Head of People Partners, R&D
Asana•2h ago
United StatesHybridFull-timeSenior Level5+ yrs exp
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- We're looking for an experienced, strategic People Partner leader to serve as the senior People leader for our R&D organization . You'll partner directly with our CTO and CPO to shape the people strategy across Engineering, Product, Design
- Stack AI, helping one of Asana's most critical organizations evolve through growth, AI transformation
- innovation . You'll lead a high-performing team of experienced People Partners who are trusted advisors across the organization . Together, you'll shape the people strategy for R&D
- focusing on executive partnership, organizational evolution, leadership effectiveness
- long-term workforce strategy . We're looking for a leader who brings conviction, humility
- an enterprise mindset—someone who will advocate passionately for R&D while always thinking first about what's best for Asana .
- This role is based in our San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule . The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday
- Thursday . Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays . Working from home on Fridays depends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner . If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements .
- What you’ll achieve
- Partner directly with our CTO and CPO as a trusted advisor, shaping people strategy, organizational design, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, and the long-term evolution of Asana's R&D organization .
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of two experienced People Partners, enabling them to deliver exceptional partnership while continuing to raise the bar across the R&D organization .
- Partner with your People Partner leadership peers across GTM, G&A
- International to continuously evolve the People Partner function, bringing an enterprise-first mindset and helping build a consistent, high-impact team .
- Lead organizational transformation across R&D, including organizational design, succession planning, leadership team effectiveness, change management, and workforce planning .
- Serve as a trusted coach to senior leaders, providing thoughtful challenge, practical guidance, and candid feedback to help them and their teams perform at their best .
- Partner on M&A activity, supporting organizational design, talent assessment, change management, and successful integration .
- Use organizational health metrics, business insights, and employee feedback to influence executive decisions and continuously improve organizational effectiveness .
- Help shape what great People Partnership looks like in an AI-first company by experimenting with new approaches, evolving how we work, and exploring how technology can amplify the impact of the People function .
- Collaborate across the broader People team to deliver exceptional company-wide people programs while ensuring the evolving needs of the R&D organization are represented .
- About you
- Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making .
- 10+ years of progressive People experience, including significant experience as a strategic People Partner supporting senior leaders within high-growth technology organizations .
- Proven success leading organizational design, workforce planning, executive coaching, succession planning, and large-scale organizational change .
- Experience leading and developing high-performing People Partners .
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to connect people strategy to business outcomes and influence executive decision-making .
- Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions or other significant organizational transformations .
- Exceptional executive presence, sound judgment, and the confidence to make thoughtful decisions in complex, ambiguous e nvironments .
- Data-driven, collaborative, and highly influential, with the ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of the organization .
- Leads with high conviction and low ego, naturally collaborating across teams, elevati ng others, and prioritizing enterprise outcomes over functional boundaries .
- At Asana, we're committed to building tea ms that include a variety of backgrounds, per spectives
- skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission . If you're interested i n this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply .
- What we’ll offer
- Our comprehensive compensation p ackage plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to achieving our mission . We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role . To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're committed to looking at ma rket value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit .
- For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $252,000 - $296,000 . The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process . The listed range above is a guideline
- the base salary range for this role may be modified .
- In addition to base salary, your compensati on package may include additional components such as equity, sales incentive pay (for most sales roles)
- benefits . If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensatio n and benefits for this role .
- We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include :
- Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
- Career coaching & support
- Inclusive family building benefits
- Long-term savings or retirement plans
- In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences
- These are just some of the benefits we offer
- benefits may vary based on role, country
- local regulations . If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role .
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- About us
- Asana is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration. Millions of teams around the world rely on Asana to achieve their most important goals, faster. Asana has been named to Fortune's Best Workplaces for 7+ years and recognized by Fast Company, Forbes
- Gartner for excellence in workplace culture and innovation. We offer an exceptional office-centric culture while adopting the best elements of hybrid models to ensure that every one of our global team members can work together effortlessly. With 13+ offices all over the world, we are always looking for individuals who care about building technology that drives positive change in the world and a culture where everyone feels that they belong.
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