HR Business Partner

Who are we?

Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems.

We’re training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that.

We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft.

We are a global technology company co-headquartered in Toronto and San Francisco, with key offices in London, New York City, Montreal, Seoul, Germany and Paris. Join us!

Why This Role?
We're hiring an HR Business Partner in London to help scale Cohere through an exciting phase of growth.

You'll partner with our Modelling organization, supporting teams across Research and Engineering. Working alongside a Senior HR Business Partner, you'll help leaders build high-performing teams while gaining exposure to some of the most interesting organizational challenges in one of the world's leading AI companies.

This isn't a traditional "policy and process" HRBP role. At Cohere, HRBPs are trusted partners who help shape how teams scale, managers grow, and organizations perform. You'll contribute across organizational design, leadership effectiveness, performance, talent strategy, employee experience, and organizational health in a fast-moving, globally distributed environment.

If you love building, enjoy partnering with highly technical leaders, and thrive in ambiguity, you'll feel right at home.

You'll thrive if you:

Build trusted relationships with leaders and teams

Take ownership and exercise sound judgment

Balance high standards with empathy

Enjoy fast-moving, evolving environments

Solve complex people and organizational challenges

Move comfortably between strategy and execution

Communicate exceptionally well, especially in async environments

Bring a collaborative, low-ego approach to your work

You'll help drive:

Organizational design and team effectiveness

Manager coaching and leadership capability

Performance, talent, and succession discussions

Employee engagement and retention

The continued evolution of our People function

We're looking for someone who:

Has several years of HRBP or People Partner experience in a fast-paced environment

Has experience partnering with Engineering, Research, or other highly technical organizations

Has experience in startup, scale-up, or other high-growth companies

Has supported globally distributed organizations

Is an exceptional written communicator who thrives in async environments

Is excited to learn, grow, and take on increasing ownership over time

Location: This role is based in London and follows a hybrid working model. We're looking for someone who enjoys collaborating in person and can regularly work from our London office alongside the leaders and teams they'll support.

Full-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:

A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch.

Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.

RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.

100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent.

Annual enrichment benefits:

Arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit.

Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.

6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!)

Budget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite.

How and Where We Work:

Cohere is remote-friendly. We have offices in Toronto, San Francisco, New York City, London, Paris, Montreal, and more coming soon.

For those in the office: a daily l…