HR Business Partner - Tech

Who are we?

Our mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity. We’re training and deploying frontier models for developers and enterprises who are building AI systems to power magical experiences like content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI.

We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. We like to work hard and move fast to do what’s best for our customers.

Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are passionate about their craft. Each person is one of the best in the world at what they do. We believe that a diverse range of perspectives is a requirement for building great products.

Join us on our mission and shape the future!

Why This Role?

We’re hiring a People Business Partner to support our technical organizations as Cohere scales through a major growth phase.

This is not a traditional “policy and process” HRBP role. We’re looking for commercially minded People partners who want to work closely with Engineering, Product, and Research leaders to build high-performing, fast-scaling technical teams inside one of the world’s leading AI companies.

Cohere is scaling quickly across a globally distributed environment with both remote employees and physical offices. We need People Business Partners who are energized by ambiguity, growth, and helping technical leaders operate at a higher level.

You’ll partner closely with leaders across Engineering, Product, and Research on organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, performance, talent strategy, and team health during a period of intense scale.

This role is ideal for someone who:

• thrives in startup or hypergrowth environments

• enjoys partnering with technical leaders and organizations

• balances empathy with high standards

• is pragmatic, low ego, and highly collaborative

• enjoys solving messy organizational problems

• operates with high ownership and strong judgment

You’ll work on things like:

• organizational design and scaling challenges

• leadership coaching and manager support

• performance and talent conversations

• team effectiveness and organizational health

• onboarding and employee experience

• retention and high-potential talent strategy

We’re looking for People partners who can build strong relationships, influence credibly, communicate clearly, and help technical leaders make better decisions as the company scales.

This role is best suited for someone who:

• has partnered closely with Engineering, Product, or technical organizations

• has worked in startup, scale-up, or hypergrowth environments

• understands distributed and remote-first environments

• communicates clearly and concisely

• can move fluidly between strategy and execution

• enjoys operating in fast-moving technical cultures

This is a rare opportunity to help shape the leadership culture and operating environment of a fast-growing AI company during a major scaling moment.

Note: This role can be based remotely or from one of our office locations - there is no minimum in-office requirement. We care most about hiring exceptional people regardless of location, though please check the location listed on the posting for guidance around the core time zone or working hours alignment expected for the role.

If some of the above doesn’t line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply!

We value and celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment for all. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities. Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please submit an Accommodations Request Form, and we will work together to meet your needs.

Full-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:

🤝 An open and inclusive culture and work environment

🧑‍💻 Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research

🍽 Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks

🦷 Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health

🐣 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months

🎨 Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement

🏙 Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend

✈️ 6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!)