Lead HR Business Partner
About the role
The Role Quickbase is seeking a Lead HR Business Partner to join our Employee Experience (EX) team, reporting to the Vice President, Talent. This is not a traditional HRBP role; it is a Talent Architect and Workforce Transformation role — one built for someone who thrives at the intersection of business strategy, organizational design, workforce planning and emerging technology.
Key Responsibilities
Core Focus — evolving the way in which we design the infrastructure for how talent is acquired, developed, and deployed across Sales and QCP. Serve as the embedded people strategist for Sales (GTM) and QCP (Product + CX), partnering directly with senior leaders to design for future business needs rather than current organizational constraints.
Develop a deep understanding of the business model, revenue mechanics, and customer lifecycle — and use that context to drive sharper, more connected HR decisions.
Consult with leaders on strategic talent decisions that shape how teams are organized and how work gets distributed — including the evolving role of internal mobility, automation, and AI-augmented workflows.
Partner with Talent Acquisition on forward looking talent strategies informed by business priorities, market dynamics, and evolving skills requirements.
Drive a culture of performance excellence by guiding leaders to make thoughtful and differentiated talent decisions.
Lead calibration cycles, promotion decisions, and compensation reviews with rigor, consistency and high standards.
Build leadership capability through coaching, consultation, and practical enablement strengthens judgement, accountability and organizational leadership.
Champion talent density and organizational effectiveness by ensuring teams are structured, developed, and supported to deliver exceptional results.
Navigate the evolving realities as workforces transform to be more AI-enabled teams and aligning and championing where human work creates the greatest impact.
Leverage talent, engagement, productivity and performance data and trends to identify organizational opportunities and inform talent decisions that improve retention, accountability, and team health across Sales and QCP.
Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities to improve effectiveness through process redesign, automation, AI adoption, and organizational simplification.
Lead organizational change efforts related to growth, transformation, restructures, and new ways of working.
Champion AI within people practices, helping teams increase productivity and decision quality; use of emerging technologies to translate into scalable solutions that improve employee and manager experiences.
Collaborate across Employee Experience and business teams to deliver a seamless employee experience.
Required
7+ years of progressive HRBP experience in a high-growth SaaS or technology environment.
GTM / Sales HR fluency: experience partnering with revenue-generating teams, understanding sales motions, performance drivers and talent dynamics.
Demonstrated success in designing and implementing talent programs, frameworks, and processes from the ground up.
Strong workforce planning and org design capability and change leadership capabilities.
Proven ability to influence senior leaders and as a trust as a strategic partner on complex business and talent challenges.
An AI-forward mindset: active curiosity about how AI is reshaping work, HR, and talent — demonstrated application of AI tools and technologies to improve productivity, decision making or organizational effectiveness.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable business insights.
Track record of driving change management in dynamic, fast-paced environments — including navigating ambiguity with confidence.
Exceptional communication, facilitation, and leadership coaching capabilities.
Preferred
Experience supporting global and distributed teams.
Experience to PLG (product-led growth) business models and/or hybrid GTM environments.
Experience building or scaling people practices in a mid-market SaaS company ($100M–$500M+ ARR).
Experience leading workforce transformation initiatives involving AI, automation, or significant changes in work design.
Familiarity with skills-based talent workforce planning and capability frameworks.
Pay Range
$98,530.25 - $154,833.25
Compensation & Benefits
Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program which includes medical, dental and vision coverage.
You may also contribute to our 401(k) plan that includes a company match.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Quickbase is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply – even if you don’t meet every qualification listed. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.