Senior People Partner

About the job

What You'll Do The Senior People Partner – GTM and Finance is a strategic HR partner to Avalara’s global Go-to-Market and Finance teams. This role drives engagement, talent development, and culture programs that support scalable growth and operational excellence. As a trusted advisor to senior leaders, the role influences outcomes through data, coaching, and people strategies. It blends long-term thinking with hands-on execution. What Your Responsibilities Will Be • Partner with GTM and Finance leaders to align people strategies with business goals that drive performance, retention, and growth. • Deliver key HR initiatives across talent development, succession planning, engagement, and culture. • Use people data and insights to guide decisions, improve team effectiveness, and support organizational design. • Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to identify skill gaps, build succession pipelines, and enable scalable hiring. • Coach leaders and employees on feedback, performance, and development using Avalara’s continuous performance model. • Work with Engagement, Talent Management, and broader P&C teams to strengthen inclusion, belonging, and team health. • Address employee relations matters and workplace issues in partnership with Employee Relations and Legal, ensuring compliance and a healthy environment. • Improve HR processes by simplifying workflows, finding automation opportunities, and ensuring compliance with policies and employment laws. What You'll Need to be Successful • 7–8 years of progressive HR experience, including direct business partner support. • Experience advising senior leaders and working cross-functionally in a fast-paced, matrixed environment. • Strong coaching skills with proven ability in talent development, organizational design, and employee relations. • General knowledge of employment laws and HR practices in India. • Strong business acumen with the ability to use people data to inform decisions. • Proficient in HRIS tools (Workday preferred) and comfortable working with multiple business systems. • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across global teams.

Requirements

• HR Strategy
• People Management
• Coaching
• Data Analytics
• Talent Development

Qualifications

• 7-8 years of HR experience
• General knowledge of employment laws

Preferred Technologies

• HR Strategy
• People Management
• Coaching
• Data Analytics
• Talent Development

Benefits

• paid time off
• paid parental leave
• private medical insurance
• life insurance
• disability insurance

About the company

Avalara is an AI-first Company. They focus on defining the relationship between tax and tech, providing an industry-leading cloud compliance platform that processes over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year.