Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Principal People Partner role stands out in the SaaS landscape because it sits squarely in the operating core of a scaled, enterprise-grade cloud company, partnering with Finance and Legal rather than product or sales. In SaaS, those G&A functions increasingly shape pace and resilience as companies navigate governance, risk, and long-range planning alongside continued platform expansion.
For a people leader building a SaaS career, the position offers a clear path to mastering how workforce strategy connects to business mechanics such as budgeting, compliance, and executive decision cycles. The remit described spans organizational design, succession planning, leadership transitions, and data-informed organizational health, all capabilities that translate across SaaS companies as they formalize operating models and raise expectations for HR to function as a strategic lever.
The role is best suited to someone who prefers high-trust advisory work, is comfortable influencing C-level stakeholders with concise recommendations, and can operate with limited reliance on heavy process. It will fit an experienced People Partner who wants proximity to executive tradeoffs and is motivated by complex, cross-functional problems rather than program ownership alone.
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
At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.
Snowflake is seeking a Principal People Partner to serve as the primary strategic advisor to our Finance and Legal leadership organizations, including direct partnerships with the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer / General Counsel. This is a highly visible, staff-plus role designed for an experienced People Partner who operates with executive presence, strong independent judgment, and the ability to shape people strategy at scale.
This role is based in our Menlo Park office, with in-office attendance required three days per week. Due to the nature of ELT partnership, location flexibility is not available for this position.
The Principal People Partner will work closely with senior Finance and Legal leaders, the G&A People Partner leadership team, and People Centers of Excellence to drive organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, and business-aligned people strategy. This role reports to the Director, G&A People Partners.
THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE:
As a Principal People Partner, you will operate at the intersection of business strategy, leadership effectiveness, and organizational design, influencing outcomes well beyond your immediate client group. You will:
Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership: Partner directly with the CFO, General Counsel and senior leaders as a strategic thought partner. Provide candid, data-driven counsel on people, organizational, and leadership decisions, and confidently challenge perspectives when needed to drive the best outcomes for the business.
Shape G&A people strategy: Translate G&A business priorities into an integrated people strategy, spanning org design, workforce planning, succession, performance, and leadership development. Ensure People decisions support Snowflake’s growth, innovation, and market leadership.
Lead complex, high-impact initiatives: Own and drive enterprise-level initiatives such as organizational redesigns, leadership transitions, succession planning for critical roles, talent assessments, and retention strategies. Navigate ambiguity and influence outcomes without reliance on heavy process or structure.
Act as a change leader: Guide executive leaders and managers through periods of growth, transformation, and evolving business needs. Serve as a steady presence during change, helping leaders manage organizational complexity while maintaining performance and engagement.
Coach at the most senior levels: Provide high-impact coaching to VP, SVP and C-level leaders, focused on leadership effectiveness, decision-making, team dynamics, and organizational health.
Deliver executive-ready insights: Leverage data and qualitative insights to assess organizational health across engagement, performance, attrition, and diversity. Build concise, compelling narratives and presentations that enable executive decision-making and alignment.
Influence beyond G&A: As a senior member of the People Partner team, contribute to cross-functional initiatives and help shape broader People Partner strategy, standards, and operating models across Snowflake.
Partner deeply with COEs: Collaborate closely with COEs and regional HR teams to deliver scalable, high-quality people solutions. Ensure consistency with Snowflake programs while tailoring approaches to the unique needs of the G&A organizations.
WHAT YOU BRING:
12+ years of progressive HR experience, with significant time spent supporting VP, SVP, and C-level leaders.
Demonstrated experience partnering directly with a CFO, General Counsel or equivalent ELT leader
Strong background supporting Finance, Legal or broader G&A organizations in technology environments.
Proven ability to operate at a staff-plus or principal level, influencing outcomes beyond a single client group.
Exceptional executive presence and communication skills, including the ability to deliver crisp, persuasive, data-backed recommendations.
Deep expertise in organizational design, leadership coaching, succession planning, and navigating organizational conflict.
Strong business, financial and data acumen, with comfort using insights to challenge assumptions and guide decisions.
Ability to operate independently in fast-moving, ambiguous environments, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution when needed.
Experience in high-growth companies where People Partners are expected to roll up their sleeves, not rely on extensive infrastructure.
Proven ability to influence and build trust with senior leaders across diverse functions and geographies.
WORK MODEL & LOCATION:
Snowflake operates a hybrid work model, with three days per week in the Menlo Park office. Due to the nature of executive partnership in this role, this position is not eligible for remote or alternate-location arrangements.
Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.
Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.
How do you want to make your impact?
For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com
