Senior Human Resource Business Partner, Corporate

About the Role

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. As an HR Business Partner, you will partner with senior leaders in Business Technology, Finance, Legal, Strategy and the People Team to develop talent strategies aligned with business priorities. You will lead organizational design, workforce planning, succession, and change management initiatives, bring insight, challenge assumptions, and influence decisions through data, insight, and sound judgment.

This role is based at our headquarters in McLean, Virginia and requires employees to be in the office five days a week.

• Partner with senior leaders to develop talent strategies aligned to business priorities.
• Advise on organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and leadership effectiveness.
• Lead organizational change initiatives, including restructures, leadership transitions, and new team design.
• Partner with Finance and Compensation on headcount planning, promotions, leveling, and organizational investments.
• Facilitate talent reviews and succession planning while helping leaders identify and develop future talent.
• Use workforce data, engagement insights, and business metrics to identify trends and recommend actions.
• Coach leaders through complex employee relations, organizational, and leadership challenges.
• Build trusted relationships across multiple executive teams while influencing decisions through data, insight, and sound judgment.

• 7+ years of experience in HR Business Partnering, Organizational Effectiveness, Management Consulting, or a related field.
• Experience supporting VP-level leaders in corporate functions such as Finance, Technology, Legal, Strategy, or HR.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational design, workforce planning, or talent strategy initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into business recommendations.
• Excellent communication and executive stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor's degree required.

• Preferred:
  Experience supporting multiple corporate functions simultaneously in a high‑growth technology company.
• Preferred:
  Experience leading large‑scale organizational change initiatives.
• Preferred:
  Familiarity with executive compensation, organizational design, and succession planning.
• Preferred: MBA or advanced degree.

Base salary range: $100,000—$200,000 USD. Actual compensation depends on factors such as relevant work experience, qualifications, internal peer equity, and market conditions. A discretionary bonus may be awarded in recognition of individual and company performance. Appian offers generous benefits including a 401(k) plan with company match, flexible time off, paid parental leave, medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, disability insurance, wellness programs, flexible spending accounts, health savings account contributions, an employee referral bonus program, learning and development resources, and potential equity awards.

Certain positions may also be eligible for equity awards. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with applicable compensation, commission, bonus, or benefit plans.

Appian is an equal opportunity employer that strives to attract and retain the best talent. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Appian provides reasonable accommodations to applicants in accordance with all applicable laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Reason Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

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