Lead People Partner

At SolarWinds, we’re a people-first company. Our purpose is to enrich the lives of the people we serve—including our employees, customers, shareholders, partners, and communities. Join us in our mission to help customers accelerate business transformation with simple, powerful, and secure solutions.The ideal candidate thrives in an innovative, fast-paced environment and is collaborative, accountable, ready, and empathetic. We’re looking for individuals who believe they can accomplish more as a team and create lasting growth for themselves and others. We hire based on attitude, competency, and commitment. Solarians are ready to advance our world-class solutions in a fast-paced environment and accept the challenge to lead with purpose. If you’re looking to build your career with an exceptional team, you’ve come to the right place. Join SolarWinds and grow with us!  OverviewSolarWinds is seeking a seasoned Lead HRBP to support our North America Go-To-Market organization. This is a senior-level HR business partner role for someone who brings strong business acumen, deep HRBP capability, and the judgment to influence leaders through growth, change, and ambiguity.The ideal candidate is an experienced partner to senior business leaders who can quickly diagnose organizational needs, develop strategic solutions, operationalize those solutions, lead implementation, and measure success over time. This person must balance empathy with pragmatism, bring broad employee relations expertise, and build trusted, credible relationships across their business groups. This role is also expected to model SolarWinds CARE values: Collaborative, Accountable, Ready, and Empathetic.What You’ll DoServe as the strategic HR partner for North America GTM leaders and teams, aligning people strategies to business prioritiesDiagnose organizational concerns and identify opportunities related to structure, effectiveness, talent, leadership capability, performance, and team healthBuild practical, scalable people solutions that address root causes and support business outcomesTranslate strategy into execution by operationalizing plans, driving implementation, and tracking measurable resultsPartner with leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, role clarity, and team effectivenessUse data, business context, and sound judgment to influence decisions and shape actionsCoach leaders through complex people matters with a balanced, thoughtful, and business-minded approachLead and support change initiatives across the client group, ensuring strong communication, adoption, and follow-throughProvide broad employee relations support, including performance management, conflict resolution, investigations, policy interpretation, and risk mitigationNavigate ambiguity effectively in a private company environment, making progress even when conditions are evolving or not fully definedBuild strong, trusted relationships across the business and establish credibility as a proactive, solutions-oriented partnerReinforce high standards for accountability, performance, and leadership effectiveness while maintaining an employee-centered mindset What Success Looks LikeLeaders view you as a trusted thought partner on both strategic and operational people mattersOrganizational issues are identified early, diagnosed effectively, and addressed with practical, high-impact solutionsPeople strategies are not only designed well, but implemented successfully and measured for business and team impactEmployee relations matters are handled with sound judgment, care, consistency, and appropriate risk managementGTM teams have stronger clarity, alignment, and organizational effectiveness as a result of your partnershipYou help leaders make decisions that reflect business need, scope, impact, and readiness while supporting a culture of excellence and growth. Required Qualifications7–10 years of progressive HRBP experience, including direct support of business teamsPHR or SPHR certification required, or equivalent HR certification/credentialDemonstrated experience supporting senior leaders in a strategic HRBP capacityProven ability to diagnose organizational concerns, build strategic solutions, operationalize them, implement them, and measure outcomesStrong organizational design and workforce planning capabilityBroad employee relations experience, including complex and sensitive mattersStrong business partnership skills with a proven track record of building excellent working relationships with client groupsAbility to balance empathy and pragmatism in decision-making and partnershipStrong influencing, coaching, and communication skillsAbility to work effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous environmentPreferred QualificationsExperience supporting North America GTM organizationsExperience in a private company environmentBackground in high-growth, evolving, or transformation-oriented organizationsStrong analytical mindset with the ability to connect people insights to business decisionsCandidate ProfileThe right candidate is equal parts strategist and operator. They can zoom out to assess the broader organizational landscape, then zoom in to execute with discipline and consistency. They are credible with leaders, steady in complex situations, and trusted by employees. They know how to navigate difficult issues with both humanity and clarity, and they are comfortable building structure where ambiguity exists.Why This Role MattersThis role will play a critical part in strengthening leadership effectiveness, team health, and organizational performance across North America GTM. The Lead HRBP will help ensure that people strategies are aligned to business needs, scalable in execution, and measurable in impact.  SolarWinds is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. SolarWinds will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.All applications are treated in accordance with the SolarWinds Privacy Notice: https://www.solarwinds.com/applicant-privacy-notice