Director, People
About the role
Turing is standing up a formal People leadership structure to match the pace of our growth. This is a founding hire into a high-leverage, multi-national people environment—the person who gets clarity, moves fast, and measures their work the way a business leader would. You will own three core pillars of Turing's talent strategy: HR Business Partners, Talent Development, and People Experience, managing a team of approximately 15 HR professionals.
You will report directly into executive leadership and operate as a genuine strategic partner—not a program owner. The playbook does not yet exist. You will write it.
Strategic HR Partnership
Strategic HR Partnership — be the go-to for judgment, clarity, and a steady hand. Operate as the primary people strategy partner to business leaders across all functions. Bring a clear point of view that helps leaders navigate complexity, elevate their impact, and make better decisions—not just HR process. Build trusted relationships with executives and senior ICs; become the person they call before a decision, not after.
Understand that recruitment and retention are the foundation of talent density—treat them as business priorities, not HR programs.
AI Innovation
AI Innovation — define the frontier of AI in HRTake an AI-forward approach to every problem. Ask what a 10x outcome looks like before designing a program. Drive adoption of AI tools across the People function; identify and prioritize use cases that accelerate execution and scale impact. Partner on AI initiatives including the development of agents and HR-focused RL environments. No coding required—strong curiosity and a builder's mindset are. Lead People Operations' AI-enabled workflow initiative, including AI-assisted talent analytics and HRBP decision support tools—identifying the highest-leverage use cases and building toward a function that operates at 10x through intelligent automation. Drive Generative AI adoption across the People team, establishing expectations for daily AI tool usage, sharing best practices across the HRBP and Talent Development teams, and measuring adoption as a functional KPI.
HR Business Partners
HR Business Partners — scale a world-class HRBP function Continue to scale the HRBP function supporting all business units. Reinforce operating rigor that aligns people strategies with business priorities and drives consistent, measurable impact. Develop business partners who apply sound judgment, adapt to nuance, and are measured on business outcomes—not activity.
Talent Development
Talent Development — set direction through the function leader Lead the Talent Development function through the team leader—own the strategy, delegate the execution. Ensure programs drive real capability building and business performance, not compliance checkboxes.
People Experience
People Experience — strategic direction through the function leader Lead the People Experience function through the team leader—set direction, remove blockers, and hold the bar on quality. Ensure programs are effective, scalable, and tied to culture and operating effectiveness rather than optics. Active priority: integrate employee experience ownership into the HRBP operating model following the recent consolidation of the standalone People Experience function, ensuring onboarding and engagement programs are embedded into business partnership workflows. Active priority: reestablish clear ownership of employee touchpoints (onboarding, engagement, offboarding) within the combined HRBP and Talent Development structure, with measurable quality standards.
Who We're Looking For
10+ years of experience in HRBP or people leadership roles, including direct leadership of HRBP functions; blended experience across HRBP and recruiting is acceptable, but strong HRBP experience is required. Proven track record of using people strategy to drive measurable business outcomes—not just HR programs. Experience operating as a strategic partner to executive leadership, with the judgment and influence to push back when it matters. Demonstrated success leading and scaling HRBP functions in complex, global, and multi-national organizations. Ability to navigate ambiguity and operate effectively in fast-paced, hypergrowth environments where the answer is rarely obvious. High written communication bar: your memos get read, your proposals get approved, and your leaders don't need to ask follow-up questions. Energized by 10x scaling, not incremental progress—you're here to build, not to maintain. Strong Pluses Prior experience at a high-growth technology company scaling through a critical inflection point (Series C to IPO, or equivalent). Hands-on experience deploying AI tools in an HR or people context—even informal experimentation counts. Background in a multinational environment with teams across the US, India, and other geographies. Experience partnering with GTM and R&D leadership specifically, not just G&A functions. Experience working within or closely alongside AI research organizations, frontier model labs, or technical teams building on large language models or advanced AI infrastructure.