Manager - People Partner

Job description

**Born in India, Built for the World** Amagi is an Emmy®-winning, agentic industry cloud platform powering the modern video economy. We help media companies unify streaming and broadcast workflows, modernize operations, and maximize monetization—from live remote production and real-time ad decisioning to automated playout and global content syndication. Trusted by a majority of the world's top 50 listed media companies, Amagi delivers: - 9,000+ channels across 300+ content distributors - 500,000+ hours of content processed - 26 billion+ monetized ad impressions We power marquee brands including CBS, BBC, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBC, NBA, and DAZN—and the world's biggest events: The Olympics, Super Bowl, The Grammys, and the US Presidential Debate. Amagi is built on the belief that freedom and happiness are essential for people to do their best work. We call it the Amagi Way: a unique DNA of goodness, purpose, and innovation that shapes how we work, the teams we build, and the impact we want to make together. Over the last two decades, it has been the driving force behind how we have redefined the video economy while contributing to the communities around us. Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, and listed on the BSE and NSE, Amagi is a global team of 1,000+ people spread across offices in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. To learn more about our impact, we invite you to explore here . **Work Mode : In-Office** **Location : Bengaluru (Bannerghatta Road)** **Role Overview:** Amagi's R&D organisation is the engine of its product roughly 50% of the company sits here, building the technology that powers broadcast and streaming operations for customers globally. The People Partner for the R&D division will be the dedicated people partner for its largest portfolio: product and engineering functions. This is a full-cycle strategic partner role — not a generalist coordinator — and will work directly with engineering and product leaders to build high-performing teams, navigate people complexity, and drive Amagi's talent-density ambitions into the heart of R&D. The R&D People Partnering team is being rebuilt from the ground up as part of a broader capability upgrade. With Amagi deepening its product investment and preparing for the next phase of scale, this role is being created to bring dedicated, senior-level people partnership to its leaders and teams. **What will you own?** **1/ Strategic partnership** - Act as the primary People Partner for all Tech hfunctions and their leadership teams - Partner with engineering and product leadership on org design, team structure, and talent planning - Bring people insights into quarterly business reviews and planning cycles - Translate Amagi's company behaviours and values into R&D team norms and practices **2/ Performance and talent** - Drive the annual performance cycle (Success-In) end-to-end - Build and maintain succession pipelines for leadership roles - Identify talent gaps and partner with TA to close them proactively - Support calibration sessions and ensure rating consistency and fairness across teams - Lead structured conversations with managers on low performance — Amagi has historically avoided documentation; this role is expected to change that **3/ People and culture** - Lead engagement action planning post-surveys (listening channels) - Support managers on employee relations issues, including PIPs, restructures, and exits - Coach first-time and experienced people managers on leadership effectiveness - Champion psychological safety and inclusive team practices across engineering functions **4/ Organisational effectiveness** - Lead or support org design projects as the Org evolves its structure - Partner with the L&D function on capability development for engineering managers - Contribute to cross-team People initiatives as part of the broader People Partnering community at Amagi **What are we looking for?** - 8–10 years of progressive People Partnering experience, with at least 6 years supporting engineering or product organisations - Demonstrated ability to partner with VP/Director-level engineering leaders not just support, but influence. - Strong working knowledge of performance management, succession planning, and talent calibration - Experience navigating employee relations issues in a fast-paced, high-growth environment - Comfortable working with data; able to read HC trends, attrition patterns, and engagement data and draw business-relevant conclusions - India-based; familiar with India employment norms and practices - Prior experience at a B2B SaaS or deep-tech product company - Exposure to US-based teams or multi-geo org structures - Familiarity with OKR-based goal-setting frameworks used in product orgs **Life at Amagi:** Amagi is an equal opportunity employer. Our culture is built around four values that show up in how we work every day. - **Be Vulnerable, Be You.** Authenticity is our baseline. - **Goodness Wins.** We always lead with integrity. - **Have Fun with Challenges.** We see obstacles as opportunities, not roadblocks. - **Think Macro, Do Micro.** We dream big but execute with relentless precision. **A Place That Takes Care of You:** We care about you as a whole person, and our offerings reflect that. You and your loved ones have access to comprehensive health insurance and our Employee Assistance Program, which covers mental health counselling, financial and legal guidance, and diet and nutrition support. Our office spaces are naturally lit and ventilated, with nutritious meals available every day. An on-site gym and wellness rooms are available for you to rejuvenate. We believe good work should transcend building a great product. Our Employee Resource Group gives you a community within the company. Our volunteering programs and community initiatives give you ways to contribute to the world outside of it.