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Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, a platform enabling organizations dependent on physical operations to harness IoT data for actionable insights. The company serves agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing—industries representing over 40% of global GDP.
As a Senior People Partner, you will serve as a strategic talent advisor to Samsara's Go-To-Market (GTM) and Sales leadership. Reporting to the Director of GTM People Partners, you will embed yourself within executive teams to align talent priorities with business outcomes and solve high-impact organizational challenges.
Key responsibilities include:
- Acting as a strategic thought partner to sales and GTM leaders, establishing yourself as an indispensable embedded advisor
- Proactively diagnosing team, manager, and organizational needs and recommending business-aligned solutions with urgency
- Driving continuous talent management, compensation/reward programs, and retention strategies to lower attrition in high-volume GTM environments
- Partnering across the People function (Regional People Partners, Program Managers, Centers of Excellence) to build and scale strategic people solutions
- Role modeling and embedding Samsara's cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as the company scales globally
- Traveling approximately once per quarter for leadership offsites, business strategy meetings, and key team gatherings
The role operates in a fast-paced, iterative environment where you'll help reinvent playbooks and embrace modern organizational dynamics and AI. You'll work with a creative, problem-solving mindset that prioritizes common-sense solutions and business-focused metrics.
Requirements:
- 6+ years of relevant experience in People Operations
- Experience partnering with go-to-market teams (sales, customer success, or similar) or broader People experience (programs, talent management, etc.) alongside business partnering
- Learning-oriented with demonstrated experience leveraging AI to automate routine tasks
- Ability to work well in a fast-paced, iterative environment, open to changes in focus and direction
- Excellent analytical capability, attention to detail, and problem-solving acumen
- Experience using data to identify insights and influence leadership decision-making
- Effective communication, consulting, coaching, and facilitation skills
- Eligible to work in the US or Canada
