Senior Human Resources Business Partner

Customers trust the Alation Data Intelligence Platform for self-service analytics, cloud transformation, data governance, and AI-ready data, fostering data-driven innovation at scale. With more than $340M in funding – valued at over $1.7 billion and nearly 600 customers, including 40% of the Fortune 100 — Alation helps organizations realize value from data and AI initiatives.

Alation has been recognized in 2024 as one of Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces for the fifth time, a testament to our commitment to creating an inclusive, innovative, and collaborative environment. 

Collaboration is at the forefront of everything we do. We strive to bring diverse perspectives together and empower each team member to contribute their unique strengths to live out our values each day. These are: Move the Ball, Build for the Long Term, Listen Like You’re Wrong, and Measure Through Customer Impact. 

Joining Alation means being part of a fast-paced, high-growth company where every voice matters, and where we’re shaping the future of data intelligence with AI-ready data. 

Join us on our journey to build a world where data culture thrives and curiosity is celebrated each day!

Job Description:

Note, this is a hybrid role requiring onsite work in our Redwood City, CA office. Local candidates only. No relocation.

Alation is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to join our People team in Redwood City (we work in a hybrid model - you’ll join us in our office twice a week to collaborate, connect, and enjoy a team atmosphere!).
 

Reporting to the Director, HRBP, this role is for someone who leads with urgency, ownership, and scrappiness - a hands-on partner who cares deeply about building exceptional teams and outcomes.
 

You'll support our Sales, Customer Solutions, and Finance orgs, and be a force-multiplier for initiatives like manager development, performance, and engagement efforts across Alation. This is a high-impact role with visibility, complexity, and the runway to make things better every day.
 

What You’ll Do:

• Partner with the Director, HRBP to plan, launch and facilitate performance cycles, manager development, employee engagement efforts and more.

• Be a thought partner to business leaders, connect people strategy to business goals and help teams scale without losing what makes them great.

• Influence decisions from org design to team health to leadership effectiveness, you'll work with your clients to shape how we grow and win.

• Help drive performance and engagement through impactful people programs: coaching, calibration, talent planning, rewards, etc.

• Leverage AI‑driven analytics and predictive modeling to anticipate people risks (turnover, performance, skills gaps) and recommend interventions. 

• Flex between the strategic and the operational: supporting daily people needs while contributing to big-picture initiatives.

• Relentlessly improve our ways of working - simplify processes using AI / intelligent tools, automate what’s manual, and raise the bar for how we support our teams.

• Drive the adoption of AI / intelligent HR tools / dashboards to enable faster, data‑led decisions across the business.
   

What You’ll Need:

• Have 8+ years of progressive HRBP experience - preferably in tech, AI, data, or other fast-paced, global companies.

• Have partnered directly with Sales and Customer Success teams, and thrive in their high-speed environments.

• Are fluent in core HR capabilities: performance, feedback, coaching, team dynamics, engagement, and talent planning.

• Navigate ambiguity with confidence and know when to ask, act, or escalate.

• Comfortable with data & analytics / using AI‑powered tools to generate insights (Workday analytics, AI dashboards, HRIS, etc.)

• Are known for follow-through, not just good ideas. You own outcomes, and take a solutions-focused approach.

• Enjoy building relationships across levels and functions, and can go from exec strategy to employee coaching without whiplash.

• Think and act like an owner: proactive, decisive, and solution-oriented.

• Embrace the mess - as long as it leads to progress over perfection.

• Bonus: experience with Workday, conversational Spanish fluency, and/or SPHR/SHRM-SCP certification.

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Compensation Pay Range:

Salary Information

The base salary range is specific to the United States.  The salary of the final candidate selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to internal equity, experience, education, work location, specialty and training.  If the final candidate has a different level of experience, the base salary target range may be lower or higher than what is published.

Alation, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual’s race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.                                   
 

The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested.  
 

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