Head of People Partners, R&D

About this role

We're looking for an experienced, strategic People Partner leader to serve as the senior People leader for our R&D organization. You'll partner directly with our CTO and CPO to shape the people strategy across Engineering, Product, Design, and Stack AI, helping one of Asana's most critical organizations evolve through growth, AI transformation, and innovation. You'll lead a high-performing team of experienced People Partners who are trusted advisors across the organization. Together, you'll shape the people strategy for R&D, while focusing on executive partnership, organizational evolution, leadership effectiveness, and long-term workforce strategy. We're looking for a leader who brings conviction, humility, and an enterprise mindset—someone who will advocate passionately for R&D while always thinking first about what's best for Asana.

This role is based in our San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays. Working from home on Fridays depends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner. If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements.

What you’ll achieve

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Partner directly with our CTO and CPO as a trusted advisor, shaping people strategy, organizational design, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, and the long-term evolution of Asana's R&D organization.

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