Senior HR Business Partner

What You'll Do

The Senior People Partner – GTM and Finance is a strategic HR partner to Avalara's global Go-to-Market and Finance teams. This role drives engagement, talent development, and culture programs that support scalable growth and operational excellence. As a trusted advisor to senior leaders, the role influences outcomes through data, coaching, and people strategies. It blends long-term thinking with hands-on execution.

Reporting to Senior Director, People & Culture (India)

Location: Pune (Viman Nagar)

What Your Responsibilities Will Be

• Partner with GTM and Finance leaders to align people strategies with business goals that drive performance, retention, and growth.

• Deliver key HR initiatives across talent development, succession planning, engagement, and culture.

• Use people data and insights to guide decisions, improve team effectiveness, and support organizational design.

• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to identify skill gaps, build succession pipelines, and enable scalable hiring.

• Coach leaders and employees on feedback, performance, and development using Avalara's continuous performance model.

• Work with Engagement, Talent Management, and broader P&C teams to strengthen inclusion, belonging, and team health.

• Address employee relations matters and workplace issues in partnership with Employee Relations and Legal, ensuring compliance and a healthy environment.

• Improve HR processes by simplifying workflows, finding automation opportunities, and ensuring compliance with policies and employment laws.

What You'll Need to be Successful

• 7–8 years of progressive HR experience, including direct business partner support.

• Experience advising senior leaders and working cross-functionally in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

• Strong coaching skills with proven ability in talent development, organizational design, and employee relations.

• General knowledge of employment laws and HR practices across regions (e.g., U.S., India).

• Strong business acumen with the ability to use people data to inform decisions.

• Proficient in HRIS tools (Workday preferred) and comfortable working with multiple business systems.

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across global teams.

Avalara is an AI-first Company

Avalara is an AI-first company.
AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products.  Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability.

• You'll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here.

• You'll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.

• You'll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.

How We'll Take Care of You

Total Rewards 

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses. 

Health & Wellness 
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance. 

Inclusive culture and diversity 
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship. 

What You Need To Know About Avalara

We're defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We've already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we're not slowing down until we've achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We're bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we've designed, that empowers our people to win. We've been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We're An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don't want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

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