Senior Manager, People Partner
At a glance
Senior HR Business Partner & Generalist role at Nscale. Seattle · $165,000–$225,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Advise senior leaders on team structure, workforce plans and how to guide organizational change
- Oversee the employee journey from joining the company through departure, keeping each stage engaging
- Build performance systems that reinforce accountability and recognize strong contributions
- Use people data to spot patterns and recommend steps that support business goals
- Carry company values across varied teams and help maintain a consistent working culture
What you bring
- You have worked as a People Partner, ideally in a scaling technology startup or AI and cloud infrastructure
- You can create repeatable processes from scratch and make progress when the path is unclear
- You bring practical knowledge of HR, employment law and compliance requirements
- You communicate clearly and build trust across organizational levels
Who this fits
This senior role suits an experienced people partner who can advise leaders and turn people challenges into action. You’ll support the Global AI Infrastructure business.
From the employer
About Nscale
Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.
We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.
About the Role (Job Purpose)
As the Senior Manager - People Partner at Nscale, you will be a strategic architect of people strategy. You will serve as a critical partner to leadership, driving organizational scaling and talent development during a period of rapid global expansion. Your mission is to foster a high-performance culture rooted in ownership and transparency, empowering every "Nscaler" to build the infrastructure that powers the future of AI. This role will be supporting the Global AI Infrastructure business.
What You’ll be Doing (Responsibilities)
- Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, providing expert guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, and change management.
- Lead the end-to-end employee lifecycle, ensuring a seamless and engaging experience from onboarding through offboarding.
- Design and implement performance management frameworks that drive accountability and recognize excellence in a fast-paced environment.
- Scale and sustain Nscale's culture across diverse teams, ensuring our values of innovation and urgency remain central to our operations.
- Leverage data-driven insights to identify trends and recommend proactive people solutions that support business objectives.
About You (Skills / Qualifications)
- Proven experience as a People Partner, ideally within a high-growth tech startup or the AI/Cloud infrastructure space.
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in ambiguity and build scalable processes from the ground up with a sense of urgency.
- Strong technical knowledge of HR functions, employment law, and compliance standards.
- Strong communication skills with a commitment to radical transparency and building trust at all levels of the organization.
- A mindset of ownership; you don't just identify problems, you drive the execution of solutions.
The range below reflects the base salary for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as skill set, experience, education, and location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs. Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.
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