HR Business Partner Director

As Director HR Business Partners at Natera, you'll strategically shape and elevate our people agenda, guiding transformative HR initiatives aligned with our strategic objectives. This pivotal role directly supports our Research and Development and CTO functions, utilizing data-driven insights and industry-leading practices to foster innovation, agility, and exceptional performance in a rapidly scaling environment.

Key Highlights:

• Innovation & Impact: Lead talent strategies, organizational design, and cultural initiatives critical to advancing Natera’s global healthcare mission.

• Strategic Collaboration: Serve as a trusted partner and advisor to executive leaders and departmental teams, crafting tailored people solutions that accelerate growth.

• Growth & Development: Mentor and inspire high-performing HR professionals, promoting a culture of continuous learning and career advancement.

Core Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute targeted HR programs that align closely with organizational goals and core values.

• Executive Engagement: Partner proactively with senior leadership, translating complex business challenges into actionable HR strategies.

• Talent Excellence: Drive comprehensive talent management, succession planning, and workforce strategies to sustain organizational effectiveness.

• Organizational Optimization: Lead critical HR processes, including employee relations, performance management, compensation strategies, and development programs.

• Data-Driven Insights: Leverage HR analytics to identify trends, recommend interventions, and achieve ongoing organizational improvement.

• Change Management: Navigate and manage organizational transformations and scaling initiatives, ensuring high employee engagement and retention.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s or MBA preferred).

• 10+ years progressive HR experience, with at least 5 years in senior strategic HR leadership within dynamic, growth-focused environments.

• Expertise in talent management, organizational development, strategic workforce planning, and employee relations.

• Proven leadership capabilities with strong executive advisory skills.

• Proficiency in HR analytics, HRIS, and talent management systems to drive strategic decision-making.

The pay range is listed and actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.San Carlos, CA $180,000—$220,000 USD

OUR OPPORTUNITY

Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.

The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more. We also offer a generous employee referral program!

For more information, visit www.natera.com.

Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.