Director, HR Business Partnership - Global Technology

DraftKings is a publicly traded technology company headquartered in Boston.

The Crown Is Yours As a Director, HR Business Partnership, Global Technology: you will serve as a strategic advisor to leaders across DraftKings's global Technology organization.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Consumer Engineering leaders across Sports, iGaming, Platform, and IT as a trusted advisor on organizational effectiveness, workforce strategy, and leadership development.
• Influence business decisions through organizational insight, workforce data, and market intelligence while helping leaders navigate growth, change, and evolving business priorities.
• Lead organizational design initiatives and evolve team structures, operating models, and ways of working to support business growth, innovation, and scalability.
• Develop workforce planning strategies aligned to business priorities, future capability needs, and long‑term organizational health.
• Partner with leaders to build high‑performing teams through talent strategy, succession planning, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness programs.
• Assess workforce capabilities and identify critical skill gaps required to support DraftKings's technology roadmap and future growth.
• Advise leaders on the organizational, talent, and workforce implications of AI, automation, and emerging technologies.
• Help Engineering leaders evaluate, adopt, and scale AI‑enabled ways of working that improve productivity, collaboration, innovation, and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead change management and transformation initiatives, including organizational redesigns, operating model evolution, and business growth programs.
• Leverage people analytics, engagement data, and workforce insights to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and drive informed decision‑making.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, Learning & Organizational Effectiveness, Total Rewards, People Operations, and Inclusion, Equity & Belonging teams to deliver integrated people strategies.
• Continuously improve people programs, processes, and team member experiences to support a high‑performing and scalable organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Human Resources, Organizational Effectiveness, Workforce Strategy, or related disciplines.
• Experience supporting Engineering, Product, Technology, or Digital organizations, preferably within high‑growth technology environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in organizational design, workforce planning, talent strategy, leadership development, and change management.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, navigate complex organizations, and drive business outcomes through people strategies.
• Experience supporting software engineering organizations and globally distributed technical teams.
• Experience leading organizational transformation initiatives, including digital transformation, operating model evolution, workforce transformation, or future‑of‑work programs.
• Demonstrated understanding of how AI and emerging technologies impact workforce planning, organizational design, capability development, leadership effectiveness, and ways of working.
• Strong analytical, consulting, and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to translate data and insights into actionable recommendations.
• Exceptional coaching, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong business acumen, systems‑thinking capability, and the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment.

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