Head of HRBP, Technology

About Wing:

Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and sustainable solution for last mile logistics. Consumer appetites for on-demand services are increasing, but current delivery methods are inefficient, costly, and contribute to road accidents and air pollution. Wing’s fleet of highly automated delivery drones can transport small packages directly from businesses to homes on-demand, in minutes. We design, build, and operate our aircraft, and offer drone delivery services on two continents. Our technology is designed to be easy to integrate into existing delivery and logistics networks, offering a scalable drone delivery solution for a broad range of businesses. Wing is a part of Google's parent company, Alphabet, and our mission is to create the preferred means of delivery for the planet. If you're ready to do the greatest work of your life, come join us.

About the Role:

Wing is looking for a Head of HRBP, Technology to join our People Team team. This role is onsite based in Palo Alto, CA. Our People Team is a small, nimble force with outsized impact across the organization. As Wing scales, we serve as a strategic partner for the business—helping build the culture, talent layer, organizational design and dynamic environment where exceptional talent can thrive, innovate, and propel our next chapter of growth.

This role is both highly strategic and deeply operational. You will proactively advise C-suite leaders on organizational design, talent strategy, and the development of high-performing teams.

What You’ll Do:

Act as an indispensable People Partner for Wing’s Executives who lead our Engineering, Manufacturing Operations and Autonomous Systems teams (among other teams). Develop data-based talent strategies for your clients that support the achievement of their immediate and long-term technical and business objectives. Support Executives in building, managing, and scaling high-performing teams, establishing high bars for accountability, management, and execution. Lead organization design initiatives, ensuring your client groups are structured efficiently to support efficient processes, cross-functional collaboration, high performance and team development. Oversee Wing’s cyclical talent processes for your client groups, including compensation reviews, talent calibrations, succession planning, and employee development pathways.

Manage highly sensitive, complex employee relations matters with impeccable discretion, objectivity, and empathy.

Champion Wing’s culture, actively monitoring organization health metrics to design targeted engagement and retention programs.

Directly manage and mentor a small team of HRBPs - cultivating operational excellence, elevating strategic capabilities and HR acumen.

Spearhead the adoption of AI across our people programs, empowering your team to leverage emerging technologies for greater operational efficiency, data-driven insights, and innovative HR solutions.

What You’ll Need:

15+ years of progressive strategic HR experience within the technology, logistics or hardware sectors.

Bachelor's degree in directly related field or equivalent practical experience

Demonstrated success supporting, challenging, and influencing Senior Director and VP-level leaders on macro-level talent strategies.

Hands-on experience leading workforce planning, and organizational redesigns.

Strong sense of judgement and extensive background managing high-risk employee relations cases, investigations, and performance management frameworks.

Prior formal management experience in a high-growth, fast-paced environment where you had to operate at a strategic altitude while also rolling up your sleeves to execute critical HR programs.

Flawless written and verbal communication style that commands trust, builds rapid alignment, and de-escalates organizational friction.

Analytical mindset - can identify, collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data in order to conduct root cause analyses, identify insights that are driving (or preventing) performance / achievement of goals and build actionable, achievable action plans.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is the salary range below + bonus + equity + benefits. Wing’s salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Salary Range

$264,000 — $281,000 USD

Wing is an equal opportunity employer and it is Wing's policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity. Employment at Wing is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Wing does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.

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