People Lead – US

Graphcore is a UK-headquartered semiconductor and AI compute company, now part of SoftBank’s global AI ecosystem. Our headquarters are in Bristol, with offices in London, Cambridge, Poland, Germany, and Taiwan. In 2026, we opened new key locations in India and US with the aim to build out key engineering and operational hubs to support our next phase of growth. 
 
Our mission is to build the future of AI compute – and that depends not only on exceptional engineering but also on an outstanding People function. As we scale globally, the People team is focused on building strong operational foundations and a great employee experience everywhere we operate. 
 
You will be part of the Global People Team, working closely with People Partners and collaborating with People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Finance, Legal, and Workplace teams. 

 

Job Summary 

The Regional People Partner Lead – US will act as the senior People partner for the US region, supporting leaders and managers while establishing and scaling the people model locally. the regional People model. 
 
The role combines strategic business partnering, employee relations leadership and operational ownership, acting is is a balanced business partnering role, combining leadership support, organisational effectiveness, and regional ownership. 
 
The role will act as the key interface between the US organisation and the global People team, ensuring local needs are translated into scalable solutions. 
 
You will support The role will senior leadership across provide primary People support to the Systems Engineering and the broader US population organisation, including senior leadership based .primarily in Austin and Milpitas, while working across a and support a distributed workforce across US states.across multiple US locations. 
 
This is a role for someone who can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution, operating effectively in a scaling, fast paced environment.