People Partner - Software & Platform

About Fluidstack We exist to make humanity more free. For most of human history, you farmed or you starved. Technology gave people more time for the things they wanted to do, instead of things they had to do. Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice we've ever built - but only if models are aligned with what humanity actually wants. There are groups building AI who don't share these goals. Whoever deploys frontier compute infrastructure fastest will decide whether AI expands human freedom or shrinks it. We're singularly focused on delivering 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else, rethinking every layer of the stack. We acquire power, design and build data centers, and operate them - with teams spanning hardware and software. Speed and scale are our key differentiators. Come be a part of building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI. We hire people who care deeply about this problem space. If that is you, please apply! About the People Team The People team at Fluidstack exists to support our mission of building the world’s best place to do your life’s best work. We design and operate the systems, environments, and partnerships that allow talented people to focus on meaningful problems. Our work spans from the infrastructure that keeps the organization running cleanly, to the lifecycle moments that shape employee experience, to the support that helps managers and leaders do their best work. We care deeply about how things happen, not just whether they happen. Why This Role Exists Technical organizations scale quickly, and management practices often lag behind headcount growth. This role exists to ensure engineering, product, and infrastructure leaders have the support they need to manage people well, especially during periods of rapid hiring and organizational change. About the Role We seek an experienced, kind, and thorough partner to embed and work with Fluidstack’s technical departments on people and performance matters. Initially, your coverage will be broad. As the organization scales, you’ll specialize into a narrower set of departments. In this role, you will nurture, coach, and develop your colleagues, focusing on macro and micro development to ensure they are performing to the best of their ability in healthy, scalable ways. This will take many forms: from direct 1-to-1 coaching with a new engineering manager to multi-quarter strategic planning with department leadership to navigating complex team dynamics. Rather than pushing obtuse business metrics, your practice is grounded in employee advocacy and looking for holistic solutions that meet people where they are while simultaneously moving the organization toward meaningful results. You default to a growth mindset; asking probing questions and providing nuanced feedback, allowing you to build strong, open, and trusting relationships. This is not an HR compliance role. You sit at the intersection of people and performance. You help managers manage better, not by training them in a classroom, but by working alongside them when it counts. Regular travel to FluidStack offices and team locations is expected to build and maintain relationships across your coverage area. What You Will Do First 30 Days Complete onboarding and immerse yourself in the technical departments: sit in on team meetings, 1:1s (with permission), and planning sessions. Build trust-based relationships with managers. Understand team dynamics, pain points, and open questions. Map the current state of people practices across your departments: how are performance conversations happening? What’s the onboarding experience? Where are the gaps? Identify the top 2–3 areas where manager support would have the most immediate impact. By 60 Days Begin active coaching with managers on performance conversations, feedback delivery, and team-level decision-making. Partner with the People team to roll out any new systems (performance, engagement, onboarding) within your departments, adapting for the technical context. Surface department-level people risks to the broader People team with clear framing and proposed next steps. Establish a regular check-in rhythm with department leadership across your coverage area. By 90 Days Managers in your departments feel meaningfully more supported in people decisions. You can point to specific conversations or outcomes. You have a clear picture of people health across your coverage area: retention risks, development gaps, team dynamics. You’ve helped at least one People system land well in a technical department, not just deployed, but adopted. You are seen as a trusted partner, not a compliance function. Technical leaders come to you proactively. What We Are Looking For Love of learning and intense curiosity about how people and teams work. Kindness and care in how you engage with colleagues, especially when conversations are difficult. Design thinking and problem-solving. You look for holistic solutions rather than quick fixes. Clarity, approachability, and precision in communication. You have partnered closely with managers before, not just administered HR processes, but actually influenced how leaders manage their people. You understand how technical teams work: sprint rhythms, release pressure, IC-to-manager transitions, architecture debates that are actually people problems. You don’t need to be technical, but you need to be credible when an engineering manager tells you their situation is different. You can hold both accountability and empathy simultaneously. You don’t shy away from hard conversations, and you don’t deliver them without care. You read team dynamics well and can identify patterns before they become crises. Demonstrated experience in an HRBP, People Partner, or similar embedded role supporting technical teams. We care about what you’ve influenced, not how long you’ve been doing it. We welcome candidates from coaching, organizational development, technical recruiting, or any background where influencing manager behavior and improving team outcomes in technical environments were central to the work. You’ll Thrive Here If You Enjoy solving challenging problems. When there isn’t a clear solution, you take the time to understand the root complexities and work to find a holistic solution. Care about how things happen. The how is as important as the why. You believe in and trust the process. Care about the human. Everything you do is in service to making Fluidstack a place where people can do their best work. When decisions need to be made, you start with the human impact. Want to make something really great. The bar is high, but so too is the opportunity to shape how an entire technical organization experiences management and growth. What Additive Value Looks Like Experience partnering with engineering orgs through hypergrowth, where the team doubled or tripled and the people challenges scaled faster than the systems. You’ve navigated the specific performance challenges of technical teams: how to evaluate IC output that’s hard to quantify, how to support managers through tough conversations about engineering performance, and how to help teams maintain standards during rapid hiring. Background in organizational development, coaching, or applied psychology. Experience supporting managers through system transitions (new performance frameworks, leveling, comp changes) in technical orgs specifically. Salary & Benefits Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity). Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms. Health, dental, and vision insurance. Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms. The base salary range for this position is $195,000 - $315,000 per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and location. This range represents our good faith estimate of the compensation for this role at the time of posting. Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options. We are committed to pay equity and transparency. Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr