Senior People Business Partner

Sword Health is shifting healthcare from human-first to AI-first through its AI Care platform, making world-class healthcare available anytime, anywhere, while significantly reducing costs for payers, self-insured employers, national health systems, and other healthcare organizations. Sword began by reinventing pain care with AI at its core, and has since expanded into women's health, movement health, and more recently mental health. Since 2020, more than 700,000 members across three continents have completed 10 million AI sessions, helping Sword's 1,000+ enterprise clients avoid over $1 billion in unnecessary healthcare costs. Backed by 42 clinical studies and over 44 patents, Sword Health has raised more than $500 million from leading investors, including Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Transformation Capital, and Founders Fund. Learn more at

This position plays a crucial role in aligning people strategy with business goals and accelerating organizational performance. Acting as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, this role requires strong analytical capabilities and a forward-looking approach to talent. A key focus of this role will be elevating overall talent quality and using AI-powered insights to accelerate and improve people decision-making, while driving initiatives that boost performance, engagement and retention.

The People Business Partners operate as Chief People Officers for their respective ELT leaders, shaping talent strategy to unlock business growth. Our mission is to create an environment where every employee is supported, empowered, and held to a high performance bar. We partner closely with the organization to strengthen talent quality, ensure excellence in leadership decision-making, and enable an AI-powered, scalable people experience that aligns people development with how the business succeeds.

What you'll be doing:

• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, serving as the strategic people lead for your aligned organization;
• Collaborate with leadership to translate business objectives into high-impact people strategies that increase talent density and drive performance;
• Leverage AI-powered tools, data, and analytics to inform talent decisions, model organizational scenarios, and identify opportunities to strengthen team effectiveness;
• Monitor key talent, performance, and engagement metrics to measure impact and guide leadership decisions;
• Analyze trends and insights to design forward-looking solutions, programs, and policies;
• Provide guidance on promotions, salary adjustments, and compensation decisions informed by data and performance signals;
• Partner closely with Talent Acquisition to identify critical roles, refine hiring profiles, and ensure the attraction of high-caliber talent;
• Support the design and implementation of performance management processes reinforced by real-time data and AI-powered tools;
• Provide coaching and development to managers and employees to elevate leadership capability and performance;
• Address employee concerns and grievances with fairness, consistency, and transparency;
• Foster a high-engagement environment through clear communication, scalable programs, and feedback mechanisms;
• Ensure HR practices comply with all relevant labor laws and regulations;
• Stay current on industry trends, AI advancements in HR, and emerging people practices to ensure competitiveness and innovation.

What you need to have:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field;
• 7+ years of experience as an HR Business Partner or a similar strategic HR role;
• Talent management and performance consulting skillset;
• Equally adept diagnosing problem solving and executing with a bias for action and outcomes;
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, use AI-driven insights, and present actionable recommendations;
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills;
• Proven ability to influence leaders and build trusted relationships at all levels;
• Strong problem-solving capabilities and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment;
• Deep knowledge of HR best practices, compensation strategy, and labor laws;
• Ability to operate with autonomy while collaborating effectively across the People Team and broader organization.

What we would love to see:

• Experience navigating and thriving in fast-changing, high-growth environments where priorities evolve quickly;
• Comfort experimenting with new tools and AI-driven solutions, with a passion for improving how people decisions are made;
• Experience partnering with international or globally distributed teams, adapting people strategies to different cultural, organizational, and regulatory contexts.

To ensure you feel good solving a big Human problem, we offer:

• A stimulating, fast-paced environment with lots of room for creativity;
• A bright future at a promising high-tech startup company;
• Career development and growth, with a competitive salary;
• The opportunity to work with a talented team and to add real value to an innovative solution with the potential to change the future of healthcare;
• A flexible environment where you can control your hours (remotely) with unlimited vacation;
• Access to our health and well-being program (digital therapist sessions);
• Remote or Hybrid work policy;
• To get to know more about our Tech Stack, check here.

€ €71.50 a year *This range includes base, variable and equity
These compensation bands are just the starting point. Once someone joins and proves they're outlier talent, we adjust quickly to ensure their compensation aligns with their impact.
Our job titles may span more than one career level. Actual pay is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, location, market demand, and other factors. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base salary and any potential variable, bonus or sales incentives, and the Company's estimation of the value of private company stock options, if applicable. The pay range is subject to change, future value of company stock options is not guaranteed, and compensation may be modified in the future. In addition to our total compensation, Sword offers a number of benefits as listed below.

Portugal - Sword Benefits & Perks:

• Health, dental and vision insurance

• Meal allowance

• Equity shares

• Remote work allowance

• Flexible working hours

• Work from home

• Discretionary vacation

• Snacks and beverages

• English class

Note: Please note that this position does not offer relocation assistance. Candidates must possess a valid EU visa and be based in Portugal.

Sword Health complies with applicable Federal and State civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of Age, Ancestry, Color, Citizenship, Gender, Gender expression, Gender identity, Gender information, Marital status, Medical condition, National origin, Physical or mental disability, Pregnancy, Race, Religion, Caste, Sexual orientation, and Veteran status.

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