Synthesia is the world’s leading AI video platform for business, used by over 90% of the Fortune 100. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in London, with offices and teams across Europe and the US.
As AI continues to shape the way we live and work, Synthesia develops products to enhance visual communication and enterprise skill development, helping people work better and stay at the center of successful organizations.
Following our recent Series E funding round, where we raised $200 million, our valuation stands at $4 billion. Our total funding exceeds $530 million from premier investors including Accel, NVentures (Nvidia's VC arm), Kleiner Perkins, GV, and Evantic Capital, alongside the founders and operators of Stripe, Datadog, Miro, and Webflow.
Senior People Partner
The Role
We’re looking for a Senior People Partner to help shape our People strategy and execution as we scale. You’ll report to the HR Director and work closely with senior leaders across our customer organisation, acting as both a strategic advisor and a hands-on executor. You’ll build high-performing teams, spot emerging risks and opportunities early, and own the delivery of key people initiatives.
What You’ll Do
Partner with leaders on organisational design, role clarity and how to structure for growth and impact
Use data and insights (attrition, engagement, performance, talent distribution) to build a clear picture of organisational health and set priorities
Advise and coach managers and leaders through complex people challenges, raising the bar on performance, feedback, accountability and talent development
Support talent management practices including succession planning, performance calibration and development of critical talent
Own the execution of key people initiatives from strategy through design and delivery, making sure they drive meaningful outcomes
Take a hands-on approach to complex performance, employee relations and organisational issues, using sound judgment and pragmatism
Partner with specialist teams (Talent, People Ops, Total Rewards) and use AI and automation to simplify people practices and improve decision-making
We’d love to hear from you if you have
Significant experience as a People Partner, HR Business Partner or similar strategic HR role
First-hand experience of organisations scaling, with an understanding of what needs to evolve at different growth stages
A track record of advising senior leaders on organisational design, talent, performance and leadership decisions
Strong organisational diagnostic skills, with the ability to connect people data, business performance and leadership behaviour to find root causes
Commercial acumen, and the ability to understand how organisational decisions influence productivity and business outcomes
Experience handling complex performance and employee relations matters, balancing business needs, employee experience and risk
Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders while maintaining trust
Strong written and spoken communication in English
We’d be particularly excited if
You’ve worked in a high-growth technology, SaaS or AI business
You’re curious about how AI and technology can improve the way People teams and businesses operate
You’re comfortable building plans and executing them yourself, as well as advising on strategy
Skills Required
- Significant experience as a People Partner, HR Business Partner, or similar strategic HR professional
- Experience working in scaling organizations and understanding how people practices evolve across growth stages
- Track record advising senior leaders on organizational design, talent, performance, and leadership decisions
- Strong organizational diagnostic skills connecting people data, business performance, and leadership behavior
- Commercial acumen and ability to connect organizational decisions to productivity and business outcomes
- Experience handling complex performance and employee relations matters
- Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills, including confidence challenging senior stakeholders
- Strong written and spoken English communication skills
- Experience in a high-growth technology, SaaS, or AI business
- Interest in using AI and technology to improve People team and business operations
- Ability to independently build plans and execute them while advising on strategy
Synthesia Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Synthesia and has not been reviewed or approved by Synthesia.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave benefits are positioned as generous, including substantial annual leave plus public holidays and an additional long-tenure sabbatical with a cash award. Flexible working hours and hybrid/remote arrangements further strengthen perceived time-off and flexibility value.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as robust, including private medical insurance with mental health support and dental/vision coverage. Added features like cashback options and gym discounts extend the package beyond basic medical coverage.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is framed as a meaningful part of total rewards through a generous stock options plan and a recent employee liquidity event tied to a major funding round. This can materially improve the perceived value and accessibility of long-term incentives versus options that remain purely paper value.
Synthesia Insights
What We Do
Synthesia is the #1 rated AI video communications platform. Thousands of companies use it to create videos in 140 languages, saving up to 80% of their time and budget. ? Trusted by Zoom, Xerox, Teleperformance, Amazon and mor
