Senior People Partner - R&D - Remote

Overview

The Senior People Partner for R&D at Samsara plays a crucial role in designing and scaling high-performing teams across product, platform, and AI engineering organizations, driving innovation and fostering a strong engineering culture.

In Short

• Lead the R&D People Partner function with a clear path to leadership.
• Design organizations that prioritize small, autonomous, high-impact teams.
• Drive a high-performance culture and leadership development.
• Utilize people analytics for data-driven decision making.
• Collaborate with engineering and product leaders to anticipate talent needs.
• Implement scalable leadership programs to develop future leaders.
• Promote a culture of continuous feedback and accountability.
• Shape the talent strategy for AI, platform, and product engineering teams.
• Identify and restructure bottlenecks and inefficiencies in teams.
• Ensure alignment with Samsara's cultural principles as the company scales.

Requirements

• 8+ years of People Partner experience in a tech company.
• Experience supporting R&D, product, AI, or engineering teams.
• Strong influence and communication skills with executives.
• Ability to translate people metrics into strategic insights.
• Ownership mentality and proactive problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package.
• Employee-led remote and flexible working options.
• Health benefits and charity fund.
• Opportunities for rapid career development.
• Supportive and high-caliber team environment.