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This is a critical leadership role supporting the Products organization at Calix. As the Director, Talent & Culture Business Partner, you will serve as a strategic advisor to senior Product leaders, shaping the people strategy required to enable innovation, scalability, and business growth.
You will operate at the intersection of business strategy, organizational design, and talent, helping leaders anticipate future capability needs, evolve operating models, and build high-performing, engaged teams.
This role is also a key driver of Calix’s AI-led transformation—leveraging data, analytics, and AI-powered insights to move beyond reactive HR and proactively guide leadership decisions with precision and impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Business Partnership
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior Product leaders, aligning talent and culture strategies to business priorities
- Influence executive decision-making on org design, workforce strategy, and capability building
- Organizational Design & Effectiveness
- Lead organizational design initiatives, role clarity, and operating model evolution
- Ensure organizational health, scalability, and alignment to product innovation goals
- Workforce & Talent Strategy
- Drive strategic workforce planning, succession planning, and leadership capability development
- Partner across Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Total Rewards, Talent Engagement, and People Operations to deliver an integrated talent strategy
- Data, AI, and Insights-Driven Leadership
- Leverage AI-powered tools and analytics to identify trends in hiring, performance, retention, and engagement
- Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for leaders
- Shift leadership conversations from reactive reporting to forward-looking, predictive decision-making
- Change Leadership
- Lead complex, large-scale change initiatives within the Products organization
- Enable leaders to navigate transformation with clarity, speed, and strong employee experience
- Talent & Performance
- Shape talent strategies that elevate performance, strengthen leadership capability, and accelerate growth
- Coach senior leaders on performance, engagement, and team effectiveness
- Culture & Employee Experience
- Champion a high-performance, inclusive, and transparent culture aligned with Calix values
- Drive initiatives that enhance employee engagement and organizational health
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or related field
- 12+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant HR Business Partner leadership experience
- 5+ years experience partnering with Product, Engineering, or technical organizations in a high-tech, fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and operate as a strategic advisor
- Deep expertise in organizational design, workforce planning, and talent strategy
- Strong AI fluency, including:
- Ability to leverage AI tools and platforms to enhance decision-making
- Experience interpreting data and analytics to drive workforce insights
- Comfort using AI to automate, scale, and transform HR processes
- Strong business acumen with the ability to connect people strategy to business outcomes
- Excellent executive communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in SaaS, cloud, or technology product environments
- Experience leading transformation or operating model evolution at scale
- Familiarity with advanced people analytics platforms and AI-enabled HR technologies
#LI-Remote
The base pay range for this position varies based on the geographic location. More information about the pay range specific to candidate location and other factors will be shared during the recruitment process. Individual pay is determined based on location of residence and multiple factors, including job-related knowledge, skills and experience.
San Francisco Bay Area:
184,000 - 294,400 USD AnnualSelect US Metros and States:
160,000 - 256,000 USD AnnualOther US Locations:
144,000 - 230,400 USD AnnualAs a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for a bonus. For information on our benefits click here.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or related field
- 12+ years of progressive HR experience
- 5+ years experience partnering with Product, Engineering, or technical organizations
- Ability to influence senior leaders and operate as a strategic advisor
- Deep expertise in organizational design, workforce planning, and talent strategy
- Strong AI fluency and comfort using AI to automate HR processes
- Excellent executive communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
Calix Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Calix and has not been reviewed or approved by Calix.
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Flexible Benefits — Remote‑first policies include home‑internet reimbursement, home‑office furniture support, and work‑from‑anywhere flexibility. Feedback suggests these options make the package adaptable across locations and work styles.
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Healthcare Strength — Coverage spans medical, dental, and vision for employees and dependents alongside EAP and virtual therapy/coaching. Wellbeing elements like lifestyle allowances, recharge days, and no‑internal‑meeting days further bolster health support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, wellness days, holidays, bereavement and jury‑duty leave offer broad time‑off access. Parental/bonding and caregiver leave, plus adoption assistance and medical‑travel coverage, extend support through major life events.
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What We Do
Innovative communications service providers rely on Calix platforms to help them master and monetize the complex infrastructure between their subscribers and the cloud. Calix is the leading global provider of the cloud and software platforms, systems, and services required to deliver the unified access network and smart premises of tomorrow. Our platforms and services help our customers build next generation networks by embracing a DevOps operating model, optimize the subscriber experience by leveraging big data analytics, and turn the complexity of the smart home and business into new revenue streams.
