Harness is a unified AI software delivery platform to manage the SDLC using purpose-built AI agents. Backed by Battery, Norwest and GV.
About the role
We are seeking a Principal People Business Partner (PBP) to serve as the senior People advisor to our Customer Success, Marketing, Finance and Legal leadership, shaping how our teams are structured, developed and led as we scale in a high-growth global tech environment. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 10+ years of People Business Partner or HRBP experience, including advising C-Suite level executives, ideally in a global organization
- Experience in tech, SaaS or other high-growth environments
- Proven track record as a trusted advisor to executive leaders on talent strategy, workforce planning, succession and org design
- Deep expertise across org design, change management, performance management, leadership development and employee relations, including leading complex, high-stakes matters with Legal
- Strong knowledge of federal and local employment law, with sound independent judgment
- Data-driven approach, with the ability to turn people metrics into compelling stories and recommendations
More about this role
Harness is the AI Software Delivery Platform company, led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal (founder of AppDynamics, acquired by Cisco for $3.7B). Harness has raised approximately $570M in funding and is valued at $5.5B, backed by leading investors including Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, Citi Ventures, and more. As AI accelerates code creation, the real bottleneck has shifted to everything after the code – testing, deployments, application security, reliability, compliance, and cost optimization. Harness brings AI and automation to this “outer loop,” helping teams ship software faster while maintaining security and governance throughout the entire software delivery lifecycle.
Powered by Harness AI and the Software Delivery Knowledge Graph, the Harness Platform applies deep context and intelligent automation across the software delivery lifecycle with governance and policy-driven controls embedded throughout the platform.
Over the past year, Harness powered over 185M deployments, 82M builds, 18T flag evaluations, 8M security scans, 9.1B optimized tests, 3T protected API calls, and helped manage $2.8B in cloud spend — enabling customers like...
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