Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
SaaS businesses that sell to technical teams depend on consistent people systems as much as product velocity, and this Senior HR Business Partner role sits at that intersection. Cohere operates in the AI developer and enterprise software ecosystem, where hiring, org design, and leadership capability are tightly linked to execution. The remit signals a company building repeatable operating rhythms while supporting multiple functions, including Engineering.
For a SaaS career, the value is in learning how people strategy scales when headcount, geographies, and management layers change quickly. Partnering with leaders on performance management, talent planning, and organizational design builds fluency in the mechanics that underpin predictable delivery and customer outcomes. Experience here translates across SaaS environments because the same levers recur: manager effectiveness, role clarity, incentives, and process design that can withstand growth.
This position suits an HRBP who prefers influence through close advisory work rather than running a large team, and who is comfortable moving between strategic planning and hands-on problem solving. It is a strong match for someone motivated by ambiguous people challenges, cross-functional stakeholder management, and building durable frameworks that leaders can actually use.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Who are we?
Our mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity. We’re training and deploying frontier models for developers and enterprises who are building AI systems to power magical experiences like content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI.
We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. We like to work hard and move fast to do what’s best for our customers.
Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are passionate about their craft. Each person is one of the best in the world at what they do. We believe that a diverse range of perspectives is a requirement for building great products.
Join us on our mission and shape the future!
Why this role?
Join Cohere as a Senior HR Business Partner: a people leader, a people operations strategist, and a trusted advisor who will drive impact across our business. In this role, you’ll bridge our explosive growth with our commitment to an exceptional employee experience. You will roll up your sleeves while keeping your eyes on the horizon, helping us build scalable excellence.
In this senior level individual contributor role you will design people operations to scale while collaborating closely with leaders across the organization. We’re not seeking someone who merely follows HR best practices—we need someone who can help us define them. This role offers a unique blend of strategic influence and hands-on impact.
In this role, you will
Forge influential relationships with leaders at every level, from new managers finding their footing to VP’s shaping our future.
Serve as the go-to advisor for organizational design, talent strategy, and people/career development for your client groups.
Own critical HR projects: hiring, organizational design, compensation, and performance management.
Empower leadership at all levels to strengthen their leadership skills through direct feedback and actionable guidance.
Navigate ambiguity and complex people challenges while building and implementing innovative solutions that work for 500 people today and 1,500 tomorrow.
Support the SVP People with executive-level initiatives.
Leverage your knowledge of international employment laws to support global operations.
This career opportunity may be a good match for you if you have:
7–10 years of experience as a hands-on senior level HR Business Partner in fast-growing technology companies.
Experience making a large impact, cultivating leadership and people potential across an organization.
Deep understanding of scale-up culture and experience partnering with both Engineering and non-Engineering leadership/colleagues.
Track record of building strong strategic relationships, enduring processes and thriving in environments where priorities pivot.
Experience scaling up a technology company globally, diving into day-to-day details and planning for the future, big picture.
Experience resolving complex people issues with fairness and empathy.
If some of the above doesn’t line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply!
We value and celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment for all. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities. Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please submit an Accommodations Request Form, and we will work together to meet your needs.
Full-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:
🤝 An open and inclusive culture and work environment
🧑💻 Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research
🍽 Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks
🦷 Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health
🐣 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months
🎨 Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement
🏙 Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend
✈️ 6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!)
