Principal People Team Business Partner - R&D
As a Principal People Team Business Partner for R&D, you will architect HR programs, focusing on organizational design, talent management, and change leadership to align with business goals.
Vercel is the agentic infrastructure company. We free people and agents to ship what’s next.
For more than a decade, Vercel has shaped how the web is built. As the team behind Next.js, v0, and AI SDK, we create products that help builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and exceptional developer experience.
Now, software is entering a new era, and the next generation of products will not just be used by people. They will be built, extended, and operated by agents.
We are building the platform for that future, trusted by companies like OpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, Supreme, and millions of developers worldwide. Whether you’re building our products, supporting our customers, growing our community, or shaping our story, you’ll help define what comes next.
About the Role:
Vercel is hiring a Senior HRBP to partner with our G&A organizations, Finance, Legal, People, and Security&IT. You'll work directly with C-Suite leaders to build people strategies that drive effectiveness, grow talent, and sustain a high-performance culture as we scale. This isn't a consulting role. You'll be embedded in the business, bringing strategic vision and operational follow-through in equal measure. We want a builder: someone who's guided teams through real inflection points, balances analytical rigor with genuine human-centeredness, and never loses sight of the individual in the system. You speak truth to power, advocate for employees, help leaders make hard calls and you don't wait to be asked.
What You’ll Do:
Strategic Partnership
Talent & Performance
Culture & Employee Experience
Employee Relations & Compliance
Operational Excellence
About You:
Benefits:
The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $180,000 to $220,000. Actual salary will be based on job-related skills, experience, and location. The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.
Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Vercel encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don't necessarily check every box on the job description.
As a Principal People Team Business Partner for R&D, you will architect HR programs, focusing on organizational design, talent management, and change leadership to align with business goals.
The Principal Employee Relations Partner will advise on complex employee relations issues, ensuring compliance and fostering a fair workplace while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, brings structure to complex ideas, and is equally energized by shaping strategy and making it happen.
As a Senior People Partner, you will advise employees and leaders on performance management, talent readiness, and organizational health while driving HR initiatives across multiple functions.
You'll partner directly with leadership to raise the caliber of how the business operates: designing the systems and standards that reinforce a high-performance culture, building the frameworks that give leaders the judgment to navigate.