People Partner Lead (HRBP)

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Somerville, MA, USA
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Cloud • Internet of Things • Software • App development • Automation
SmartBear delivers application integrity for modern tech stacks, ensuring continuous, measurable assurance that software
The Role
Senior People Partner, (HRBP)

At SmartBear, we deliver the complete visibility developers need to make each release better than the last. Our award-winning and industry-favorite tools, TestComplete, Swagger, Cucumber, ReadyAPI, and Zephyr, are trusted by over 16 million developers, testers, and software engineers at 32,000+ organizations, including world-renowned innovators like Adobe, JetBlue, FedEx, and Microsoft.

Do you have a passion for building high-performing teams and a strategic mind for aligning People & Culture (P&C) initiatives with business goals? We are seeking a seasoned Senior People Partner, (HRBP), to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will become a trusted advisor to our leaders, providing strategic guidance and direction on all aspects of P&C.

About the role

As a Senior People Partner, you will be a partner to a broader set of leaders, ensuring a strong and engaged workforce fuels the success of our organization. You will leverage your expertise in P&C to:

  • Align P&C with Business Goals: Partner with leadership to ensure that P&C programs directly support achieving business objectives. This includes translating business strategies into actionable people plans and metrics.

  • Empower Leaders and Managers: Provide coaching and guidance to managers on performance management, compensation strategies, and building strong relationships with their teams. You will equip managers to be effective people leaders, fostering a culture of high performance and development across the organization.

  • Translate Employee Feedback into Action: Analyze employee engagement survey results and collaborate with leadership to develop and implement actionable plans to address key concerns and improve overall engagement.

  • Develop Talent Retention Strategies: Partner with P&C and business leaders to develop and implement a comprehensive talent retention strategy, leveraging a variety of levers to create a best-in-class employee experience.

You are a great fit if you have:

  • 10+ years of experience in a senior People Partner or HR Business Partner role, preferably within a high-growth environment.

  • Proven track record of partnering with business leaders to develop and implement strategic P&C initiatives.

  • Strong understanding of performance management and employee relations.

  • Experience in analyzing and interpreting employee engagement data and translating insights into actionable plans.

  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at all levels.

  • Passion for building a positive and inclusive work environment.

What We Offer:

  • Competitive benefits package.

  • Opportunity to make a significant impact on a growing and dynamic company.

  • A collaborative and supportive work environment.

  • Be part of a team passionate about building a world-class people experience.

  • A hybrid work model allows you to work in the office three days a week for enhanced collaboration and flexibility.

Why you should join the SmartBear crew:

  • You can grow your career at every level.

  • We invest in your success as well as the spaces where our teams come together to work, collaborate, and have fun.

  • We love celebrating our SmartBears; we even encourage our crew to take their birthdays off.

  • We are guided by a People and Culture organization—an important distinction for us. We think about our team holistically—the whole person.

  • We celebrate our differences in experiences, viewpoints, and identities because we know it leads to better outcomes.

Did you know?

  • Our main goal at SmartBear is to make our technology-driven world a better place.

  • SmartBear is committed to ethical corporate practices and social responsibility, promoting good in all the communities we serve.

  • SmartBear is headquartered in Somerville, MA, with offices across the world, including Galway, Ireland; Bath, UK; Wroclaw, Poland; and Bangalore, India.

  • We’ve won major industry (product and company) awards, including B2B Innovators Award, Content Marketing Association, IntellyX Digital Innovator, and BuiltIn Best Places to Work.

SmartBear is an equal employment opportunity employer and encourages success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, mental or physical disability, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, medical condition, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), or any other legally protected status.

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HQ: Somerville, MA
800 Employees
Year Founded: 2009

What We Do

SmartBear delivers application integrity for modern tech stacks, ensuring continuous, measurable assurance that software just works as intended – with governance to operate at AI speed and scale. SmartBear offers deep test automation, API lifecycle management, and observability capabilities. With integrations across the SDLC, it sets a new quality standard for application delivery teams. SmartBear is trusted by more than 16 million developers, testers, and software engineers across 32,000 organizations, including 75% of the largest financial institutions and industry leaders such as Adobe, JetBlue, and Microsoft. SmartBear’s best-loved brands include Swagger, TestComplete, Reflect, QMetry, Zephyr, and more. As stewards of a collaborative open source community, SmartBear meets customers where they are to make our technology-driven world a better place.

Why Work With Us

At SmartBear, you will be part of a dynamic team solving one of the most critical challenges facing modern businesses: ensuring the integrity of software in an AI-driven world. Whether you are working directly with customers, driving go to market strategies, supporting operations, building products, or enabling teams, your contributions help shape

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