HR Business Partner – HRBP

Distyl AI

. Serve as Distyl's first HR Business Partner, reporting directly to the Head of People .

Posted 10/2/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $180,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in HR Business Partnering, with a strong focus on coaching, organizational design, and data analysis to drive effective people systems. Proven ability to navigate complex employee relations and support technical teams in a high-growth environment.

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HR Business PartneringCoaching Employees and ManagersOrganizational Design and ChangeCompensation AnalysisSystems-Thinking

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Hard Skills

Employee RelationsData AnalysisCompensation Band AssessmentOrganizational Change ManagementProcess Creation

Soft Skills

CoachingCommunicationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

AI Tools

Industry Keywords

High-Growth StartupTechnology CompanyApplied AI

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as Distyl's first HR Business Partner, reporting directly to the Head of People
Partner with managers and leaders on team performance, structure, hiring plans, and difficult conversations
Coach managers and individual contributors through growth, feedback, and transitions
Define evidence-backed frameworks for scalable, fair, and thoughtful people systems
Advise managers on compensation bands, offers, promotions, and merit decisions
Lead team-level organizational design and change, including design, sequencing, communications, and follow-through
Analyze engagement data, attrition signals, and employee feedback to identify organizational issues
Use AI tools for documentation, analysis, preparation, and repeatable systems
Help define and build Distyl's core HR business-partnering capabilities

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 5 to 8 years in HR with a background in business partnering
Experience supporting engineers, researchers, or technical leaders at a technology company strongly preferred
Experience inside an AI or applied-AI company is a plus
Experience coaching employees and managers through difficult moments
Experience navigating complex employee relations issues and organizational changes
Ability to read compensation bands, explain leveling decisions, and assess off-cycle requests and exceptions
Experience running at least one team-level restructure or leader transition from design through communications and follow-through
Systems-thinking ability to distinguish symptoms from causes
Experience operating without a playbook and creating processes
Experience in a high-growth startup environment preferred
Must commute to the San Francisco or New York office at least three days per week
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Meaningful equity
Comprehensive benefits package
100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
Flexible time off
Pre-tax HSA, FSA, and commuter accounts
401(k)
Financial coaching resources
Physical fitness, mental well-being, and fertility and family-building benefits through Carrot
Complimentary in-office lunches and snacks
Access to state-of-the-art AI models and generous usage of modern AI tools
Ownership of high-impact projects across top enterprises