Hiring: People Partner - Product and Product Design Company: Gusto Location: San Francisco Bay Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 14:47:59 Employment Type: Full-time / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Product Management, Workday About the job Required Skills: •Gusto's People team is growing and scaling with the company! As our business scales and becomes more complex, and as we add hundreds of new Gusties each year, we need to ensure that our strategies for engagement with our employees are positive, engaging, values-driven and compliant. •Here’s What You’ll Do Day-to-day •Build trusted partnerships with Product Management and Product Design leaders - understanding what's happening in their teams, surfacing friction early, and navigating performance management, promotions, leveling, and employee relations matters with good judgment. •Synthesize People data - engagement survey, performance cycles, attrition signals, headcount trends - into clear, actionable reads for Product and Design leaders before they have to ask. •Support and operationalize core talent programs including performance cycles, calibration discussions, promotion processes, and manager enablement. •Reinforce high performance standards, accountability, and clarity around expectations, feedback, and growth across Product Management and Product Design. •Serve as the liaison between Product & Design and Gusto's broader People team (Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, L&D, People Ops), translating company-wide programs into what they mean for product and design orgs - and surfacing that context back to the center. •When org changes are decided, own end-to-end execution - transition planning, communication sequencing, Workday updates, leader enablement, and follow-through until nothing is left unresolved. Compensation: •$154,405 - $189,989 / year •We handle the hard stuff — payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR — so owners can focus on their craft and their customers Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!