HR Business Partner - R&D

Fingerprint empowers developers to stop online fraud at the source. We work on turning radical new ideas in the fraud detection space into reality. Our products are developer-focused and our clients range from solo developers to publicly traded companies. We are a globally dispersed, 100% remote company with a strong open-source focus. Our flagship open-source project is FingerprintJS (27K stars on GitHub). We have raised $77M and are backed by Craft Ventures (previously invested in Tesla, Facebook, Airbnb ), Nexus Venture Partners (previously invested in Postman , Apollo.io, MinIO , Druva) and Uncorrelated Ventures (previously invested in Redis, Rollbar & Gradle ). We have noticed a rise in recruiting impersonations across the industry, where scammers attempt to access candidates' personal and financial information through fake interviews and offers. All Fingerprint recruiting email communications will always come from the @fingerprint.com domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Fingerprint via other sources should be ignored. We are looking for a strategic HR Business Partner to support our Engineering and Product organizations during a period of fast scaling and operational maturation. This is not a reactive HR generalist role, it is an embedded partner to technical leadership, helping shape org design, elevate manager capability, and proactively address performance and communication. You will work closely with the VP of Engineering, VP of Product, and senior managers to drive clarity, accountability, and leadership maturity at scale. What You’ll Own: Strategic Partnership Provide thought partnership to Engineering & Product leaders on scaling, org structure, role clarity, and team effectiveness Identify talent gaps, succession risks, and opportunities to level-up leadership behaviors Manager Effectiveness & Leadership Coaching Coach engineering and product managers on feedback, difficult conversations, performance management, and decision-making Build leadership capability using Fingerprint’s Leadership Rubric and FLIP+ principles Org & Team Health Diagnose team dynamics, alignment issues, and friction points; drive interventions that improve execution and trust Enable high-quality communication and collaboration across the organization Performance & Talent Lead calibration cycles, talent assessments, performance processes, and compensation cycles for R&D Guide leaders through rigorous documentation, PIPs, and talent actions when needed Change Leadership Partner with leaders on implementing new systems, processes, and cultural expectations as we scale Improve communication clarity and speed across our globally distributed team People Operations for R&D Serve as a functional lead for R&D employee relations, policy interpretation, and compliance (in partnership with People Ops) What You Bring 6-10+ years in an HRBP role supporting technical teams in high-growth SaaS or product-driven companies Strong ability to influence without authority and build trust with senior technical leaders Experience diagnosing organizational issues and designing interventions that improve execution Comfortable operating with incomplete information and creating clarity in ambiguity Deep coaching experience with managers and senior ICs Ability to quickly understand technical environments, role types, and R&D operating rhythms High judgment, calm communication, and a bias toward action over theatrics Role requires proficiency with macOS and comfort working fully remotely using tools such as Slack, Google Workspace, and Zoom. Location Preference: Remote anywhere in the US For US-based employees , the cash base compensation range for this role is $130,000 - $150,000. We set standard ranges for all US roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. To comply with local legislation and provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired