Senior People Business Partner, Tekion
Product and Engineering
$143-193.7k
More information about location
5 days a week in office (Pleasanton, CA)
End-to-end, AI-native platform for automotive retail
Job no longer available
End-to-end, AI-native platform for automotive retail
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$143-193.7k
More information about location
5 days a week in office (Pleasanton, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build the world's best business applications in the cloud.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in high-growth environments, understands the nuances of Product and Engineering dynamics , and can influence at the executive level
- 10+ years of progressive HRBP experience, with at least 5 years supporting Product and Engineering business units
- Experience working with India and off shore leaders and partners
- Proven success in partnering with senior executives in fast-paced, high-growth environments
- Deep understanding of compensation strategy, incentive design, and program implementation
- Strong analytical skills with experience using people data to influence decisions
- Excellent communication, executive presence, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with HR systems (e.g., Lattice, Workday, or similar) and programmatic HR delivery
Desirable
- Experience in SaaS, tech, or other subscription-based business models
- Familiarity with Product, Engineering roles and compensation models
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity in complex environments
What the job involves
- We are seeking a seasoned Senior People Business Partner (HRBP) to support our Product and Engineering functions
- This strategic role partners directly with GTM leaders to drive business outcomes through talent strategies, organizational design, and compensation programs
- Serve as a trusted advisor to GTM executives, aligning people strategies with business goals
- Lead workforce planning, succession planning, and organizational design to support scaling and transformation
- Use data-driven insights to guide decision-making on talent, performance, and engagement
- Partner with Total Rewards to design and implement competitive compensation structures for GTM roles, including base, variable, and equity components
- Advise on incentive plan design, quota-linked compensation, and sales performance alignment
- Ensure pay equity, market competitiveness, and compliance across global GTM teams
- Drive performance management, career development, and leadership enablement programs tailored to GTM needs
- Support calibration processes, promotion cycles, and succession planning with a lens on business impact
- Lead change initiatives tied to organizational shifts, M&A, or GTM strategy pivots
- Foster a high-performance culture through coaching, feedback, and leadership development
- Act as a steward of company values and employee experience across GTM teams
Our take
Car dealerships suffer from an inefficiency problem. The paperwork and administration required to complete a sale requires dealers to manage a disjointed set of various software applications. Tekion is offering an enticing remedy - a cloud-based automotive retail system that integrates the various software applications in a single infrastructure.
Competition has been strong, with rivals CDK Global and Reynolds & Reynolds offering a competitive raft of features, and benefiting from strong prior relationships with dealerships. Tekion, however, has nevertheless secured customers for the software in 28 states - likely in part due to the efficiency of partnering with a single growing service as opposed to a disparate spread.
This momentum shows no signs of slowing either, as Tekion has attracted attention from major players like CMC, Chrysler and Chevrolet. By streamlining dealership operations into a single platform, the company is proving that even in a crowded market, innovation and simplicity can win. Its recent release of AI agents and an AI interface also shows it is moving with the times.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2024
$200m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Oct 2021
$250m
SERIES D
Total funding: $635.1m
Company benefits
- Silicon Valley Startup Environment
- Stock Options
- Focus on Work/Life Balance
- Recognition Culture
- Health and Wellness
- Unparalleled Career Development
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
Leadership
Jay Vijayan
(CEO & Co-Founder)They started their career at Oracle, where they spent over 7 years in Management before spending 4 at VMware. They then worked at Tesla for 4 years, leaving their position as CIO to found Tekion in February 2016.
Guru Sankararaman
(COO & Co-Founder)After working as a Chief Architect at Cisco, they joined Tesla for 4 years. Initially they served as Director of Information Technology and then later became VP of Information Technology. Left this role to co-found Tekion in 2016.
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