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Job Description
About the Role
As a strategic thought partner to executive level GTM Sales leaders, this HR Business Partner Director translates business goals into people strategy across talent, leadership development, organization design, and culture. You will own the people strategy, functional people plan, and you will bring data and foresight to people decisions related to growth, productivity, and margin. You will also be the voice of the business within HR, aligning HRBP, COE, and shared services partners to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions for a matrixed, AI-native sales organization.
What You’ll Do
- Shape and lead the functional people strategy, linking talent, leadership, and culture priorities to the business plan.
- Advise executive leaders on how people decisions affect risk to revenue, productivity, and margin, and influence the business choices that follow.
- Lead strategic workforce planning, including headcount, spans and layers, and role design, so the organization grows efficiently within planned investment.
- Run calibration, succession planning, and talent reviews for senior leaders, and build bench strength for critical roles.
- Coach senior leaders on people leadership and team development, including how they adopt AI-enabled tools and ways of working.
- Anticipate people risks, such as attrition in critical roles, change fatigue, and capability gaps, and build mitigation and contingency plans before they affect performance.
- Use people data and trends to measure impact, guide decisions, and continuously improve programs.
- Serve as the single point of contact for senior business leaders, coordinating HRBP, COE, and shared services to resolve their needs.
- Navigate regional and matrixed complexity, ensuring people strategies are culturally sensitive and fit local market realities.
What You’ll Bring
- 10+ years of experience in senior HR business partnering or equivalent, including direct executive client support, management coaching, and team development.
- Experience in a technology or SaaS business, ideally supporting a sales or go-to-market organization.
- Hands-on experience applying AI in HR or business work, such as using AI tools, automating workflows, or interpreting AI-driven insights to improve decisions.
- Proven ability to lead through change in a high-growth, ambiguous, fast-paced environment.
- Range to operate strategically, operationally, and tactically, moving from long-term direction to day-to-day execution.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with the credibility to communicate effectively both up and down the organization.
- Confidence to challenge respectfully and influence senior business decisions.
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Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in senior HR business partnering or equivalent
- Direct executive client support experience
- Management coaching and team development experience
- Experience in a technology or SaaS business
- Experience supporting a sales or go-to-market organization
- Hands-on experience applying AI in HR or business work, including AI tools, workflow automation, or AI-driven insights
- Experience leading through change in a high-growth, ambiguous, fast-paced environment
- Ability to operate strategically, operationally, and tactically
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively up and down the organization
- Confidence to respectfully challenge and influence senior business decisions
ServiceNow Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as robust, with multiple medical plan options, strong dental/vision, and access to mental-health resources. Feedback suggests the breadth and quality of healthcare offerings are standout aspects of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible PTO, paid holidays, company-wide wellbeing days, and paid volunteer time are emphasized. Feedback suggests these options provide meaningful flexibility and support for time away.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is a notable part of total rewards, including RSUs and an employee stock purchase plan with a purchase discount. Feedback suggests these programs meaningfully enhance total compensation.
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What We Do
As the AI platform for business transformation, we're putting AI to work across organizations — freeing people for work that matters. Making old tech work with new tech. Reaching across departments, from the front office to the back office and every office in between. Our ambition? To become the AI defining enterprise software company of the 21st century (or "AI DESCO21C," as we like to call it). With more than 8,400+ customers, we serve approximately 90% of the Fortune 500®, and we're proud to be a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® and World's Most Admired Companies™. Explore your future career with us, visit www.careers.servicenow.com From Fortune. ©2026 Fortune Media IP Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license.
Why Work With Us
By joining ServiceNow, you are part of an ambitious team of change-makers who have a restless curiosity and a drive for ingenuity. We're committed to helping our people do their best work and live their best lives so we can fulfill our purpose together. At the fastest-growing enterprise software company, you can grow your career faster.
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