[Hiring] Senior Director, HR Business Partner @Life360

Role Description

Life360 is in the middle of a fundamental transformation. The Engineering, Product & Design (EPD) organization is leading the company’s shift to AI-native operations, where autonomous systems handle execution and humans own direction, judgment, and accountability. This isn’t an incremental change; it’s a full redesign of how work gets done, how teams are structured, and what roles look like on the other side.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will:

• Design the operating model in collaboration with the CTO and EPD leadership.
• Own the workforce decisions required by the transformation.
• Manage the HRBP team supporting the rest of the company.
• Build the systems that other functions inherit when their own transitions begin.

The US-based salary range for this position is $212,000 to $312,000. The compensation package includes a wide range of medical, dental, vision, financial, and other benefits, as well as equity.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the EPD People Strategy Through AI-Native Transformation
• Partner with the CTO and EPD leadership team to translate the AI-native operating model into concrete people decisions.
• Serve as the people design partner for the role framework.
• Drive change management for a workforce experiencing meaningful role shifts.
• Advise on structural decisions from the H1 2026 pilot programs.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on hiring profiles reflecting AI-native expectations.
• Engage directly with the CTO as a thought partner on people and org strategy.
• Challenge assumptions and bring data to support decisions.
• Build the AI-Native People Playbook
• Document people practices, org design decisions, and lessons learned from the EPD transformation.
• Work closely with the CPO and People leadership to sequence how other functions will follow EPD’s lead.
• Build reusable frameworks for workforce transition planning and role architecture updates.
• Define and own the measurement framework for the playbook's effectiveness.
• Manage and Develop a Team of HRBPs
• Manage, coach, and develop a team of HRBPs supporting non-EPD functions.
• Prepare the HRBP team to apply the AI Transformation playbook.
• Build the team’s capability in AI-native tools and ways of working.
• People Programs & Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with the broader People team to adapt core programs to fit the AI-native operating model.
• Contribute to the company-wide people strategy as a senior member of the People leadership team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5 years as a strategic HRBP embedded in a technical organization.
• Demonstrated experience leading people strategy through significant organizational transformation.
• Real, working knowledge of AI tools and their implications for technical work.
• Org design experience with a focus on structural decisions.
• Understanding of talent economics and workforce composition trade-offs.
• Experience managing and developing a team of HRBPs or HR professionals.
• Strong track record of advising C-suite and VP-level leaders.
• Comfort with uncertainty and an incomplete playbook.
• Data literacy for workforce planning and measurement frameworks.
• 25-30% travel commitment.

Requirements

• Experience at a company that has undergone significant technology-driven org transformation.
• Background supporting Engineering organizations specifically.
• Familiarity with AI-native or highly automated operating models.
• Experience building or evolving job architecture and career ladders.
• Experience creating and operationalizing people playbooks or frameworks.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits.
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans (100% paid for employees).
• 401(k) plan with company matching program.
• Mental Wellness Program & Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Flexible PTO, 13 company-wide days off throughout the year.
• Winter and Summer Weeklong Synchronized Company Shutdowns.
• Learning & Development programs.
• Equipment, tools, and reimbursement support for a productive remote environment.
• Free Life360 Platinum Membership for your preferred circle.
• Free Tile Products.