Senior Director of People Experience, SharkNinja
$180-276.6k
3+ days a week in office (Needham, MA)
Home devices and appliances
Job no longer available
Home devices and appliances
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$180-276.6k
3+ days a week in office (Needham, MA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To positively impact people's lives every day in every home around the world.
Role
Who you are
- 12+ years of progressive HR experience, including 7+ years in strategic HRBP roles
- 7+ years leading HR teams, including coaching and developing senior‑level HR professionals
- Experience leading HR Shared Services / HR Operations / People Experience functions
- Proven success driving large‑scale change management initiatives and enterprise-wide HR transformation
- Ability to influence business decisions through data, insights, and predictive workforce analytics
- Deep understanding of HR Shared Services operating models, including:
- HRIS / systems optimization
- Service delivery frameworks
- Case management and tiered service structures
- Experience building or improving process efficiency, standardization, and scalability across HR functions
- Ability to collaborate with COEs (Compensation, Talent, DEI, Total Rewards) and Shared Services to implement seamless, integrated people solutions
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field; Master’s degree or HR certification preferred
- Ability to influence senior executives and lead through complexity
- Strong coaching and facilitation skills
- Deep knowledge of org design, change management, and workforce planning
- Skilled at diagnosing issues and creating bold, practical solutions
- Exceptional ability to build relationships and communicate across all levels
- Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities
What the job involves
- As the Senior Director, HRBP, you will be a strategic HR leader who thrives on solving complex challenges and driving organizational effectiveness
- At SharkNinja, problems are not setbacks—they’re launchpads. This role demands a problem-solving mindset, a bias for action, and the courage to dive into the unknown to create scalable solutions that enable business growth and innovation
- You will partner with senior leadership to align people strategies with SharkNinja’s bold objectives, fostering agility, engagement, and continuous improvement. Your work will shape organizational design, talent strategies, and cultural transformation, ensuring SharkNinja remains a global leader in innovation
- Strategic Advisor & Change Leader Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, driving HR strategies that accelerate business performance and organizational agility. Lead transformation initiatives with urgency and precision
- Organizational Effectiveness & Design Diagnose organizational challenges and design structures that maximize impact. Apply SharkNinja’s mindset to seek problems, validate assumptions, and challenge the status quo
- Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning Build and execute strategies to attract, develop, and retain top talent. Implement succession planning, leadership development, and predictive workforce analytics
- Culture & Engagement Champion a high-performance, inclusive culture. Reward behaviors that bring on the bad—spotting problems and driving solutions—while fostering collaboration and innovation
- Data-Driven Insights Use analytics to uncover hidden issues, measure impact, and inform decisions. Operate with urgency by turning insights into action quickly
- Problem-Solving & Innovation Embrace SharkNinja’s principles:
- Seek Problems: Dig beneath the surface to find root causes
- Bring on the Bad: Encourage critique as a path to smarter solutions
- See Red Where Others See Green: Validate and challenge assumptions even after a “yes.”
- Dive into the Unknown: Run toward problems with courage and creativity
- Operate with Urgency: Drive fast experiments, quick learnings, and decisive pivots
- HR Leadership & Collaboration Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to deliver integrated solutions in compensation, talent acquisition, DEI, and learning
Our take
With more people looking for home products that work harders and smarter, SharkNinja has become a household name. Through its Shark line of cleaning and home care tools and Ninja range of kitchen appliance the company creates solutions that simplify daily routines and overall enhance modern living.
SharkNinja has been in operation since 1994, which is testament to the quality and popularity of its products. Since its initial launch in Canada, the company has expanded into the US and the UK. In 2017 SharkNinja was bought by CDH Private Equity for over $1.5 Billion, further proof of its impressive market value. Perhaps more evidence is that it brings in annual revenues of around $4B.
It continues to hold a strong position in the home appliance market too, competiting with big brands like Dyson. Its Shark line lead the US upright vacuum, segment, while its presence in robotics vacuums reflects steady growth in a compeititve space. Since going public, the company has m,aintained a rapid pace of innovation, launching numerous new products eacxh pear and expanding into adjecent categories such as outdoor coolers and grills. With a growing global footprint and a focus ons mart design, usabiluity, and category expansion, SharkNinja is very well positioned to continue shaping the futur of home appliances.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Needham Heights, Needham, MA
Leadership
Mark Rosenzweig
(Founder)Founded SharkNinja in 1994. Has won three Red Dot Awards for product Design.
Mark Barrocas
(CEO)Mark joined SharkNinja in 2008 as CEO. Prior to this, he spent 3 years at Aramark Uniform Services as the President of the WearGuard Division. Prior to that, he spent 4 years at Broder Bros as the President and 2 years at Perry Ellis International as VP of Corporate Sales.
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