Principal HR Business Partner

About Turing

Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises looking to deploy advanced AI systems. Turing accelerates frontier research with high-quality data, specialized talent, and training pipelines that advance thinking, reasoning, coding, multimodality, and STEM. For enterprises, Turing builds proprietary intelligence systems that integrate AI into mission-critical workflows, unlock transformative outcomes, and drive lasting competitive advantage.

Recognized by Forbes, The Information, and Fast Company among the world’s top innovators, Turing’s leadership team includes AI technologists from Meta, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, McKinsey, Bain, Stanford, Caltech, and MIT. Learn more at www.turing.com

About Role:

You will leverage your experience and creativity to become a trusted resource for People Leaders and Team Members. You view navigating ambiguity as an opportunity to build out and optimize scalable processes. 

As we are in build mode, you will be able to spot plenty of business opportunities and more importantly play a pivotal role in being a part of the business solution. Aside from core HRBP responsibilities, each HRBP will have special areas of responsibility. 

Our Approach: 

We aim to provide efficient, customer-centric, and dignified experiences to all of our stakeholders. We are not here to be “HR for HR's sake”, rather we aim to empower the success of our team members and therefore the business. We achieve these results by developing actionable analyses based on our expertise and all available data. 

Core Responsibilities: 

• Act as a Senior HR Business Partner, balancing immediate business needs with long-term people and organizational strategy.
• Lead and own HRBP-driven programs including performance management, succession planning, and compensation cycles.
• Provide strategic counsel and data-driven insights to senior leaders.
• Independently manage sensitive employee relations cases, escalating thoughtfully when required.
• Operate with broad scope and autonomy, taking on evolving responsibilities in support of company growth and change.

Areas of Focus: 

Strategic Partnership & Advisory

• Partner with senior business leaders to develop and implement HR strategies that directly support business goals, performance, and long-term workforce planning.  

Talent & Organizational Development

• Lead talent review processes, leadership development, and career pathing initiatives to strengthen leadership pipelines and organizational capability.  

Organizational Design & Change Management

• Drive complex change management and organizational design initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions, employee adoption, and business continuity.  

Performance & Culture

• Partner with leaders to shape high-performance cultures through performance management guidance, coaching, and targeted interventions.  

Employee Relations & Complex Case Guidance

• Provide counsel on employee relations matters and support resolution strategies for sensitive issues.  

People Analytics & Insights

• Analyze workforce and HR metrics to inform people decisions, identify trends, and recommend proactive solutions that enhance organizational outcomes.  

Qualifications: 

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field (Master’s preferred).  
• Experience: Typically 7+ years of progressive HR experience with significant experience in strategic HR and business partnering roles.  
• Leadership & Influence: Proven ability to work with senior leaders, influence decision-making, and translate business needs into people strategies.  
• Analytical Skills: Strong data-driven mindset with experience interpreting HR metrics and translating insights into action.

Bonus Points 

• Foundational knowledge of corporate finance, economics, and/or statistics.

Values

• We are client first: We put our clients at the center of everything we do, because their success is the ultimate measure of our value.
• We work at Start-Up Speed: We move fast, stay agile and favor action because momentum is the foundation of perfection
• We are Al forward: We help our clients build the future of Al and implement it in our own roles and workflow to amplify productivity.

Advantages of joining Turing

• Amazing work culture (Super collaborative & supportive work environment; 5 days a week)
• Awesome colleagues (Surround yourself with top talent from Meta, Google, LinkedIn etc. as well as people with deep startup experience)
• Competitive compensation
• Flexible working hours

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Turing is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. At Turing we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace  and celebrate authenticity, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

For applicants from the European Union, please review Turing's GDPR notice here.