Senior Director, People Business Partner (R-19919)

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The Senior Director, People Business Partner (HRBP) serves as a strategic partner to the Global Chief Revenue officer and Sales Leadership team and helps align business objectives with people strategies, including a focus on developing leaders and teams, driving organizational effectiveness, engaging our employees, and prioritizing the highest impact solutions. ### Key Responsibilities - Provides strategic leadership and expert guidance to assigned commercial client groups, along with consultation and delivery of People programs to achieve key commercial objectives - Manage a team of People Business Partners to provide effective and timely People support and consultation to assigned client groups - Leads organization design activities and talent management strategies to implement new structures, roles and/or processes that create more effective and efficient organizations that are aligned to shifting business demands - Leverages complex data and people analytics to provide critical insights into business and talent trends that inform the overall commercial and People priorities - Utilizes Microsoft 365 Copilot and other approved AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize information, prepare leadership communications, and generate actionable insights - Champions the adoption of AI-enabled ways of working across client groups, helping leaders improve productivity, decision quality, and organizational effectiveness - Provides insights in a simple, creative, and relevant way that challenges current thinking, informs business decisions, and shows how decisions impact business outcomes - Strategically advises leaders in solving complex issues related to organization design, development, and change leadership - Serves as a trusted advisor to employees and leaders at all levels of the organization, offering support and guidance on People related matters - Coaches leaders to build leadership capabilities and create a culture of followership within their teams and with key internal stakeholders - Works with senior leaders to implement and manage key People processes, such as the year-end performance management process (performance assessment, calibration, succession planning and compensation planning) - Initiates and leads cross-functional People team projects - Additional duties as assigned ### Required Experience & Education - At least 12 years of experience working in Senior Business Partner role with at least 10 years in a leadership role - Experience working in a global matrix led organization - Human Resource related certifications expected (such as CIPD, SHRM, HRCI) - Knowledge and experience using the HRIS system Workday preferred - High ability for business judgement and the understanding of business strategy, the needs of customers and the broader marketplace - Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-enabled technologies, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, to enhance business performance, drive organizational effectiveness, improve workforce decision-making, and lead adoption of innovative ways of working while ensuring responsible and ethical use of AI - Must be data inspired with the ability to analyze and derive insights from large data sets, identify key issues and prepare cogent recommendations - Possesses an innovative, insightful mentality with a willingness to challenge the status quo - Relevant experience in talent management, organizational effectiveness/design, change management and coaching; proven ability to expand and execute on talent strategy - Successful in influencing leaders and employees in making the right talent and business decisions to drive business outcomes; demonstrates a combination of impeccable verbal and written communication skills, advanced emotional intelligence, and savvy navigation of complex business structures - Creativity and grit to skillfully problem solve and navigate dynamic, ambiguous situations - Extensive experience in managing complex employee relations cases - Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite skills with strong excel skills - Show an ownership mindset in everything you do, be a problem solver, be curious and be inspired to take action; be proactive, seek ways to collaborate and connect with people and teams in support of driving success - Continuous growth mindset, keep learning through social experiences and relationships with stakeholders, experts, colleagues and mentors as well as widen and broaden your competencies through structural courses and programs