Director, HR Business Partner

About Us

Since 2016, dbt Labs has been on a mission to help analysts create and disseminate organizational knowledge. dbt Labs pioneered the practice of analytics engineering, built the primary tool in the analytics engineering toolbox, and has been fortunate enough to see a fantastic community coalesce to help push the boundaries of the analytics engineering workflow. Today there are 30,000 companies using dbt every week, 100,000 dbt Community members, and over 4,100 dbt Cloud customers. You can learn more about our values here

We are adding a new role to our team! The Director, HR Business Partner, will primarily support the President of dbt Labs, focusing on global People strategies and initiatives.

dbt Labs is in growth mode, and this is a fantastic opportunity for a seasoned HR Business Partner who is eager to make a company-wide impact. We have many new leaders across the company, and this role will advise and mentor executive/senior leadership team(s) alongside the HR Business Partners to identify, develop and execute on transformational HR programs and initiatives. This role reports into the Senior Director, Talent Management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Actively partner with leadership & COEs to develop and execute short and long term plans that effectively address tactical as well as strategic business priorities. This entails a variety of areas – including, but not limited to: talent management, employee engagement, succession planning, global org design, etc.


• Identify and utilize people insights to drive meaningful action and evidence-based decision making


• Effectively collaborate and mentor our HR Business Partner Team. While this role is an individual contributor role, this person is expected to exhibit a leader mentality in our organization and People team.


• Serve as point of escalation for team members to address ideas, issues and concerns. Ensures the team has the tools, resources and knowledge to execute on key organizational initiatives.

Position Requirements:

• A minimum of five years of strategic HRBP experience at a manager level or above, and at least 2 years supporting C-level teams. Experience supporting an International workforce (APAC, EMEA, etc) is a requirement.


• Demonstrated success in prior HR Business Partner role(s) that include hands-on experience driving, developing and/or delivering employee engagement, OD, strategic talent management, and succession planning


• Experience and/or exposure to full cycle data analytics – from reporting and analysis of data to interpretation, presentation and application of insights.


• Expert capabilities in performance management and employee relations, including investigation and positive resolution of complex cases


• Demonstrated ability to influence all levels of management, build relationships quickly, understand the business and assist business leaders in reaching their strategic goals.


• Prior experience effectively leading cross-functional projects and teams; relying on informal leadership skills and influence, instead of authority, to drive consensus.


• Highly effective written and verbal communication skills, time management and prioritization skills.

Who we are

At dbt Labs, we have developed strong opinions on how companies should practice analytics.

Specifically, we believe that:

• Code, not graphical user interfaces, is the best abstraction to express complex analytic logic


• Data analysts should adopt similar practices and tools to software developers


• Critical analytics infrastructure should be controlled by its users as open source software


• Analytic code itself — not just analytics tools — will increasingly be open source

It turns out that a lot of other people believe this too! Today, there are 30,000 companies using dbt every week, 100,000 dbt Community members, and 4,100 companies paying for dbt Cloud. Our customers include JetBlue, Hubspot, Vodafone New Zealand, and Dunelm. dbt is synonymous with the practice of analytics engineering, defining an entire industry. We’re backed by top investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Altimeter.

dbt Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We're committed to building an inclusive team that welcomes a diversity of perspectives, people, and backgrounds regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or any other protected status. We feel strongly that whether or not your experience exactly fits the job description, your passion and skills will stand out and set you apart even if your career has taken some twists and turns. If you are on the fence about whether you meet our requirements, we encourage you to apply anyway! Please reach out to us directly at recruiting@dbtlabs.com if you need assistance or an accommodation.

Want to learn more about our focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at dbt Labs? Check out our DEI page\.

dbt Labs reserves the right to amend or withdraw the posting at any time. For employees outside the United States, dbt Labs offers a competitive benefits package. Equity or comparable benefits may be offered depending on the legal or country limitations.