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Senior People Partner

Zoox

Foster City, CA · HybridFull-time$180–215K/yrPosted todayStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$180–215K/yr
Location
Foster City, CAHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Zoox is seeking a Senior People Partner to support growing departments and advise business leaders on people strategy. The role leads organizational transformations and department people programs, including onboarding, performance management, compensation planning, engagement action planning, and recognition. It also manages projects and coordinates with cross-functional teams to support an engaging employee experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Relationship BuildingProgram ScalingChange ManagementProject ManagementCommunicationInterpersonal SkillsConsultingTeamworkInfluencingRisk AssessmentCompensation StrategyEquity CompensationOrganizational DesignOrganizational DevelopmentBusiness AcumenSystems ThinkingHuman Resources Best PracticesCenters of Excellence

Qualifications

8+ Years People Partner Experience

Full job description

We are inventors, builders, and doers, passionate and purposeful in the work we do. We have a once-in-a-century opportunity to reinvent personal transportation—and we need your help. The People Experience (HR) Team is passionate about creating an engaging and rewarding employee experience. We are looking for a Senior People Partner to support some of our growing departments and corresponding clients.

In this role, you will:

  • Act as a strategic thought partner and advisor for business leaders on organizational design and effectiveness, workforce planning, talent practices, compensation, employee relations, learning and development.

  • Lead organizational transformations; help design organizations in line with business strategy to drive change and transition management.

  • Facilitate and drive all people experience programs for the department - onboarding, performance management, high-potential development program nominations, compensation planning, engagement survey action planning, and recognition programs.

  • Manage projects effectively, meeting deadlines and objectives, and coordinate with cross-functional teams when necessary.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience as a People Partner/HRBP.

  • Demonstrated experience building relationships with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.

  • Experience contributing to the enhancement and scaling of programs.

  • Demonstrated change management and project management skills.

  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, consulting, teamwork, and influencing skills.

  • Strong judgment in assessing employee and business risk.

  • Knowledge of compensation strategies and packages that include equity.

  • Organizational design and development experience.

  • Experience in centers of excellence outside of people partner domain expertise is a plus.

  • A leader who quickly ramps on business acumen, dives into details, is comfortable with ambiguity and drives results.

  • Systems thinker who partners effectively with other departments within the people experience team and partners effectively with legal, finance and communications.

  • Has breadth and depth of understanding of industry best practices in HR.

About Zoox Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.

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Accommodations If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to [email protected] or your assigned recruiter.

A Final Note: You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

How this job compares

Set against the 481 open Human Resources Business Partner jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$180–215K/yr
  • California median$110–142K/yr46 salary ranges
  • US median$102–150K/yr297 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $198K, is 59% above the California median midpoint ($124K) — in the top quarter of Human Resources Business Partner salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 54 open Human Resources Business Partner jobs in California and 481 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Human Resources Business Partner postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (412 postings).
Education
195 of the 481 open Human Resources Business Partner jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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