Senior People Partner, Engineering and Security; West Coast

At Docker, we make app development easier so developers can focus on what matters. Our remote-first team spans the globe, united by a passion for innovation and great developer experiences. With over 20 million monthly users and 20 billion image pulls, Docker is the #1 tool for building, sharing, and running apps—trusted by startups and Fortune 100s alike. We’re growing fast and just getting started.

Come join us for a whale of a ride!

As a Senior People Partner, you will be a strategic advisor and coach to leaders across our Engineering and Security organizations, helping scale teams and strengthen culture as the business grows. You will translate business and org needs into practical people strategies across talent, performance, engagement, and employee relations, while partnering closely with the broader People team to deliver consistent, high-quality programs and leader support.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Engineering and Security leadership on org design, workforce planning, operating rhythms, and team effectiveness.
• Diagnose organizational health (structure, spans/layers, talent distribution, engagement signals) and recommend clear actions.
• Partner with leaders through change, including reorganizations, leadership transitions, and scaling moments.

• Coach leaders and managers at multiple levels on performance, feedback, accountability, and team culture.
• Build manager capability through toolkits, training, and real-time guidance, especially for new managers and fast-growing teams.
• Support succession planning, talent reviews, and readiness conversations for critical roles.

• Lead end-to-end performance processes for your client groups (calibrations, promotions, development planning, performance improvement).
• Partner with leaders to define expectations for high performance in technical orgs, including clear role scope, career paths (IC and manager), and leveling conversations.
• Identify retention risks and development opportunities, and drive practical plans to address them.

• Independently manage complex employee relations concerns with sound judgment, empathy, and consistency.
• Partner with Legal and the People team on investigations, performance actions, and policy interpretation, ensuring compliance with US employment practices.
• Bring an extra layer of discretion and care when supporting Security teams and sensitive business areas.

• Champion inclusive leadership and equitable people practices in Engineering and Security.
• Translate engagement, attrition, and sentiment data into action plans with leaders, then drive follow-through and measurable improvement.
• Strengthen connection and belonging in distributed teams.

• Use HR metrics and insights to spot trends, influence decisions, and evaluate impact (headcount, attrition, performance distribution, internal mobility, engagement).
• Share clear, leader-ready narratives from the data, not just dashboards.

• Partner closely with Talent Acquisition on hiring plans and candidate strategy for technical roles.
• Collaborate with Total Rewards, People Ops, and L&D to deliver programs that fit Engineering and Security realities.
• Contribute to People Team initiatives, playbooks, and scaling improvements beyond your client group.

• 7+ years of progressive HRBP/People Partner experience, including meaningful experience supporting Engineering and or Security (or similarly technical, product-focused orgs).
• Strong working knowledge of US employment practices and employee relations, with comfort navigating ambiguity and sensitive issues.
• Experience supporting global, distributed teams, with particular strength partnering across the US and EMEA regions (leaders, employment practices, and cultural context).
• Demonstrated strength in org design, workforce planning, talent reviews, and coaching leaders through performance and change.
• Data fluency: you use metrics to tell a story, make decisions, and drive measurable action…