Senior HR Business Partner

• Strategic Partner to MDQ Leadership: Act as the primary HR thought partner to senior technical and business leaders in MDQ, shaping people and organizational strategy in a highly specialized, researchdriven, and fastevolving environment.

• EndtoEnd People Strategy: Lead integrated talent, organization, and culture strategies-spanning workforce planning, org design, leadership effectiveness, inclusion, rewards, and employee experience-to support applied research, product delivery, and longterm capability building.

• Change & Complexity Leadership: Navigate high ambiguity and transformation, proactively identifying organizational risks and opportunities and translating complex business and technical realities into clear, peoplecentered solutions.

• Executive Coaching & Influence: Coach senior leaders and people managers on leadership effectiveness, team health, and decisionmaking, building credibility and trust with deeply technical stakeholders.

• Enterprise & COE Partnership: Partner closely with HR Centers of Excellence (Talent, Rewards, Learning, HR Consulting) to deliver scalable, compliant, and highimpact solutions while operating with significant autonomy and accountability.

• 8+ years demonstrated experience partnering with senior leadership to address complex organizational challenges, with solid business acumen and the ability to translate strategy into actionable people solutions; proven capability in organizational design, workforce planning, and change leadership; a data-driven mindset to inform decisions and measure impact; and exceptional executive communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
• Master's Degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field AND 4+ years experience in human resources or related processes (e.g., hiring, training, performance management) OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field AND 7+ years experience in experience in human resources or related processes (e.g., hiring, performance management) OR equivalent experience.

• Demonstrated experience partnering withleadership on complex people and organizational challenges.
• Solid business acumen with the ability to translate strategy into actionable people solutions.
• Proven capability in organizational design, workforce planning, and change leadership.
• Datadriven mindset, leveraging insights to influence decisions and measure impact.
• Experience supporting technical, product, engineering, or researchdriven organizations.
• Track record of leading people strategy through periods of significant transformation or scale.
• Deep understanding of inclusive leadership practices and culture shaping.
• Ability to operate independently with broad scope and limited direction.

This role will be based out of Redmond.

HR Business Partnership IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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