Astera Labs Inc.
HR Business Partner
San Jose, California, United States · Mid
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$10,725 more — $145,725 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $145,725 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Human Resources Specialists" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Human Resources Specialists (13-1071) · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions.
- This role is key to supporting the talent strategies, people leader development, and organizational health that enable Astera's corporate functions and engineering teams to thrive.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a reliable partner to G&A and small engineering people leaders, providing day-to-day coaching on people management, team dynamics, and leadership fundamentals
- Build strong, trusting relationships with employees and managers, ensuring accessible and credible HR support across your client groups
- Develop an understanding of the unique demands of semiconductor product development and corporate functions to deliver practical people solutions
- Support the onboarding and integration of new managers within your client groups
- Apply working knowledge of US labor and employment law-including federal, state, and local regulations-to advise leaders and support compliant people decisions, escalating complex matters to senior HRBPs or Employment Counsel as appropriate
- Help identify compliance risks and partner with HR Operations to ensure policies, practices, and manager actions align with legal requirements
- Provide clear, empathetic, and sound guidance to managers navigating terminations, leaves of absence, accommodations, and other sensitive situations, with support from senior partners on complex cases
- Support leaders in your client groups on organizational design, role clarity, and team structure to enable effective execution
- Assist with headcount planning and workforce decisions, helping leaders balance near-term needs with longer-term capability building
- Support leaders and managers through performance cycles, calibration sessions, and compensation reviews, helping ensure fair and consistent outcomes
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or related field
- Working knowledge of US employment and labor law, including federal and California state regulations (wage and hour, leaves, accommodations, terminations, harassment/discrimination)
- Experience handling employee relations matters, workplace investigations, and sensitive personnel issues with sound judgment
- You will bring solid HRBP/Generalist experience, foundational employee relations skills, and working knowledge of US labor and employment law to help ensure our people practices are effective and compliant as we scale.
Nice to have
- PHR, SHRM-CP, or equivalent certification
- Experience supporting G&A functions (Finance, Legal, People Ops, IT) in addition to technical teams
- Exposure to organizations going through rapid scaling or hypergrowth phases
- Analytical mindset with experience using people data to inform decisions
- Interest in or experience with the semiconductor, AI, data center, or connectivity technology space
Compensation
- Support leaders and managers through performance cycles, calibration sessions, and compensation reviews, helping ensure fair and consistent outcomes
This listing is sourced directly from Astera Labs Inc.'s careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.