People Business Partner, Engineering

Who Are We?

Postman is the world's leading collaboration platform for API development. Postman's features simplify each step of building an API & streamline collaboration to help create better APIs—faster. More than 20 million developers & 500,000 organizations worldwide use Postman today. After receiving Series D funding in 2021 & releasing our biggest & best version ever of Postman in September 2022, we continue to strive humbly towards our mission of 100 million connected developers & serving companies as they seek to innovate in an API-first world. 

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

About the Role

As an Engineering People Business Partner, your primary focus will be on managing and supporting engineering professionals, fostering a positive culture, facilitating the best onboarding experience for new employees, and designing an organizational structure that supports future growth. You will be responsible for providing strategic HR guidance and support to business leaders globally.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business leaders to understand their objectives, understand the product and technology in intrinsic detail.
• Using the learning build an open relationship, serve as a trusted advisor/partner to the engineering managers to drive their teams alignment to the vision
• Drive conversations on behalf of engineering managers with the engineers on topics such as career development, bottom performers, escalation management, real time employee feedback, conflict resolution, and top tier management
• Drive pulse sessions, identify development opportunities and support engineering managers with real time feedback coupled with coaching/training programs on people/performance management aspects as appropriate. Training sessions can vary from targeted set of audience to the entire org based on need
• Develop strategies and processes to ensure cross functional alignment on goals and objectives, facilitate communication and collaboration between different teams working towards the larger vision
• Help resolve conflicts or challenges arising from the matrix structure and promote a positive working environment.
• Partner with engineering leaders to promote a culture where the teams  or the org and continuous learning, feedback, and professional development .
• Design and implement a program which ensures new joiners smooth transition into Postman culture, create channels that facilitate visibility to current challenges and goals the team is solving and thereby bringing in their alignment with Postman vision
• Measure and evaluate the success of onboarding programs periodically for a first 3 month period and propose improvements based on feedback
• Collaborate with engineering leadership to assess current organizational structure, coach them on the best structure that's future proofed for scaling.
• Conduct workforce planning and provide recommendations on team structures, reporting lines, and talent distribution.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or HR Manager, preferably within an engineering or technical environment.
• Strong knowledge of HR principles, practices, and employment laws.Demonstrated experience in employee relations, performance management, and conflict resolution.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Experience with organizational design and talent management is highly desirable.

Join our team and make a significant impact on Postman engineering organization's success by effectively managing our people and designing a structure that supports future growth. Apply now and become a part of our dynamic and innovative company

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.

What Else?

This role is based in San Francisco and the reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from  $117,020 to $196,963, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition to our pay-on-performance philosophy, we offer a comprehensive set of benefits, including full medical coverage, flexible PTO, wellness reimbursement, potential spot awards, and a monthly lunch stipend. Salaries will vary outside of San Francisco and the U.S.

Equal Opportunity

Postman is an equal 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 a disability status. Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this web site 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. Postman will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records where directed under applicable law, such as pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.