Senior HR Business Partner - R&D

The People Team at Chainalysis is dedicated to enabling growth, building an inclusive environment, and providing the benefits and perks that help our employees balance work, life, and happiness. Our job is to make sure Chainalysis has the right talent, structure, and people practices in place so our teams can innovate quickly and sustainably.

We’re looking for a strategic, energetic Senior Human Resources Business Partner to embed with our R&D organization — partnering closely with leaders across Engineering, Product, Data, and Security. You’ll be a critical connector between people strategy and product strategy: ensuring we have the right people in the right roles, aligning on organizational and talent plans, and using data and insight to help our technical teams ship high‑quality work at scale.

In this role, you’ll:

• Build influential, trusted partnerships with senior R&D leaders globally to design and execute people strategies that directly support product and engineering roadmaps

• Understand business and technical objectives (from delivery velocity to quality and reliability) and translate them into an HR agenda that drives team health, productivity, and sustainable performance

• Develop a deep understanding of how our R&D teams build, ship, and operate products, serving as a thought partner on org design, leadership, and team effectiveness within your portfolio and cross‑functionally

• Coach engineering and product leaders on complex employee relations topics, including performance management, feedback frameworks, and career pathing for technical roles, and step in as a neutral mediator when needed

• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and Finance on strategic headcount planning for R&D – identifying critical technical roles, succession pipelines, and hiring priorities that keep us ahead of business needs

We’re looking for candidates who:

• Bring strong HR expertise and a proven track record as a thought partner to senior leaders, ideally within or adjacent to technical or product organizations

• Are skilled at navigating and facilitating change in fast‑moving environments, with the ability to influence, create alignment, and build durable support for new ideas and initiatives

• Have experience working across global employment laws and HR practices

• Are comfortable juggling multiple complex projects at once, setting crisp priorities, and delivering against tight timelines

• Are innately curious, data‑driven, and operate with a high sense of urgency that turns insight into action and measurable results

Nice to have experience:

• High‑growth startup or scale‑up experience, especially supporting R&D or technical teams

• Experience in web3 / blockchain or adjacent crypto companies

• Experience in SaaS environments and subscription-based business models

• Demonstrated success scaling technical organizations or teams (e.g., engineering, product, data, security)

• Familiarity partnering with employees across US, UK, Denmark, and Israel in particular is a plus

About Chainalysis

Blockchain technology is powering a growing wave of innovation. Businesses and governments around the world are using blockchains to make banking more efficient, connect with their customers, and investigate criminal cases. As adoption of blockchain technology grows, more and more organizations seek access to all this ecosystem has to offer. That’s where Chainalysis comes in. We provide complete knowledge of what’s happening on blockchains through our data, services, and solutions. With Chainalysis, organizations can navigate blockchains safely and with confidence.

You belong here. 

At Chainalysis, we believe that diversity of experience and thought makes us stronger. With both customers and employees around the world, we are committed to ensuring our team reflects the unique communities around us. We’re ensuring we keep learning by committing to continually revisit and reevaluate our diversity culture.

We encourage applicants across any race, ethnicity, gender/gender expression, age, spirituality, ability, experience and more. If you need any accommodations to make our interview process more accessible to you due to a disability, don't hesitate to let us know. You can learn more here. We can’t wait to meet you.