People and Culture Partner

Snapshot

At Google DeepMind, we're not just building AI; we're shaping the future of humanity. Our scientific breakthroughs are a direct result of the brilliant, diverse minds we bring together. As part of our People & Culture team, you'll be at the heart of this mission, nurturing a world-class environment where everyone's expertise is celebrated, and continuous learning is a way of life. We empower our people to be exceptional leaders, managers, and collaborators, because we believe the best AI is built by the best teams.

About Us

Artificial Intelligence could be one of humanity’s most useful inventions. At Google DeepMind, we’re a team of scientists, engineers, machine learning experts and more, working together to advance the state of the art in artificial intelligence. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, and collaborate with others on critical challenges, ensuring safety and ethics are the highest priority.

The Role

As a People & Culture (P&C) Partner to our Central Operations, Responsibility and Engagement (CORE) teams, you'll be a pivotal force in shaping and accelerating the delivery and performance of your Organisations highest priorities. Working alongside the wider P&C team, you will collaborate directly with CORE senior leaders to cultivate healthy, high-performing teams.

You'll deeply understand the business, provide strategic direction and coaching and lead change management initiatives across a dynamic, global organization. You will proactively design and implement creative people and culture solutions that not only drive exceptional team performance but also directly align with our ambitious organizational goals, delivering measurable, impactful results.

Key responsibilities

• Driving business strategy and outcomes - deeply understand the organization’s product, business and goals, and drive people strategies and tactics to support it

• Delivering high impact solutions to challenges including organization design and leadership capability, ensuring alignment with strategic goals

• Partnering with and coaching senior leaders to develop their skills and improve team and organizational performance

• Acting with confidence and strong judgement in an inspiring and fast paced environment, instilling trust in everyone you interact with, and delivering thoughtful, bespoke and creative solutions

• Being proactive and adaptable, anticipating and addressing challenges before they arise

• Utilizing a data driven approach to partnering

About You

In order to set you up for success as a People & Culture Partner at Google DeepMind, we look for the following skills and experience:

• You have substantial experience operating as an HR professional, ideally spanning both agile, scaling businesses and larger, complex, matrixed companies.

• You thrive in a dynamic environment and possess the ability to lead and manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, while effectively prioritizing and delegating tasks. You seamlessly transition between strategic planning and hands-on execution, demonstrating a strong understanding of both the operational and strategic aspects of HR.

• You possess an outstanding understanding of human behavior including a strong understanding of self.

• Ability and curiosity to use AI tools practically and effectively in your work, with a recognition and awareness of AI’s responsible use, risks, and limitations.

• Ability to leverage and promote AI for team and organisational productivity

• You are a seasoned thought partner who has cultivated deep, trusting 1:1 relationships with senior leaders, enabling you to effectively influence decisions.

• You are extremely organized, you are used to working at a very quick pace and balancing many different tasks. You are proactive and see what needs to be done.

• You can effectively navigate ambiguity and enjoy changeable environments where you can implement creative and innovative ideas. You are a strategic thinker with a passion for driving organizational success and fostering a culture of excellence.

• You are looking for a career defining role in a mission-driven and pioneering organization.

In addition, the following would be an advantage:

• Experience within a fast-paced, technology-driven environment

• Experience working within AI or a product organization, and/or working within Alphabet

Application deadline: 6pm GMT Monday 2nd February 2026

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At Google DeepMind, we value diversity of experience, knowledge, backgrounds and perspectives and harness these qualities to create extraordinary impact. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis as protected by applicable law. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.