The Principal HR Business Partner will collaborate with technology leaders to develop a strategic people strategy, enhance organizational effectiveness, and drive talent management initiatives during growth phases.
About Function
The Role
What You’ll DoStrategic partnership
Build and scale
Talent and leadership
Organizational effectiveness
What We’re Looking For
What Success Looks Like
Why This Role Matters
Why You'll Love Working With Us
Function Health is the AI operating system for health, designed to empower people to live 100 healthy years. We are redefining how individuals understand, measure, and improve their health — moving beyond reactive care to give people comprehensive, data-driven insight into their biology long before disease takes hold.
Through advanced diagnostics, deep biomarker testing, longitudinal data, and AI-enabled insights, Function equips members with actionable intelligence to take control of both the quality and length of their lives. Our long-term ambition is bold: to make proactive, data-driven health accessible at a global scale and meaningfully impact billions of people.
Function recently announced a $298M Series B and is backed by a16z, Redpoint, and other leading investors. With hundreds of employees across a remote U.S. workforce, Function is entering its next chapter of growth, scaling domestically. To power that trajectory, we are seeking a Principal HRBP for our Engineering, Product, Design, and Medical Intelligence (Data) organizations to architect the people strategy that will drive our mission forward.
The Role
We are looking for a Principal HR Business Partner to support our Technology organization, including Engineering, Product, Design, and Medical Intelligence.
This role is a highly strategic individual contributor position partnering closely with senior technology leaders to build a high-performing organization during a period of rapid growth and transformation. You will be expected to challenge leaders, drive hard decisions on talent and structure, and raise the performance bar across the organization.
You will work directly with leaders shaping the future of our product and technology platform. Success in this role requires strong business judgment, the ability to operate in ambiguity, and a willingness to build while scaling.
This role reports to the Director, HR Business Partners, and works closely with the SVP of People and senior leadership across the company.
What You’ll DoStrategic partnership
- Primary partner to C-suite/Executive technology leaders and their teams to shape organizational strategy, team structure, and leadership effectiveness.
- Act as a thought partner on organizational design, leadership development, talent planning, and scaling high-performing teams.
- Translate business priorities into people strategies that enable speed, clarity, and accountability.
Build and scale
- Help evolve the technology organization as the company grows through hiring, leadership development, and organizational change.
- Lead key people initiatives across performance management, talent density, leadership capability, and team effectiveness.
- Operate comfortably in a build environment where systems and processes are still evolving.
Talent and leadership
- Coach senior leaders on performance, feedback, and building elite teams.
- Support leaders through periods of rapid change, including scaling, restructuring, and talent upgrades.
- Partner closely with recruiting to attract and retain exceptional talent in highly competitive markets.
Organizational effectiveness
- Drive clarity around goals, performance expectations, and accountability.
- Help leaders diagnose organizational challenges and implement solutions quickly and effectively.
- Ensure leaders have the tools and support needed to build strong teams while maintaining high standards.
What We’re Looking For
- 10+ years of HR experience with deep expertise in HR business partnering
- Experience supporting Engineering, Product, or other technical organizations
- Strong business acumen and the ability to operate as a strategic partner to senior leaders
- Experience working in high-growth technology companies
- Comfortable operating in environments with ambiguity and rapid change
- Strong judgment and the ability to balance speed with thoughtful decision-making
- Ability to influence senior leaders and navigate complex organizational dynamics
What Success Looks Like
- Technology leaders view you as a trusted partner and advisor
- The organization operates with increasing clarity, accountability, and performance
- Leaders are better equipped to hire, develop, and retain top talent
- People systems support speed and growth rather than slowing the business down
- Reduced org friction during scaling
Why This Role Matters
- The quality of our team will define the trajectory of the company.
- The Principal HR Business Partner will directly shape the leadership, culture, and organizational strength of our Technology teams during a critical stage of growth. This role will influence how we build teams, develop leaders, and maintain a high bar for performance as the company scales.
- The strength of our technology organization will define our ability to execute on one of the most ambitious missions in healthcare: enabling people to live the healthiest life possible.
We value our team at Function and offer a competitive salary, equity and benefits package, flexible, fully-remote working hours, and a dynamic work environment where creativity and innovation are encouraged. If you are a highly motivated and experienced individual who is passionate about using technology to improve people’s lives, we would love to hear from you.
Join the Function Health team and become a part of our mission to revolutionize healthcare. Work with us to make a difference in the lives of thousands, ensuring a healthier future for all. Discover more about us and how we're changing the face of healthcare at Function Health.
Important Notice: Legitimate communication from the Function Health team will always come from an email address ending in @functionhealth.com. Function Health will never request personal information such as banking details or payment during the hiring process. Please be cautious of communications or job offers that come from other email domains, instant messaging platforms, or unsolicited calls. If you ever have doubts about the legitimacy of a communication, please reach out to us directly at [email protected].
Top Skills
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Organizational Design
Performance Management
Talent Development
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