Black Forest Labs
deep tech
PeoplePartner
“People Partner at Black Forest Labs. Skills: People Partnering, People Operations, US employment law, deep tech industry knowledge. Serve as the primary People Partner for NA-based leaders and employees. Provide in-timezone support across performance, team effectiveness, and organisational design”
Industry & Context.
split time roughly 60% People Partnering / 40% People Operations, work in San Francisco, join us in Freiburg or SF at least 2 days a week (or one full week every other week), or work remotely with a monthly in-person week to stay connected, cover reasonable travel costs
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years of People/HR experience, with meaningful time in a Business Partnering or People Partner role, Must have worked in deep tech (AI, infrastructure, developer tooling, fintech, or similar), Experience working within or alongside a European-headquartered company, Solid command of US employment law, Comfortable operating across both strategic partnering and hands-on People Ops, coaching instincts and the credibility to influence VP-level stakeholders, A data-informed approach — you use people metrics to tell stories and drive decisions
Nice to Have
Experience as the first or only People Partner in a region, or in an early-stage/scaling environment, Experience building or improving people processes from scratch
What You'll Do.
Serve as the primary People Partner for NA-based leaders and employees
Provide in-timezone support across performance
and organisational design
Coach and develop managers across the NA org
Partner with senior leaders on workforce planning and headcount decisions
Lead employee relations matters in the US
Own the smooth running of core People Ops processes for NA: employee lifecycle events
Ensure US employment practices are compliant across every state where BFL operates
Collaborate with People Ops colleagues in Europe to maintain consistent global standards while adapting processes for the US context
Use data and tooling to keep NA People Ops running cleanly and at scale
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with the broader People team in Europe, acting as the bridge that keeps our US team well-supported; Act as the regional voice in broader People team conversations, surfacing NA-specific insights, risks, and opportunities to the global team; Collaborate with People Ops colleagues in Europe to maintain consistent global standards while adapting processes for the US context
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