People Business Partner

Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here.  We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world. 

We want people who are passionate about facilitating connections and helping people find the career opportunities of their dreams.

We are looking for a PBP to be the go-to thinking partner for front-line and mid-level managers. Reporting to the Director, People Business Partners, you will bridge the gap between business strategy and daily team dynamics. You will be responsible for building a deep understanding of our business model to ensure our people strategy drives actual growth.

What You’ll Do

• Act as the "Expert at the Elbow" for managers, coaching them through difficult conversations and team dynamics so they show up better for their teams every day.
• Drive Data-Informed Decisions by using HRIS (Workday) to surface trends in turnover and headcount, asking the "right" questions about the numbers rather than just passing them along.
• Enforce Data Hygiene as a non-negotiable to maintain a single source of truth, guiding managers to self-service tools and chatbots to ensure reliable, instant, and automated insights.
• Translate Engagement Data into Action by partnering with leaders to make sense of team feedback and turning it into a living roadmap rather than just a static slide.
• Resolve Complex Employee Relations (ER) situations with consistency and care, building long-term credibility as a confidant who helps managers prepare for hard situations before they happen.
• Own the Execution of People Cycles (Performance, Comp, Surveys) with obsessive follow-through, keeping stakeholders informed and FAQs ready before they are even asked.
• Leverage AI and Digital Tools to reduce time spent on administrative drafting and scheduling, intentionally shifting your energy toward high-impact manager conversations.

What You’ll Add

• Technical Breadth: 5+ years of HR experience with a focus on business partnership. You are a Workday power-user who is comfortable with descriptive data reporting and has a growing appetite for using AI to streamline HR workflows.
• Business Acumen: A working knowledge of SaaS business models and what drives growth; you understand how "people costs" impact the bottom line.
• The "Human" Element: You are a Credibility Builder. You possess the emotional intelligence to flag early warning signs in talent reviews and the courage to escalate concerns upward when something doesn't look right.
• Growth Mindset: You treat delivery quality as a reflection of your personal credibility and are always looking for ways to "leave the process better than you found it."

*This job is located in Bengaluru, India

JR: 2026-7746

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Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean

• We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
• We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
• We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Application Limit: You may apply to a maximum of 3 positions within any 180-day period. This policy promotes better role-candidate matching and encourages thoughtful applications where your qualifications align most strongly.