R&D organization, partnering directly with the CTO and CPO to shape people strategy across Engineering, Product, Design, and Stack AI. Lead and develop a team of People Partners, drive organizational transformation (design, succession, leadership effectiveness, change management, workforce planning), and coach senior leaders. Use organizational health insights to influence executive decisions and help evolve People Partnership in an AI-first company.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: People, HR & Talent
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Partner directly with the CTO and CPO to shape people strategy, organizational design, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, and long-term evolution of the R&D organization.
  • •Lead, coach, and develop a team of People Partners to deliver executive partnership and raise the bar across R&D.
  • •Partner with People Partner leadership peers across GTM, G&A, and International to continuously evolve the People Partner function.
  • •Lead organizational transformation across R&D, including succession planning, leadership team effectiveness, change management, and workforce planning.
  • •Serve as a trusted coach to senior leaders with thoughtful challenge, practical guidance, and candid feedback.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 252,000 - 296,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceWellness StipendFamily BuildingRetirement

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of progressive People experience, including significant work as a strategic People Partner supporting senior leaders in high-growth technology organizations.
  • •Demonstrated success leading organizational design, workforce planning, executive coaching, succession planning, and large-scale organizational change.
  • •Proven ability to lead and develop a high-performing team of People Partners.
  • •Strong commercial acumen connecting people strategy to business outcomes and influencing executive decision-making.
  • •Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions or other significant organizational transformations.
Experience:10+ yearsHigh-growth technologyAI-first
Skills:Executive coachingOrganizational designWorkforce planningSuccession planningChange management
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AI

Company Brief

Asana
Asana provides a work management platform that helps teams coordinate, track, and manage tasks, projects, and workflows. It offers collaboration, task tracking, automation, and reporting tools for organizations of all sizes.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 500M to 1B
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2008
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