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# Sr. HR Business Partner, GTM at Cockroach Labs

- **Company:** Cockroach Labs
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $142k–$200k
- **Posted:** 2026-08-11
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://www.cockroachlabs.com/careers/job/?gh_jid=8088528

## Job description

Category-defining tech. Career-defining work.

The next era of software won't operate at human scale. Applications will create applications. Systems will coordinate with systems. Data and decisions will move faster than teams can react to them. The infrastructure powering that world cannot be fragile, reactive, or limited by the assumptions of the past. Cockroach Labs exists to build what comes next — before the world requires it.

We created CockroachDB to survive failures, scale without compromise, and adapt to changing conditions automatically. Now we're helping define a future where complexity fades into the background and infrastructure simply works, no matter the scale.

This is the kind of challenge that attracts people who want to shape industries, not just participate in them. The work is ambitious, the standards are high, and the impact is real.

## The Role

We are looking for a Sr. HR Business Partner to join our People team at Cockroach Labs. As a strategic partner, you will closely align our talent and business objectives by directly supporting Roachers in the GTM organization. You will work closely with managers and leaders to provide hands-on and strategic input, insight, and advice with respect to employee relations, performance management, coaching, compensation, conflict management, organizational development, training, and more.

You're comfortable speaking up and driving initiatives forward despite any unexpected roadblocks. You are someone who is interested in making a significant impact and excels in a fast-paced, high-engagement environment with an extraordinary desire to innovate.

You must be based in New York City to be eligible for this role, and will be expected to go into our office on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

You Will

- Partner with managers and leaders to translate business objectives into what is required from a people perspective and represent the People Team in your day-to-day work with the GTM organization.
- Lead HR programs and processes (performance management, annual reviews, etc.) and provide HR expertise to ensure desired objectives and outcomes are attained.
- Offer thought leadership by coaching and advising leaders on key people matters, including but not limited to team cohesion, individual development, and organizational design.
- Support leaders through periods of organizational change, including team restructuring, role evolution, and workforce planning decisions.
- Develop multi-year people strategies and design approaches for diagnosing and enhancing organizational effectiveness and employee satisfaction.
- Analyze and interpret various employee reports (e.g., compensation, job levels, and attrition) to guide decision-making and provide proactive solutions to client groups.
- Partner across the HRBP Team to work on value-added programs in areas of training, development, career mobility, and job performance.
- Have foundational knowledge of federal and state laws and be willing to explore nuances or explain details to managers and teams, more broadly.
- Collaborate with the People team to champion and accelerate a culture of excellence in which people feel engaged and inspired to deliver top business results.

The Expectations

In your first 30 days, you will learn about our current processes, programs, and systems. You will meet with colleagues across the company and start building relationships that will help you better understand Cockroach Labs. It is imperative that you take this time to connect with fellow Roachers, so that you have an understanding of how we work and what we value.

In your first 60 days, you will gain familiarity with your GTM colleagues. You'll start to think of plans that will play to our strengths, mitigate our weaknesses, and build upon the foundation of processes and programs we offer.

After 3 months, you will be integrated into the team. You will be the primary HR point of contact working directly with GTM. You will leverage strong relationships across our People Team for support and share feedback that can be deployed to improve people processes and programs company-wide.

You Have

- Minimum 8 years of experience required; preferred experience working in a fast-moving, high-growth organization
- 5 years of experience working with managers and leaders in an HRBP or People Partner capacity; preference for candidates with experience supporting go-to-market organizations
- Relevant experience building and improving company culture and increasing employee engagement, and expertise in performance management
- Experience building and maintaining relationships with managers and leaders while influencing across multiple organizational layers
- A track record of strategic partnering with business leaders on multi-year company or org-wide people initiatives
- Experience demonstrating judgment and integrity in sensitive situations
- Superb communication skills, including effective facilitation, listening and writing
- Knowledge of HR programs and practices, including applicable state and federal employment laws and regulations

Cockroach Labs is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you need additional accommodations to feel comfortable during your interview process, please email us at accessibility@cockroachlabs.com.

Cockroach Labs has a hybrid work model, with Roachers that are local to one of our offices coming in on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays and working flexibly the rest of the week. While we’ve learned valuable lessons working remotely, nothing can replace the connection, creativity, and fun that occurs when Roachers get together and we are committed to fostering a workplace that encourages collaboration and allows us all to do our best work.

## Benefits

- Stock Options
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Professional Development Funds
- Flexible Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick Days
- Paid Parental Leave
- Retirement Benefits
- Mental Wellbeing Benefits
- And more!

The annual anticipated base salary range for U.S. candidates for this role is listed in USD below. Salary is one component of the Cockroach Labs’ Total Rewards package, which also includes, for each employee: stock options, medical insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, life and disability insurance, funds towards professional development resources, flexible paid time off, 11 paid holidays a year, 10 paid sick days a year, paid parental leave, a 401(k) plan, and wellbeing benefits.

We set standard ranges for all U.S.-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Actual salaries may vary and fall outside of this range depending on factors such as a candidate’s qualifications, geographic location, skills, experience, and competencies. In addition, we are often open to a wide variety of profiles, and recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted.

Salaries for candidates outside the U.S. will vary based on local compensation structures.

This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our Careers Page.

Annual Anticipated Base Salary Range (U.S) $142,000—$200,000 USD

## About Cockroach Labs

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Cockroach Labs builds CockroachDB, a cloud-native, distributed SQL database that helps businesses build and scale applications with resilience and consistency.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series F)
- **Headquarters**: New York City, New York, USA
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis, Ben Darnell

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Database Infrastructure, Cloud Software, Enterprise Technology
- **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise, SMB, and developers building mission-critical, geo-distributed applications
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To simplify how businesses build and operate world-changing applications by eliminating database bottlenecks and downtime.

## Products & Services
- **[CockroachDB (Core/Enterprise)](/products)**: A distributed SQL database built on a transactional key-value store, offering horizontal scalability, strong consistency, and survivability across regions. Available as a self-hosted (open-source core) or fully managed cloud service (CockroachDB Serverless and Dedicated).
- **CockroachDB Cloud**: A fully managed, multi-cloud database-as-a-service (DBaaS) on AWS, GCP, and Azure, handling operational complexity.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Valued at approximately $5 billion as of its Series F round in 2021 (most recent disclosed valuation).
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – Over $635 million raised.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, Tiger Global Management, GV (Google Ventures), Index Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Altimeter Capital, and Bond.
- **Growth Signals**: Strong adoption by enterprise customers and startups; expansion of cloud offerings (Serverless, Dedicated); opening of new engineering offices (e.g., Toronto); consistent publication of research papers and contributions to the open-source community.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Technology Moat**: CockroachDB is one of the few databases that natively supports consistent, geo-distributed transactions with SQL semantics, a notoriously hard engineering problem. Its architecture (based on the Raft consensus protocol and a distributed key-value store) provides high availability and strong consistency without manual sharding.
- **Open-Source Ecosystem**: The core database is open-source (BSL license), fostering a large community, contributions, and widespread adoption, which creates a strong network effect and brand loyalty.
- **Cloud-Native by Design**: Built from the ground up for modern cloud environments, it runs on all major cloud providers and offers a seamless multi-cloud experience.

## Strategic Focus
- **Cloud Expansion**: Aggressively growing its managed cloud business (CockroachDB Cloud) to capture the growing DBaaS market and reduce operational overhead for customers.
- **Developer Experience**: Investing heavily in developer tools, SQL compatibility, and ease of use to lower the barrier to entry for teams migrating from legacy databases like PostgreSQL.
- **Enterprise Sales**: Targeting large enterprises with mission-critical applications that require zero downtime and global scale.
- **Multi-Region Capabilities**: Simplifying multi-region deployment with new SQL syntax and configuration options to make geo-distributed applications more accessible.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Cockroach Labs emphasizes a culture of "good ideas come from everyone," collaboration, and leadership regardless of title. They have employee resource groups (CREWS) like Women at Cockroach Labs, Roacher Pride, AsianPI at CRL, and Black at CRL.
- **Work Model**: The company has an **office-first approach** (hybrid), requiring employees to be in one of their offices (NYC, Toronto, or other hubs) on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, with flexibility the rest of the week. Remote roles are reserved for specific field sales and enterprise architecture positions.
- **Benefits & Perks**: Competitive health insurance, paid parental leave, flexible PTO, learning & development budget, relocation support, and an employee referral bonus.
- **Engineering Culture**: Engineers work with a modern stack (Go, Kubernetes, Terraform, Prometheus) on a category-defining product. The company is committed to open source, continuous improvement, and publishing research. Onboarding includes a structured 30-day program.
- **Interview Process**: They use an "open interview process" with exercise-based assessments (coding, system design, case studies) to reduce bias and focus on skills rather than resumes. They aim for a fair, transparent, and two-way conversation.

## Sources
1. [Cockroach Labs Careers Page](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/careers/)
2. [Cockroach Labs Open Positions](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/careers/open-positions/)
3. [Cockroach Labs Open Interview Process](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/careers/open-interview/)
4. [Cockroach Labs Product & Engineering](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/careers/product-and-engineering/)
5. [Cockroach Labs Jobs (Greenhouse)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/cockroachlabs)

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