Sr. People Business Partner

Teamwork makes the stream work.

 

Roku is changing how the world watches TV

Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and we've set our sights on powering every television in the world. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers.

From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable - and valued - contribution. We're a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines.

 

About the role 

Roku is seeking a Senior People Business Partner (Sr. PBP) to join our dynamic People Team supporting the Devices, Product and Technology organization. This role is ideal for a strategic operator who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and is passionate about enabling leaders and teams to perform at their best. 
 
As a Senior PBP, you’ll be a trusted advisor to mid-level and emerging leaders—empowering them with the tools, insights, and coaching they need to build high-performing teams and navigate complex people challenges. You’ll lead critical programs in performance management, project execution, and manager development, ensuring consistency, clarity, and impact across the organization.  

Here’s our team mission statement:  “We are trusted partners, who embody Roku culture, lead with integrity, add clarity, and foster collaborative solutions.  We approach our work with humility, humor, open-mindedness, and critical thinking.” 

 

What you'll be doing 

• Partner with leaders to ensure business strategy is supported by People Team initiatives, including having the right talent in place at the right time 
• Diagnose and improve organizational performance using tools and informal awareness of the organization’s pulse
• Influence and coach leaders to take accountability for talent and leadership development and to model desired behaviors
• Partner with management teams to understand trends in employee performance issues and advise on appropriate remediation
• Drive People Team initiatives such as toolkit development, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration
• Provide strategy and support for organizational change, customizing approaches to meet business needs and advising leaders on guiding their teams through transitions
• Collaborate and influence across levels and functions to drive the company forward in a data-focused, builder-oriented culture

 

We're excited if you have 

• 8+ years of relevant People Business Partner experience, ideally supporting tech, product, and engineering teams in a high-growth environment
• Proficient in coaching, influencing, problem-solving, and facilitation skills
• Ability to thrive in ambiguous and unstructured environments, introducing structure and process when appropriate
• Demonstrated success in developing innovative, data-driven solutions to solve business challenges
• Uncompromising integrity and ethics, with a commitment to transparency, honesty, and directness
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to various audiences 
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and initiatives 
• Advanced proficiency in Excel for data analysis and reporting
• Fluency or strong proficiency with AI tools to enhance people operations and decision-making
• As a global company, occasional collaboration across time zones may require flexibility to engage outside of standard business hours

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Our Hybrid Work Approach

Roku fosters an inclusive and collaborative environment where teams work in the office Monday through Thursday. Fridays are flexible for remote work except for employees whose roles are required to be in the office five days a week or employees who are in offices wi