People Partner, G&A
DropboxCloud Storage company
Canada$125,400 - $169,600 CADSenior
Y Combinator
Sequoia Capital
Accel
Index Ventures
Greylock Partners
Benchmark Capital
People / HR / Recruitment
About the role
TL;DR
Partner with leaders and employees to enhance talent density, employee experience, and organizational health.
- •Role Description People Partners play an integral role on the HR Business Partner team, partnering with leaders, managers and employees to create a culture where people thrive.
- •Working hand in hand with HR Business Partners and Employee Relations, People Partners are enablers for enhancing talent density, employee experience, and spearheading processes that build organizational health across Dropbox.
- •We are seeking a People Partner to provide best in class support and partnership to Dropbox leaders and employees.
- •Your work will focus on: talent density, performance management, employee relations, workplace investigations, leaves of absence/accommodations, employee experience, offboarding, people projects and other operational tasks.
- •You will also analyze important people data and metrics, including attrition and performance management trends, and create insights and recommendations for leadership.
- •In your work, you will uphold our values and amplify the success of our business and products through our most important asset: our people.
- •Responsibilities Coach and guide managers through performance management and employee relations matters, helping ensure decisions are fair, principled, consistent, and grounded in sound judgment.
- •Use people data and trends to inform decisions and identify opportunities, including insights related to performance, attrition, organizational health, and employee experience.
- •Apply product management and design-thinking principles to the employee experience, identifying needs, prototyping solutions, prioritizing improvements, and iterating based on data and feedback.
- •Partner cross-functionally with HRBPs, Legal, and the broader People team to navigate complex employee matters and improve the overall employee experience.
- •Influence leaders, managers, and cross-functional partners to drive thoughtful decisions, adoption, and meaningful business and people outcomes.
- •Deliver clear and candid guidance on difficult or sensitive matters, balancing empathy for employees with business needs and organizational principles.
- •Independently manage competing priorities and complex employee matters, while collaborating effectively across a virtual-first organization.
- •Requirements 8+ years of experience in HR or Employee Relations, including at least 3 years supporting managers and employees through performance management.
- •Demonstrated judgment handling complex employee relations matters and balancing employee experience with business priorities.
- •Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and ability to navigate nuanced situations.
- •Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt communication to different audiences and circumstances.
- •Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive and confidential employee information with discretion and integrity.
- •Proven ability to influence leaders and stakeholders without relying on direct authority.
- •Experience working effectively across distributed, cross-functional teams.
- •Ability to treat employee experience as a product, applying product management and design thinking to understand needs, prototype solutions, and drive execution through strong project management and data-driven iteration.
- •Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools in the flow of work.
- •Candidates with a pre-existing comfort level & familiarity using AI to enhance productivity are strongly preferred.
- •Prior experience conducting internal investigations into employee complaints is a plus Durable Skills AI fluency means using these tools to amplify human judgment, not replace it.
- •We believe people with these skills will thrive as work and technology continue to evolve: Awareness: Understand yourself and others.
- •Judgment: Evaluate information and make decisions in complex situations.
- •Adaptability: Learn, adjust, and stay effective through change.
- •Connection: Communicate, collaborate, and build trust.
- •To learn more about why these skills matter and what the data shows about thriving through change, read this blog post from our Chief People Officer, Melanie Rosenwasser.
- •Compensation Canada Pay Range $125,400-$169,600 CAD
Required skills
HREmployee RelationsPerformance ManagementProduct ManagementDesign ThinkingProject Management
Nice-to-have skills
WorkdayGreenhouseLever
Tech stack
WorkdayGreenhouseLeverExcelPowerPointGoogle AnalyticsGA4Looker Studio