We are seeking a strategic and people-centric Senior HR Business Partner who will play a pivotal role in shaping the culture, performance, and employee experience at Qblox.
This role combines engagement leadership with high-impact HR advisory responsibilities. You will elevate our culture by driving company-wide engagement initiatives, while also partnering with leaders to cultivate a high-performance environment — supporting both top performers and those who require structured performance improvement.
As a senior member of our People & Culture team, you will work closely with leadership across all regions to strengthen alignment, belonging, and performance during rapid international growth.
Key Responsibilities
Culture, Engagement & Employee Experience:
- Design and continuously evolve global engagement programs that strengthen connection, belonging, and cultural consistency across teams.
- Own the company-wide engagement survey strategy — including design, communication, analysis, and partnership with leaders on action planning.
- Translate engagement insights into concrete improvements that elevate employee experience and team effectiveness.
- Develop initiatives and rituals that bring Qblox’s mission, vision, and values into everyday practice.
- Enhance the full employee lifecycle — from onboarding to alumni — with a strong focus on inclusion, collaboration, and psychological safety.
- Lead recognition initiatives that celebrate achievements and reinforce the behaviors of a high-performance culture.
High-Performance Culture & Talent Advisory
- Partner with leaders to design and embed a performance framework grounded in accountability, clarity, and continuous feedback.
- Coach managers in identifying and nurturing top performers (“our stars”), ensuring they receive development opportunities, visibility, and stretch roles.
- Support leaders in managing performance challenges, including advising on interventions, documentation, and guiding Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs).
- Facilitate calibration sessions and ensure evaluations are fair, consistent, and aligned with our values and strategic objectives.
- Enable succession planning and talent reviews to strengthen future leadership and technical expertise.
- Provide strategic advice on organizational design, team development, and workforce planning.
Internal Communication & Change Enablement
- Lead internal communication initiatives that keep employees informed, engaged, and connected to company strategy.
- Support organizational change through thoughtful communication plans that build clarity, trust, and buy-in.
- Collaborate with Marketing and Leadership on storytelling and internal branding that reinforces our identity and purpose.
HR Tooling, Data & Continuous Improvement
- Own and optimize HR tools and systems that support performance cycles, engagement surveys, and people analytics.
- Define KPIs for engagement, performance, and cultural health — ensuring data accuracy and clear insights for leadership.
- Use data to proactively identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Introduce streamlined processes that enhance the employee experience while supporting scalability across international locations.
Required Experience
- 7+ years of experience in People & Culture, HR Business Partnering, or Employee Experience roles.
- Proven success in building and implementing engagement and performance programs in a fast-scaling or technology-driven environment (deep-tech or R&D preferred).
- Strong advisory skills, with experience coaching leaders on both high performance and low performance cases (including PIPs).
- Skilled stakeholder manager, able to influence senior leadership and drive cross-functional alignment.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Communications, or a related field.
Core Competencies
- Empathy & Influence: Able to understand people dynamics and shape behavior across diverse, highly skilled teams.
- Strategic Thinking: Connects culture, engagement, and performance programs to business outcomes and organizational growth.
- Execution Excellence: Hands-on, data-driven, and able to convert insights into practical actions.
- Performance Mindset: Comfortable enabling top talent while confidently addressing underperformance.
- Change Agility: Thrives in a dynamic environment and adjusts programs to evolving business priorities.
Why Join Qblox?
- Shape the Culture: Play a key role in defining and scaling the employee experience for one of the world’s most innovative quantum technology companies.
- Drive High Impact: Your work directly impacts engagement, performance, retention, and organizational success.
- Collaborative Environment: Join a multidisciplinary team where ownership, curiosity, and ambition thrive.
- Purpose & Growth: Support a mission advancing the frontier of quantum computing — while building a workplace where people feel inspired to contribute.
