Senior HR Business Partner | Culture, Performance & Engagement

We are seeking a strategic and people-centric Senior HR Business Partner who will play a pivotal role in shaping the culture, performance, and employee experience at Qblox.

This role combines engagement leadership with high-impact HR advisory responsibilities. You will elevate our culture by driving company-wide engagement initiatives, while also partnering with leaders to cultivate a high-performance environment — supporting both top performers and those who require structured performance improvement.

As a senior member of our People & Culture team, you will work closely with leadership across all regions to strengthen alignment, belonging, and performance during rapid international growth.

Key Responsibilities

Culture, Engagement & Employee Experience:

• Design and continuously evolve global engagement programs that strengthen connection, belonging, and cultural consistency across teams.

• Own the company-wide engagement survey strategy — including design, communication, analysis, and partnership with leaders on action planning.

• Translate engagement insights into concrete improvements that elevate employee experience and team effectiveness.

• Develop initiatives and rituals that bring Qblox’s mission, vision, and values into everyday practice.

• Enhance the full employee lifecycle — from onboarding to alumni — with a strong focus on inclusion, collaboration, and psychological safety.

• Lead recognition initiatives that celebrate achievements and reinforce the behaviors of a high-performance culture.

High-Performance Culture & Talent Advisory

• Partner with leaders to design and embed a performance framework grounded in accountability, clarity, and continuous feedback.

• Coach managers in identifying and nurturing top performers (“our stars”), ensuring they receive development opportunities, visibility, and stretch roles.

• Support leaders in managing performance challenges, including advising on interventions, documentation, and guiding Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs).

• Facilitate calibration sessions and ensure evaluations are fair, consistent, and aligned with our values and strategic objectives.

• Enable succession planning and talent reviews to strengthen future leadership and technical expertise.

• Provide strategic advice on organizational design, team development, and workforce planning.

Internal Communication & Change Enablement

• Lead internal communication initiatives that keep employees informed, engaged, and connected to company strategy.

• Support organizational change through thoughtful communication plans that build clarity, trust, and buy-in.

• Collaborate with Marketing and Leadership on storytelling and internal branding that reinforces our identity and purpose.

HR Tooling, Data & Continuous Improvement

• Own and optimize HR tools and systems that support performance cycles, engagement surveys, and people analytics.

• Define KPIs for engagement, performance, and cultural health — ensuring data accuracy and clear insights for leadership.

• Use data to proactively identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.

• Introduce streamlined processes that enhance the employee experience while supporting scalability across international locations.

Required Experience

• 7+ years of experience in People & Culture, HR Business Partnering, or Employee Experience roles.

• Proven success in building and implementing engagement and performance programs in a fast-scaling or technology-driven environment (deep-tech or R&D preferred).

• Strong advisory skills, with experience coaching leaders on both high performance and low performance cases (including PIPs).

• Skilled stakeholder manager, able to influence senior leadership and drive cross-functional alignment.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Communications, or a related field.
  
  

Core Competencies

• Empathy & Influence: Able to understand people dynamics and shape behavior across diverse, highly skilled teams.

• Strategic Thinking: Connects culture, engagement, and performance programs to business outcomes and organizational growth.

• Execution Excellence: Hands-on, data-driven, and able to convert insights into practical actions.

• Performance Mindset: Comfortable enabling top talent while confidently addressing underperformance.

• Change Agility: Thrives in a dynamic environment and adjusts programs to evolving business priorities.

Why Join Qblox?

• Shape the Culture: Play a key role in defining and scaling the employee experience for one of the world’s most innovative quantum technology companies.

• Drive High Impact: Your work directly impacts engagement, performance, retention, and organizational success.

• Collaborative Environment: Join a multidisciplinary team where ownership, curiosity, and ambition thrive.

• Purpose & Growth: Support a mission advancing the frontier of quantum computing — while building a workplace where people feel inspired to contribute.