HR Business Partner

About Cape

Cape is America’s privacy-first mobile carrier. Our mission is to be a force for good in global wireless. Cape was founded in 2022 by people who believe privacy is a fundamental right, not a luxury to be traded away. Our journey began when our founder recognized a critical vulnerability in our modern world: everyone relies on the same stagnant cellular infrastructure and legacy systems that track our every movement, monitor and profile our connections, and lose and sell our personal data. Instead of accepting the status quo, we decided to fix it. National security professionals, journalists, parents, and everyone in between can stay connected and have privacy. We didn’t just build a layer on top of old tech; we built America’s most private and secure mobile carrier from the ground up. By building our own network from scratch, we are able to design and build a suite of privacy and security features that no other carrier on the planet can offer. Today, Cape provides our secure network to consumers, businesses, and government agencies alike. We closed our Series C in March 2026, and we are scaling rapidly, with the goal of giving people back control of their most personal information.

The Team

At Cape, we are the architects of a privacy-centric movement that is just getting started. We are relentless builders, constantly innovating at the edge of what’s possible in telecommunications. We operate on a foundation of high trust and high expectations. As a member of our team, you will collaborate with world-class engineers, architects, and visionaries, and work across organizational lines to solve 'impossible' problems and deliver mission-critical results for our users every single day.

The Role

We are looking for our first HRBP to support our technical teams and leaders. You will be a true strategic partner and make immediate impact through your expertise in leadership coaching, change management, organizational design, and talent management strategy. As a steward of Cape culture, you will coach leaders on various people matters, navigate and resolve employee relations issues, help bring our people programs to life, and more. You put people first and always use data to drive decisions. This is a hands-on role for someone who can operate at both the strategic and tactical level in a fast-moving start up. This HRBP operates with high ownership and low bureaucracy: building the plane while flying it, with enough structure to scale without slowing teams down. This role is hybrid 3 days a week in office and reports to the Head of People.

Here are some ways you'll make an impact

• Partner with Engineering leadership on org design, team health, and talent planning
• Coach Engineering managers on performance, feedback, team dynamics, and leadership development
• Lead the Engineering side of performance cycles, promotions, and calibration
• Support employee relations needs with strong judgment, discretion, and documentation
• Use data and patterns (attrition, engagement signals, performance themes) to drive action
• Improve clarity and scalability: role expectations, leveling alignment, manager tools, onboarding feedback loops
• Flex to support other orgs and cross-company People initiatives as business needs evolve

Are you the candidate we are looking for?

You have:

• 6–10+ years as an HRBP/People Partner in high-growth environments (startup experience strongly preferred)
• Experience partnering directly with Engineering leaders and managers
• Strong coaching skills and comfort with hard conversations (performance, conflict, exits)
• Solid foundation in performance management, promotions, and employee relations
• Pragmatic, low-ego operator who builds lightweight systems that scale
• Clear communicator who can earn trust with technical teams

Nice to have:

• Experience with Engineering leveling/career frameworks
• Familiarity with compensation and calibration processes
• Has supported org change (reorgs, rapid growth, leadership transitions)