HR Business Partner Leader

About Us
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.
Why Join ByteDance
Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect - and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.
As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
Job highlights
Positive team atmosphere, Career growth opportunity, Paid leave
Responsibilities
About the Team
We are seeking an experienced HR Business Partner leader to partner with senior leaders and drive the strategic people agenda across our rapidly evolving business. In this role, you will be instrumental in shaping and executing HR strategies that support organizational growth, enhance leadership capabilities, and optimize talent. You will influence key stakeholders, lead transformative initiatives, and drive high-performance culture across the Engineering teams while ensuring alignment with the company's global goals. Your role will be critical in fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and scalability as the business continues to expand. To enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 4 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.
Specifically, you will:
- Partner with senior leadership to develop and execute a comprehensive HR strategy aligned with business goals, ensuring HR initiatives directly drive organizational performance and growth.
- Provide coaching to leaders, advising on talent assessment, succession planning, organizational design, and building high-performing teams for sustained success.
- Lead the resolution of complex employee relations issues, collaborating with Employee Relations and Legal teams to mitigate risk, ensure compliance, and preserve company culture across multiple regions.
- Lead organizational design, workforce planning, headcount modeling, and business restructuring initiatives to drive operational efficiency, scalability, and strategic growth across the company.
- Oversee the full-cycle performance management process, driving the integration of goal-setting, 360-degree performance evaluations, and calibration sessions to ensure alignment with business needs.
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable, high-impact HR programs that foster growth, employee engagement, and talent retention across engineering teams and the broader organization.
- Leverage data and analytics to drive informed, data-driven decisions that optimize processes and improve business outcomes.
- Execute strategies with a focus on measurable goals, ensuring timely delivery and continuous improvement across key initiatives.
- Collaborate with HR peers across Employee Relations, Compensation, Benefits, and Talent Acquisition to implement holistic, integrated solutions that support the overall business strategy.
- This position will require international business trips 50% of the time.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree and above.
- 10+ years experience as a Human Resources Business Partner in the tech industry.
- 5+ years experience leading a global team, with direct people management experience leading teams of at least 10 members.
- Proven ability to drive talent development, organization design, and performance management initiatives in fast-paced, high-growth environments with 500+ employees.
- Expertise in leveraging advanced data analysis tools (e.g., Tableau, Excel, Power BI) to extract insights, inform strategic decision-making, and measure the impact of HR programs.
- Proven experience with labor market practices and employment regulations in APAC, EMEA, and AMS, as evidenced by successful design and implementation of HR policies/programs across these regions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Human Resources, or a related field, professional background in HR compliance and Legal is a plus.
- Direct experience supporting engineering or R&D teams in a high-growth tech environment, particularly in scaling teams globally.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills and experience building relationships at all levels of the organization.
- Experience working in a multi-cultural, global organization, with the ability to adapt HR strategies to meet the needs of diverse, geographically dispersed teams.
- Fluent in Mandarin is a plus, to facilitate communication and collaboration with global stakeholders.