Director, HRBP

Join Our Journey at Engine

At Engine, we’re revolutionizing work travel. Our modern travel platform isn’t just about booking trips; it’s about transforming how businesses and their teams experience travel. From seamless booking options with top airlines, hotels, and car rental providers to single-invoice billing and flexible trip modifications, we make travel not only easier to manage but also enjoyable. Backed by powerhouse investors like Telescope Partners, Blackstone, Elefund, and Permira, we’re growing fast—and we want you to be part of it.

Your Mission: At Engine, we’re transforming the travel experience through innovation, speed, and precision—and we know our people are at the heart of it.

As the Director, HR Business Partnership, your mission is to align our people strategy with Engine’s business strategy as we scale. You’ll partner directly with senior leaders across the enterprise on organizational effectiveness, leadership development, and holding the bar for a high-performance culture. You have a bias for action and comfort with speed, ambiguity, and change—you thrive in a high-velocity mission-first environment. You’ll be both a strategic advisor and an operational leader, helping us attract, develop, and retain exceptional talent in a high-growth, fast-moving environment.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Subject Matter Expert: Proven track record of successfully aligning people strategy with business goals across a broad range of function
• End to End HRBP Strategy: A strategic mindset grounded in execution—you can see around corners to anticipate needs and also roll up your sleeves to drive execution
• Leadership and Talent Density: A proven ability to coach executives and leaders, helping them hold a high bar for performance and culture. Passion for building high-performing teams and cultures, comfortable providing direct feedback and ‘saying the hard thing’ to push our ways of thinking and working 
• Operational Excellence: Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, leading change management and guiding organizations through growth and transformation
• Executive Stakeholder Partnership: Exceptional communication skills with a high degree of judgment, landing nuanced messages and successfully influencing the right business outcomes
• Data Obsessed: A proactive, data-driven approach to problem-solving and decision-making. Strong analytical and systems-thinking capabilities—you use data to tell stories, identify risks, and drive outcomes

What You'll Bring:

• Leadership Experience: 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5 years in an HRBP role supporting high-growth tech companies. You have led and developed a high-performing HRBP team, including setting priorities, coaching, and performance management 
• Stakeholder Management: Experience partnering closely with C-level and VP+ leaders in Engineering, Product, or GTM functions
• Ability to Scale: Proven success leading through organizational scaling, rapid headcount growth, or transformational change
• Data Driven Mindset: Expertise in core HR areas: org design, talent planning, performance enablement, compensation, and employee relations
• HR Tools: Strong familiarity with SaaS or platform business models a plus

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The Engine Edge: Perks & Compensation
We believe in rewarding great work with great benefits:

• Compensation: Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with opportunities for bonuses, commissions, and equity.
• Benefits: Check out our full list at engine.com/culture.
• Environments for Success: Different roles have different needs in terms of the environments that drive success which is why we have a hybrid-hub model. Whether you are in one of our amazing offices or fully remote, we’ll make sure you have what you need to succeed.

Perks and benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and more.

Ready to Build the Future of Work Travel?
Join us on our mission to transform how work travel works—for businesses, for travelers, and for the industry. Apply now and let’s make travel simpler, smarter, and more enjoyable—together.