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# Senior People Partner at Synthesia

- **Company:** [Synthesia](https://feeny.ai/companies/synthesia)
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-27
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/synthesia/ce402b96-d2c2-4651-bb20-2b8cf6166acc

## Job description

Synthesia is the world’s leading AI video platform for business, used by over 90% of the Fortune 100. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in London, with offices and teams across Europe and the US. As AI continues to shape the way we live and work, Synthesia develops products to enhance visual communication and enterprise skill development, helping people work better and stay at the center of successful organizations. Following our recent Series E funding round, where we raised $200 million, our valuation stands at $4 billion. Our total funding exceeds $530 million from premier investors including Accel, NVentures (Nvidia's VC arm), Kleiner Perkins, GV, and Evantic Capital, alongside the founders and operators of Stripe, Datadog, Miro, and Webflow.

Senior People Partner

## The Role

We’re looking for a Senior People Partner to help shape our People strategy and execution as we scale. You’ll report to the HR Director and work closely with senior leaders across our customer organisation, acting as both a strategic advisor and a hands-on executor. You’ll build high-performing teams, spot emerging risks and opportunities early, and own the delivery of key people initiatives.

## What You’ll Do

- Partner with leaders on organisational design, role clarity and how to structure for growth and impact
- Use data and insights (attrition, engagement, performance, talent distribution) to build a clear picture of organisational health and set priorities
- Advise and coach managers and leaders through complex people challenges, raising the bar on performance, feedback, accountability and talent development
- Support talent management practices including succession planning, performance calibration and development of critical talent
- Own the execution of key people initiatives from strategy through design and delivery, making sure they drive meaningful outcomes
- Take a hands-on approach to complex performance, employee relations and organisational issues, using sound judgment and pragmatism
- Partner with specialist teams (Talent, People Ops, Total Rewards) and use AI and automation to simplify people practices and improve decision-making

We’d love to hear from you if you have

- Significant experience as a People Partner, HR Business Partner or similar strategic HR role
- First-hand experience of organisations scaling, with an understanding of what needs to evolve at different growth stages
- A track record of advising senior leaders on organisational design, talent, performance and leadership decisions
- Strong organisational diagnostic skills, with the ability to connect people data, business performance and leadership behaviour to find root causes
- Commercial acumen, and the ability to understand how organisational decisions influence productivity and business outcomes
- Experience handling complex performance and employee relations matters, balancing business needs, employee experience and risk
- Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders while maintaining trust
- Strong written and spoken communication in English

We’d be particularly excited if

- You’ve worked in a high-growth technology, SaaS or AI business
- You’re curious about how AI and technology can improve the way People teams and businesses operate
- You’re comfortable building plans and executing them yourself, as well as advising on strategy

## About Synthesia

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Synthesia is an all-in-one AI video platform that enables businesses to create, localize, manage, and publish professional-quality videos using AI avatars and voiceovers, without any filming equipment or video editing skills.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Victor Riparbelli (CEO), Prof. Lourdes Agapito, Steffen Tjerrild (COO), Prof. Matt Niessner

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: AI Video Platform / Enterprise SaaS / Creative Technology
- **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise (trusted by 50,000+ teams globally, including 90% of the Fortune 100)
- **Mission statement**: "Helping people work better" — transforming how organizations train, onboard, and upskill their employees with AI.

## Products & Services
- **Synthesia AI Video Platform (Core)**: Full-stack SaaS platform for creating AI videos. Includes AI avatars (240+), AI voices in 160+ languages, 1-click translation, real-time team collaboration, version control, brand kit management, analytics (views, drop-offs, completion rates), and SCORM export for LMS integration.
- **AI Avatars**: Customizable, expressive AI avatars that speak 160+ languages. Users can also create their own custom avatar.
- **AI Screen Recorder**: Polished screen recordings with instant transcripts (removes 'ums' and 'uhs'), editable and translatable.
- **Multilingual Video Player**: Single player to watch and organize videos in 160+ languages.
- **AI Video Assistant & Academy**: Tutorials and onboarding tools to help users create videos quickly.
- **Enterprise Security Suite**: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, ISO 42001 compliant, with SAML/SSO. Designed to satisfy the toughest legal and security teams at Fortune 100 companies.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/ Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (last known funding round: Series C, $180M raised, led by Accel and Nvidia in 2023, valuing the company at $1B+ — Unicorn status).
- **Key Metric**: **$100M+ Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)** — announced by COO & Co-founder Steffen Tjerrild in a public LinkedIn post [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/steffentjerrild_probably-the-milestone-im-most-proud-of-activity-7317848922612224001-UuZ1)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Accel, Nvidia (lead Series C), with previous investors including Kleiner Perkins, GV, FirstMark Capital, and MMC Ventures. The company has an active partnership ecosystem including integrations with LMS providers and enterprise tooling.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Crossed $100M ARR (strong product-market fit and revenue growth).
  - Used by 90% of the Fortune 100 and 50,000+ teams.
  - Engineering team scaled from 0 to 80+ engineers.
  - Over 1M+ users on the platform.
  - Hiring in 26+ countries with offices in London and NYC.
  - Continues to expand product suite (AI avatars, video agents, analytics, and skill development products).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary AI & Avatars**: Deep AI research spanning computer vision, graphics, and NLP (co-founders from Stanford, Cambridge, UCL, TUM). Avatars are highly expressive and support 160+ languages with accurate lip-sync.
- **Enterprise Security & Compliance**: SOC2, GDPR, ISO42001, SAML/SSO — a key differentiator for Fortune 100 clients who require stringent security.
- **End-to-End Platform**: Combines creation, localization, management, analytics, and version control in one tool — reducing reliance on multiple vendors and agencies.
- **AI Ethics-First**: 10% of the team is dedicated to AI safety and ethics, a strong trust signal for enterprise buyers.
- **Velocity & Innovation**: Engineering team delivers meaningful features every few days, not weeks, enabling rapid iteration.

## Strategic Focus
- **Enterprise Scale & Platform Depth**: Deepening integrations with enterprise tooling (LMS, security suites) and expanding video product suite (Avatars, Agents, skill development).
- **Global Localization**: Strengthening 160+ language support and 1-click translation to serve multinational enterprises.
- **AI Ethics & Trust**: Maintaining a dedicated ethics team and proactive AI policy engagement to stay ahead of regulation and build customer trust.
- **Product Expansion**: Moving from video creation to a broader "visual communication" platform including AI Agents and analytics-driven optimization.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Scaling the global team across engineering, research, and go-to-market functions, with a focus on high-velocity engineering culture.

## Why Work Here
- **Global & Remote-First Culture**: Team spans 26+ countries. Offices in London and NYC, with remote work flexibility. Roughly 80% of London HQ staff are immigrants, fostering a diverse, international environment.
- **High-Velocity Engineering**: Engineers deliver meaningful features every few days (no long releases). Minimal meetings and SCRUM ceremonies — a focus on building and shipping.
- **Growth & Ownership**: Real ownership from day one. Clear progression paths, annual learning budget, access to courses and conferences.
- **People-First & AI Ethics**: 10% of team dedicated to AI safety. Strong emphasis on work-life balance with competitive compensation, PTO, and benefits.
- **H-1B Friendly**: CEO Victor Riparbelli has publicly highlighted that the London office provides a strong alternative to US visa uncertainty, with ~80% of staff being immigrants.
- **Top-Tier Team**: Founders and engineering leadership from Stanford, Cambridge, UCL, TUM, and top tech companies.

## Sources
1. [synthesia.io/about](https://www.synthesia.io/about)
2. [synthesia.io](https://www.synthesia.io/)
3. [synthesia.io/careers](https://www.synthesia.io/careers)
4. [linkedin.com/company/synthesia-technologies](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/synthesia-technologies)
5. [pitchbook.com/profiles/company/267090-49](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/267090-49)
6. [linkedin.com/posts/steffentjerrild](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/steffentjerrild_probably-the-milestone-im-most-proud-of-activity-7317848922612224001-UuZ1)
7. [linkedin.com/posts/victorriparbelli](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/victorriparbelli_h-1bs-are-causing-a-lot-of-uncertainty-right-activity-7375861659610836993-UULl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABVaNoYBu2QiVriT0MMLe-cbAPv2sPNI2cA)

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