Head of People Partners (R&D)

Join Asana as the Head of People Partners (R&D), where you'll shape the people strategy for our R&D organization, partner directly with our CTO and CPO, and lead a high-performing team of experienced People Partners. You'll focus on executive partnership, organizational evolution, leadership effectiveness, and long-term workforce strategy. This role requires a strategic leader with a strong commercial acumen and a passion for AI and emerging technologies.

• Partnership with senior leadership to shape and implement people strategy across R&D.
• Leading and developing a high-performing team of People Partners to deliver exceptional partnership.
• Driving organizational transformation initiatives, including organizational design, succession planning, and change management.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing People Partners
• 10+ years of progressive People experience, including significant experience as a strategic People Partner supporting senior leaders within high-growth technology organizations
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to connect people strategy to business outcomes and influence executive decision-making
• Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making
• Exceptional executive presence, sound judgment, and the confidence to make thoughtful decisions in complex, ambiguous environments
• Proven success leading organizational design, workforce planning, executive coaching, succession planning, and large-scale organizational change
• Data-driven, collaborative, and highly influential, with the ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of the organization
• Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions or other significant organizational transformations
• Leads with high conviction and low ego, naturally collaborating across teams, elevating others, and prioritizing enterprise outcomes over functional boundaries
• If you're interested in this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply