People Resource Business Partner

1 Day ago • 8 Years + • $145,000 PA - $185,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior HRBP role at Postman involves partnering with Engineering and Product Leadership to align talent strategies with business goals. Key responsibilities include driving organizational effectiveness, leading change management, shaping employee experience, and providing data-driven insights. The role requires strategic people initiatives to empower engineers, foster innovation, and scale engineering teams. This position is crucial in developing and executing strategies that support the mission of making API development faster, easier, and more collaborative for developers worldwide. This role is focused on creating a high-performance, inclusive, and engaging culture. This role is focused on the greater San Francisco Bay area.
Must have:
  • 8+ years HR Business Partner or People Partner experience
  • Expertise in organizational design and workforce planning
  • Strong business acumen to align people strategies
  • Experience with engineering leaders and technical teams
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Good to have:
  • Experience supporting global, distributed engineering teams
  • Background in change management or organizational shifts
  • Understanding of engineering team dynamics and workflows
  • Prior experience in high-growth SaaS or developer tool companies
Perks:
  • Full medical coverage
  • Flexible PTO
  • Wellness reimbursement
  • Monthly lunch stipend
  • Wellness programs
  • Creche allowance
  • Team-building events
  • Donation-matching program

Job Details

Who Are We?

Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 40 million developers and 500,000 organizations, including 98% of the Fortune 500. Postman is helping developers and professionals across the globe build the API-first world by simplifying each step of the API lifecycle and streamlining collaboration—enabling users to create better APIs, faster.

The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has an office in Bangalore, where it was founded. Postman is privately held, with funding from Battery Ventures, BOND, Coatue, CRV, Insight Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners. Learn more at postman.com or connect with Postman on X via @getpostman.

P.S: We highly recommend reading The "API-First World" graphic novel to understand the bigger picture and our vision at Postman.

About the Team

At Postman, our People team is dedicated to building an environment where every Postmanaut can thrive, grow, and make a meaningful impact. We partner closely with leaders across the company to develop and execute People/Talent strategies that support our mission: to make API development faster, easier, and more collaborative for developers everywhere. As a key part of our People function, the People Partner team works directly with leadership to drive organizational effectiveness, leadership development, and culture scaling.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior HRBP to support our Engineering and Product Leadership Team, including the Head of Engineering, Core Product and Platform Engineering. This role will be instrumental in developing and executing strategic people initiatives that empower our engineers, foster innovation, and help scale our engineering teams effectively. As Postman continues to grow, this is a unique opportunity to shape the future of our engineering organization and drive impact at a global scale.

What You'll Do

  • Partner with Engineering Leadership to align talent strategies with business goals, ensuring the right structure, workforce planning, and leadership development.
  • Drive organizational effectiveness by implementing best practices in team scaling, leadership coaching, and performance management.
  • Lead change management efforts related to org structure, process improvements, and culture evolution within engineering.
  • Shape employee experience by fostering a high-performance, inclusive, and engaging culture that supports innovation.
  • Provide data-driven insights to engineering leadership, leveraging key metrics to guide decision-making on talent and organizational growth.
  • Act as a trusted advisor for senior leaders, supporting them in developing their teams and navigating complex people challenges.

About You

  • 8+ years of experience in an HR Business Partner or People Partner role, ideally supporting engineering and product teams in a high-growth, tech environment.
  • Deep expertise in organizational design, workforce planning, leadership development, and performance management.
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to align people strategies with company objectives.
  • Experience working with engineering leaders and technical teams, understanding their unique challenges and opportunities.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of influencing and building strong relationships.
  • Passionate about scaling culture, fostering engagement, and driving meaningful change.

Nice to Have

  • Experience supporting global, distributed engineering teams.
  • Background in change management or driving large-scale organizational shifts.
  • Understanding of engineering team dynamics, developer workflows, and technical career progression.
  • Prior experience in high-growth SaaS or developer tool companies.

This is based in the greater San Francisco Bay area, and the reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from  $145,000 - $185,000 plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.

 

What Else?

In addition to Postman's pay-on-performance philosophy, and a flexible schedule working with a fun, collaborative team, Postman offers a comprehensive set of benefits, including full medical coverage, flexible PTO, wellness reimbursement, and a monthly lunch stipend. Along with that, our wellness programs will help you stay in the best of your physical and mental health. If you have little ones in your family, the creche allowance can help in supporting your work-life balance. Our frequent and fascinating team-building events will keep you connected, while our donation-matching program can support the causes you care about. We’re building a long-term company with an inclusive culture where everyone can be the best version of themselves. 

At Postman, we embrace a hybrid work model. For all roles based out of San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Bangalore, Noida, Hyderabad, and New York, employees are expected to come into the office 3-days a week. We were thoughtful in our approach which is based on balancing flexibility and collaboration and grounded in feedback from our workforce, leadership team, and peers. The benefits of our hybrid office model will be shared knowledge, brainstorming sessions, communication, and building trust in-person that cannot be replicated via zoom.

Our Values

At Postman, we create with the same curiosity that we see in our users. We value transparency and honest communication about not only successes, but also failures. In our work, we focus on specific goals that add up to a larger vision. Our inclusive work culture ensures that everyone is valued equally as important pieces of our final product. We are dedicated to delivering the best products we can.

Equal opportunity

Postman is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. Postman does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Postman will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Postman.

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