Senior People Partner

This is a hybrid role based in our San Francisco or Los Angeles office and will require you to be in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

What’s so interesting about this role?

Grindr (NSYE: GRND) is the largest LGBTQ+ Social App in the world, used by over 14M+ monthly users in nearly every country in the world. We are a fundamental part of the global LGBTQ+ community and are a pillar in gay culture. As we continue to build out the Global Gayborhood in your pocket, we are committed to providing a safe and trusted platform for meaningful connection, taking into account the particular safety needs of the community we serve.

We’re looking for a People Partner with a strong HR generalist foundation to support our growing teams and managers. This role will lead core People programs — from employee relations to performance management and manager enablement — ensuring we have consistent, fair, and human-centered practices across the organization.

You’ll act as a trusted advisor to managers and employees, helping them navigate complex people matters, strengthen team effectiveness, and build great workplaces across Grindr. The ideal candidate thrives in both coaching and execution, balancing hands-on partnership with thoughtful program design.

What’s the job?

• Employee Relations & Performance:

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for employee relations — proactive and reactive — ensuring consistent, fair, and timely resolution of issues.

  • Support performance management cycles, including calibration, review quality, and manager feedback coaching.

  • Partner with leaders to identify performance trends and drive early interventions that promote growth and accountability.

• Manager Enablement & Development:

  • Design, deliver, and coordinate manager enablement and training programs focused on people leadership, feedback, and development.

  • Partner with managers to strengthen leadership capability, navigate tough conversations, and support team engagement.

• Career Development & Growth Infrastructure:

  • Champion adoption of career ladders by coaching managers and employees on goal setting, performance alignment, and development conversations.

  • Connect performance frameworks to ongoing growth and mobility discussions.

• Policy & Program Design:

  • Lead policy design, updates, and change management in collaboration with Legal, People Ops, and subject matter experts.

  • Project manage rollout plans to ensure clarity, adoption, and alignment across teams.

• Organizational Health & Engagement:

  • Partner with leaders on team effectiveness initiatives, engagement survey follow-ups, and culture-building efforts.

  • Identify and advise on trends across the org to help improve inclusion, belonging, and employee experience.

What we'll love about you

• 6+ years of progressive HR experience, with deep grounding in generalist or HRBP work.

• Demonstrated expertise in employee relations, performance management, and manager coaching.

• Skilled communicator and relationship-builder — you earn trust quickly and influence thoughtfully.

• Experience designing or rolling out people programs and policies in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.

• Strong judgment, empathy, and discretion when handling sensitive issues.

• A bias toward action, with comfort navigating ambiguity and scaling fast-moving environments.

• Passion for creating inclusive, equitable people practices that reflect Grindr’s mission and community

We’ll really swoon if you have

• Experience working in organizations with established scale and cultural complexity, where you’ve navigated nuanced stakeholder dynamics and diverse working styles.

What you'll love about us

• Mission and Impact: Grindr is building the global gayborhood in your pocket. Your role will impact the lives of millions of LGBTQ+ people around the world. Through our success, we are making a world where the lives of our community are free, equal, and just.

• Family Insurance: Insurance premium coverage for health, dental, and vision for you and partial coverage for your dependents.

• Retirement Savings: Generous 401K plan with 6% match and immediate vest in the U.S.

• Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation and eligibility for company bonus and equity programs.

• Queer-Inclusive Benefits: Industry-leading gender-affirming offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health, monthly stipends for HRT, and more.

• Additional Benefits: Flexible vacation policy, monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting, breakfast/lunch provided onsite, and yearly travel & leisure stipend.

About Grindr:

Grindr is building the global gayborhood in your pocket. With more than 14.5 million monthly active users, Grindr has become a fundamental part of the LGBTQ+ community and is charting a path to make the world more free, equal, and just. In 2015 we introduced Grindr for Equality, our in-house non-profit which has advanced safety, health, and human rights for millions of Grindr users and the global LGBTQ+ community in partnership with more than 100 community organizations in every region of the world.

Our next evolution is underway as a public company that continues to grow and build meaningful experiences for our users. From social issues to product innovations, we’re setting audacious goals for our community and the business, and leveraging the latest tech stacks and a culture of engineering excellence to make it happen. At the heart of our work in this new chapter is a shared set of operating principles centered around cultivating curiosity, thinking big, exploring the depths of AI, setting and expediting our ambitious goals, and growing through iteration; all while keeping our users #1.

Grindr is headquartered in West Hollywood, California, with offices in the Bay Area, Chicago, and New York. With a track record of strong financial performance and plans for continued headcount growth, we aim to build a workforce of talented, passionate, and open-minded individuals from different backgrounds, with different abilities, identities, and mindsets. Come be a part of this exciting journey to disrupt the consumer technology space, innovate products, and advance LGBTQ+ culture!

Grindr is an equal-opportunity employer.

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