Principal HR Business Partner

About Definitive Healthcare :
At Definitive Healthcare (NASDAQ: DH), we're passionate about turning data, analytics, and expertise into meaningful intelligence that helps our customers achieve success and shape the future of healthcare. We empower them to uncover the right markets, opportunities, and people-paving the way for smarter decisions and greater impact.
Headquartered just outside of Boston, Massachusetts, Definitive Healthcare operates across North America, Europe, and India, supporting a growing global client base of more than 2,400 customers since our founding in 2011.
We're also a great place to work. In 2024 and 2025, we earned multiple workplace honors, including Built In's 100 Best Places to Work in Boston (both years), a Stevie Bronze Award for Great Employers, and recognition as a Great Place to Work in India.
We foster a collaborative, inclusive culture where diverse perspectives drive innovation. Through programs like DefinitiveCares and our employee-led affinity groups we strive to promote connection, education, and inclusion.
Definitive Healthcare is seeking a strategic and data-driven Principal Human Resources Business Partner to join our People team. In this role, you'll partner directly with the executive leadership of our Go-to-Market/Sales teams to serve as their trusted advisor to understand their business goals, capability gaps, org design needs, etc. and partner together to develop and execute a talent strategy to support these objectives.
You will also be part of the People Leadership Team and help develop the programs and processes that will contribute to DH's continued growth and success. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver with strong business acumen and a passion for driving impactful change.
What You'll Do

• Business Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor to our Sales Teams, understanding their business and strategic goals and developing people solutions to support their vision and objectives.
• Talent Strategy: Partner with the Talent CoE on the talent strategies and processes to support the growth and development of talent and then work with business leads to embed these processes into everyday work
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Utilize data analytics and key HR metrics to influence people priorities and strategic decisions and to measure team performance and the effectiveness of talent programs and initiatives.
• Organizational Development: Conduct periodic reviews, in partnership with leadership, to identify opportunities for organizational changes that will drive improvement in efficiency, agility, and innovation.
• Change Management: Partner with the business to lead change initiatives that drive adoption, minimize disruption, and achieve change objectives.
• Leadership Coaching: Provide coaching and development support to leaders to enhance their effectiveness and to enable them to build high performing teams.
• Team Member Engagement: Drive initiatives that foster a positive and engagement work environment in alignment with company-wide engagement efforts and company values.
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEI&B): Identify DEI&B opportunities that cultivate an inclusive culture and that helps to attract, develop, and retain great talent.
• People Team Leadership: Collaborate with People team including the CoEs and the Employee Relations Team to develop the programs, processes, and policies that will drive DH's growth and Great Place to Work culture.

What You'll Need

• 8+ years' experience in a HRBP role, with a focus on growing and / or evolving teams.
• Must have experience working and supporting sales/GTM teams
• Proactive problem-solving, using data to inform / influence decision making
• Conducting data analysis and developing actionable insights
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to partner with and influence senior leaders
• Knowledge and experience applying HR principles in organizational design and development, talent development, and change management.

Compensation and Benefits
The salary range for this position is $121,000-$190,000 per year, which represents the base pay the company reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this role. Actual pay within this range will be determined based on factors such as relevant experience, skills, and qualifications.
Depending on the position, employees may also be eligible to participate in a company bonus or commission plan. All employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, unlimited paid time off, and participation in the company's 401(k) plan with employer contribution.
Why we love Definitive, and why you will too!

• Industry leading products
• Work hard, and have fun doing it
• Incredibly fast growth means limitless opportunity
• Flexible and dynamic culture
• Work alongside some of the most talented and dedicated teammates
• Definitive Cares, our community service group, gives all of us a chance to give back
• Competitive benefits package including great healthcare benefits and a 401(k) match

What our Employees are saying about us on Glassdoor:
"Great Work atmosphere, great work life balance, excellent company to work for, amazing top notch product, incredible customer service, lots of tools to help you succeed."
-Business Development Manager
"Great team. Amazing growth. Employees are treated very well."
-Research Analyst
"I have waited 36 years to work at a dream job for a dream company and I am so happy to have finally got there."
-Profile Analyst
If you don't fit all of these qualifications, but believe you're still a great fit, feel free to apply and tell us why in your cover letter.
If you are a California, Colorado, New York City or Washington resident and this role is a remote role, you can receive additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role, which we will provide upon request.
Definitive Hiring Philosophy
Definitive Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace with equal opportunity for all applicants and teammates. Our goal is to recruit the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other status. If you're interested in working in a fast growing, exciting working environment - we encourage you to apply!
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Please note: All communications regarding the hiring process at Definitive Healthcare will come directly from one of our corporate recruiters or coordinators using an @definitivehc.com email address. We do not advertise open roles on Facebook and will never request money transfers or ask candidates to purchase equipment with a promise of reimbursement. If you receive any suspicious communication, please contact [email protected] to verify your status in the application process.