Senior Director, People Business Partner

Summary

Join Apollo.io as our Senior Director, Talent Management and oversee our global HR Business Partner function and Learning & Development efforts. This critical role shapes Apollo.io’s future of work, designing for scale, efficiency, and culture in a world where generative AI is transforming how work gets done. Partner with senior leaders, driving strategies aligning people, performance, and culture to business goals. Serve as a strategic thought leader and operational driver, developing forward-looking organizational design, leadership development, and engagement strategies. Lead and develop the People Business Partner and Learning and Development Functions. Build and sustain a high-performance culture as Apollo scales. Drive strategies to ensure Apollo’s remote model is a competitive advantage.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with 5+ years in strategic HRBP roles supporting technical teams and leading global HRBP and L&D teams
• Demonstrated success in building and evolving HR functions in fast-growing, high-performing environments
• Strong experience designing org structures and talent strategies that leverage automation and AI for scale and efficiency
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and partner effectively at the executive level
• Deep expertise in employee engagement, leadership development, organizational design, and change management
• Experience driving culture initiatives in a remote-first or hybrid company, with a focus on sustaining connection, alignment, and performance
• Excellent data fluency, with the ability to translate insights into actionable strategies
• Transparent, solutions-oriented communicator with strong business acumen and a bias for action

Responsibilities

• Lead and Develop the People Business Partner and Learning and Development Functions: Manage a globally-distributed team of HRBPs and L&D professionals, ensuring alignment with business strategy and consistency in execution
• Strategic Advising: Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, including C-Suite and SVPs, delivering actionable insights and influencing decisions on talent strategy, structure, and performance
• Organization Design for GenAI Efficiency: Drive initiatives reimagining organizational design and workforce planning in a GenAI-enabled environment which increase revenue per employee by enabling smaller, more efficient teams empowered by technology
• Future-Focused Learning & Development: Develop scalable, modern L&D programs that focus on upskilling, continuous learning, and preparing leaders and teams for the evolving nature of work
• Culture at Scale: Build and sustain a high-performance culture as Apollo scales. Define cultural principles and rituals that reinforce our values in a distributed-first model
• Remote-First Excellence: Drive strategies to ensure Apollo’s remote model is a competitive advantage—minimizing misalignment, communication breakdowns, and disengagement while maximizing inclusion, collaboration, and velocity
• Talent Strategy Execution: Partner with managers to build and implement career growth frameworks that nurture Apollo’s exceptional talent and flex with business needs
• Data-Driven Decision-Making: Leverage engagement survey results, talent analytics, and external benchmarks to design targeted action plans and drive continuous improvement
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Legal, Finance, and other People functions on employee relations, compliance and headcount matters
• Organizational Readiness: Partner with senior leaders to ensure talent readiness for Apollo.io’s ambitious 2025 product roadmap and beyond
• Change Leadership: Build trust quickly with stakeholders across functions, navigating ambiguity and complexity while driving alignment and results

Benefits

• A dynamic and collaborative remote work environment
• The opportunity to shape the future of work at a company that embraces innovation and agility
• Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits package