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Senior HR Business Partner (Austin)

Coder · Austin · Remote

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About Coder

Give developers a secure, governed environment to run AI coding agents at scale. Self-hosted infrastructure with full control over agent permissions, audit logging, and compliance. Backed by Bessemer and Redpoint.

About the role

Partner with R&D leaders on performance, org design, employee relations, and people strategy, and flag risks early Advise on international ER and org changes under local law, and know when to bring in outside counsel for high-risk matters such as redundancy and terminations Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Must be located in the Austin metro area
  • 5+ years of HRBP experience, including employee relations, with meaningful UK and/or international exposure
  • Strong working knowledge of UK employment law, and familiarity with EOR models and their limitations
  • Hands-on experience with Rippling and/or Deel
  • Comfort working independently across time zones, with early UK-hours overlap and occasional UK travel
  • Detail-oriented enough to catch a contract or comp error before it ships, and strategic enough to know when to escalate
More about this role

Coder is growing from about 220 to 500 people by the end of 2027, and our People team is growing with us. We work in pods (GTM, R&D, G&A), each with its own HRBP and Generalist, so leaders always know who to call.

You'll be the HR partner for our R&D leaders, and the international employment expert for the UK, our Employer of Record (EOR) countries, and APAC. This is a foundational hire for our London entity buildout, and you'll work alongside a London-based Generalist and outside UK counsel.

Partner with R&D leaders on performance, org design, employee relations, and people strategy, and flag risks early

Advise on international ER and org changes under local law, and know when to bring in outside counsel for high-risk matters such as redundancy and terminations

Help build our UK employment infrastructure with Legal and Finance: contracts, probation and notice terms, right to work, statutory leave, policies, and benefits

Manage our EOR relationships (Deel, Rippling) and plan the path from EOR to direct employment in key markets

Track regulatory changes in the UK and our active EOR countries, including the Employment Rights Act changes, and proactively flag risks

Own performance,...

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