Role Overview

As an HR Business Partner (HRBP) at Obsidian Security, you will be a trusted advisor to leaders and a strategic driver of people outcomes across the business. You’ll partner closely with managers and cross-functional stakeholders to scale high-performing teams, strengthen leadership practices, and build programs that support a rapidly growing and globally distributed organization.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, can flex between strategic and hands-on execution, and brings sound judgment, empathy, and strong business acumen.

What You’ll Do

Strategic People Partnership

• Partner with functional leaders to develop and execute people strategies aligned to business goals and rapid growth plans.
• Provide coaching and consultation to managers on organizational effectiveness, team performance, leadership development, and culture.
• Use data and insights (e.g., engagement, attrition, performance, hiring trends) to inform recommendations and influence outcomes.

Performance, Development & Talent

• Drive performance management processes including goal setting, reviews, calibration, feedback practices, and performance improvement plans.
• Partner with leaders to identify and develop high-potential talent, succession plans, and growth opportunities across teams.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and business leaders to forecast hiring needs, improve onboarding, and scale for growth.

Employee Relations & People Operations

• Guide managers through complex employee situations with fairness, consistency, and strong compliance/risk awareness.
• Lead investigations, conflict resolution, and sensitive issues as needed with sound discretion and professionalism.
• Ensure managers and teams understand and follow People policies, employment practices, and change management approaches.

Organizational Design & Change

• Spearhead organizational design work, role clarity, operational changes, and leadership transitions as teams scale.
• Drive change management efforts, ensuring teams are supported through growth, restructuring, or evolving business priorities.

Culture & Engagement

• Promote a culture of high performance, inclusion, and accountability while supporting employee experience and engagement.
• Partner with the People team to build, launch and evolve programs (performance management, engagement surveys, manager enablement, learning initiatives, etc).

What We’re Looking For

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including 3+ years of direct HRBP or People Partner responsibilities
• Experience partnering with leaders in fast-paced, scaling startup or high-growth tech organizations
• Strong knowledge of performance management, employee relations, organizational design, and manager coaching
• Ability to balance empathy and business needs while delivering consistent, high-integrity guidance
• Strong communication skills and executive presence with the ability to influence and build trust quickly
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting technical functions (Engineering, Product, Security/IT) and/or GTM teams (Sales, Customer Success, Marketing)
• Experience with globally distributed teams
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and building processed and structure where it doesn’t yet exist
• Savvy with HR analytics and using data to drive decisions
• Experience preparing teams and practices for scale, audits, and IPO readiness

What Success Looks Like

• Leaders see you as a trusted partner who helps them grow strong teams and navigate complexity with confidence.
• People processes feel clear, fair, and scalable—without slowing the business down.
• Employee experience is strong through growth, organizational change, and increasing operational rigor.
• You help Obsidian scale into the next phase of maturity while protecting culture and raising the bar.