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People Partner, Geo and Education

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Mountain View, California 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $219K - $305K 💻 Human Resources 🗓️ October 6th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Google is hiring a People Partner for Geo and Education to serve as a trusted advisor to leadership in a global product area focused on mapping and education services. The role involves identifying organizational talent needs, guiding complex change management, and fostering an environment that supports Googlers while driving data-informed people decisions.

Highlights
  • Identify organizational and talent gaps to support business strategy in a medium- to high-complexity product area.
  • Lead initiatives to improve organizational health by monitoring culture and workforce metrics.
  • Build relationships with leaders and provide HR guidance for complex and undefined problems.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor and thought leader within client organizations.
  • Coach top leadership and manage large-scale organizational change efforts.
  • Analyze data and trends to develop actionable recommendations.
  • Effective communication skills for engaging executive leaders and stakeholders.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience required.
  • 12 years of HR experience, including organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, and organizational design.
  • Compensation ranges from $219,000 to $305,000 annually plus 25% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

People Partner, Geo and Education Full Description

People Partner, Geo and Education
Mountain View, CA, USA
San Francisco, CA, USA

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 12 years of experience as an HR business partner or HR generalist supporting leaders at global companies.
  • Experience in organizational effectiveness, including workforce planning and organizational design.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience working as a management consultant, working with external clients.
  • Demonstrated ability to work within constraints as well as to test the status quo.
  • Ability to analyze data, understand trends and develop recommendations for action based on the analysis.
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and being a part of deeply complex strategy discussions.
  • Effective communicator with the ability to build relationships with executive leaders and a complex set of stakeholders to drive organizational change.

About the job
People Operations strives to revolutionize human resources the same way that Google has revolutionized search. We are helping to find, grow and keep the remarkable assemblage of talent who are our Googlers. You'll be an advocate of Google's culture and values, partnering with our business leaders to help them build their organizations and make sure all people decisions are based on data. Whether coaching our clients on how to lead their teams, navigating and resolving employee relations issues or managing programs that help develop our Googlers, you are exceptionally focused on putting them first, and being as clear and transparent as possible to help Googlers understand how people decisions get made.

Every month, over a billion people use Google Maps and Waze to find their way, while more than 170 million students and educators rely on Google for Education to unlock their potential. In this role, your mission is to help our people navigate and realize theirs. You will join a dedicated People Partner team focused on a massive, global Product Area. Your day-to-day involves coaching top leadership talent and managing the people-side of large-scale change, ensuring an environment where all Googlers are treated with respect and have the support they need to solve the world's most complex mapping and learning issues.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $219000 - $305000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

  • Identify organizational and talent gaps, and people needs, to successfully execute business strategy, evaluating the talent landscape to inform resourcing and development plans within a medium- to high-complexity product area.
  • Lead efforts to improve organizational health by monitoring trends and metrics related to new, undefined, or multi-dimensional problems, maintaining a pulse on the culture, speaking truth to leadership, and sponsoring a workforce environment.
  • Build strong relationships with leaders and provide sound HR guidance on future or undefined problems, balancing client, business, and company needs against risks, with a focus on People consequences and reactions.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor and thought leader within the client organization.
  • Prepare, support, and influence individuals, teams, and organizations in making organizational change in order to shape and deliver People Plans.