People Lead – US

Graphcore is a UK-headquartered semiconductor and AI compute company now part of SoftBanks global AI ecosystem. Our headquarters are in Bristol with offices in London Cambridge Poland Germany and 2026 we opened new key locations in India and US with the aim to build out key engineering and operational hubs to support our next phase of growth.

Our mission is to build the future of AI compute and that depends not only on exceptional engineering but also on an outstanding People function. As we scale globally the People team is focused on building strong operational foundations and a great employee experience everywhere we operate.

You will be part of the Global People Team working closely with People Partners and collaborating with People Operations Talent Acquisition Finance Legal and Workplace teams.

Job Summary

The Regional People Partner Lead US will act as the senior People partner for the US region supporting leaders and managers whileestablishingand scalingthe people model locally.the regional People model.

The role combinesstrategic business partnering employee relations leadership and operational ownership actingis is a balanced business partnering role combining leadership support organisational effectiveness and regional ownership.

The role will actas the key interface between the US organisation and the global People team ensuring local needs are translated into scalable solutions.

You will supportThe role willsenior leadership acrossprovide primary People support to theSystems Engineeringand the broader US populationorganisation including senior leadership based.primarilyin Austinand Milpitaswhile working across aand support adistributed workforceacross US states.across multiple US locations.

This is a role for someone who can balance strategic thinking with hands-on executionoperatingeffectively ina scaling fast paced environment.

As we build at thecutting edgeof AI compute this role requires pace pragmatism and a strong bias to action.

You willbe aact as avisible and trusted People presence across the US region.

Responsibilities and Duties

Business Partnering

• Partner closely with leaders including senior Systems Engineering leadership acting as a trusted advisor
• Coach and develop managers to build strong leadership capability
• Support org design workforce planning and changeinitiaitives.
• Provide coaching and guidance to managers
• Build manager capability
• Build strong relationships across the business to understand the needs and improve the employee experience.
• Support organisational change

Regional Ownership and Build

• Act as the primary People contact for the US region
• Act as the on-the-ground People partneracross multiple locations
• Establish and evolve the USregionaoperatinglmodelas the location scales.
• Hire a Support hiring ofPeople Operations Advisor to ensure executionofdayto daypeople operationsandGraphcorePeoplePolicies.onboardingoffboarding.
• Support transition from secondees and contractors

Employee Relations and Compliance

• Lead and resolve
• Support and manage employee relations casesincluding performancegrievancesand conflict resolution.
• Advise leaders on risk complainceand best practice.
• Act as regional expert on US and California employment law FMLA ADA CRFA
• Coach managers through difficult conversations
• Ensure compliance with US employment law
• Partner with Legal andexternal providers (i.eSequoia One (PEO)

Operations and Vendor Alignment

• Work with People Operations to deliver lifecycle processes
• Partner with PEOSequoia Onefor benefits and compliance
• Ensure effectiveuse of PEOmodel and alignmentalignmentwith global processes
• Collaborate with Finance Legal Workplace and Talent Acquisition
• Ensurecomplianceacross multi-state operations

Insight Scaleand Continuous Improvement

• Identify trends and translate into actionable improvements.
• Feed insights into global strategy
• Support continuous improvementsimplicationsand scalability of process

Candidate Profile

Essential

• (8-12years)Strong People PartnerandLeadershipexperiencein the US
• Experience ina multi-statescaling environments
• Strong knowledge of US and Californiaemployment law
• Strong knowledge of California employment law
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Ability to travel to other US sites and occasional international travel to HQ corporateoffice

Desirable

• Experience in software technology or AI
• Experience supporting engineering teams
• Experience in multi-site environments
• Experience with PEO models
• Experience working for an international Organisation

Mindset and Approach

• Acts as a Trustedpartner to leaders and employees
• Comfortable in ambiguity and scalingfast-pacedenvironments
• Builds accountability and ownership
• Demonstrates urgency and a say yes mindset
• Thrives at the cutting edge of technology
• Pragmatic with bias to action
• Balances pragmatism with compliance
• Focused on enabling high performance employee experience