HR Business Partner, Senior

Human Resources Hybrid Remote , Sofia, Bulgaria

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Join us as aPeople Business Partner, Senior (PBP),as we challenge ourselves and the business through strategic partnership and HR expertise. As a PBP, Senior, you will report to and partner with a People Business Partner Director to develop and execute strategic programs for our global Corporate Functions, which include four different functional organizations (IT, Legal, Marketing, and Workplace Operations), and therefore partnering with a variety of functional leaders internationally.

This job is ideal for someone interested in furthering their career in a strategic PBP role. The PBP job is diverse and allows for creativity and learning from a team of experienced Business Partners. **Note that this role is often titled "HRBP" in other companies. 

What you will do:

Report into and serve as a co-pilot to a PBP Director to:

• Identify proactively the manager's or team's needs based on a combination of conversations, business meetings, and data, and demonstrate the ability to connect the dots to diagnose issues, create aligned action plans, and influence long-term solutions and outcomes.

• Be a trusted partner to senior leaders (can include senior managers, directors, and above) to strengthen their leadership style, create highly effective leadership teams within each function, and develop current and future leaders in their teams.

• Partner with senior leaders to develop and execute best practices that promote employee engagement, foster high-performing teams, create interventions, and advise on organizational changes supporting their team strategy and optimization needs (ex., Leadership team health assessment, succession planning, and development).

• Partner with senior leaders on compensation planning and other headcount planning needs and assessments.

• Work on Director and Sr. Director promotions and support the hiring of Director and above, including creating onboarding plans for Director and Sr. Director.

• Own administrative processes that include but are not limited to Praise, Jobvite, and Workday approvals for the functions this role supports.

• Work with the PBP Director and Legal on Reduction in Force (RIF), organizational design changes, and building business justifications.

• Contribute to establishing strategic people metrics, reports, and dashboards to foster analysis of complex situations for the organizations you support and recommend appropriate plans to optimize talent, structure, and culture.

• Support the execution of 360 assessments and help Directors and Sr. Directors with their development plans.

• Lead cross-team projects independently (ex., On Call unification policy, etc.)

• Serve as a BP representative and actively contribute to cross-functional projects.

• Partner with the People Team's Centers of Excellence (Org Effectiveness, Total Rewards, People Experience Team, Talent Acquisition, HRIS, and more) to:

• Proactively contribute to creating, developing, and rolling out global processes and programs.

• Advise on organizational changes to optimize organization and talent (creating and analyzing the need for new jobs, defining career paths, employee programs, organizational structure, promotions, and individual development plans).  

• Execute RIF planning, prepping managers, building talking points, and handling Workday set up of changes.

• Facilitate tailor-made and off-the-shelf workshops and trainings. 

What you need to have:  

• Extensive and diverse HR background, including experience as a People Business Partner supporting directors or above

• Proven ability to establish trust and credibility with leaders to understand an organization's talent needs and serve as a valuable sounding board on organizational and talent issues.

• Strong business acumen with an understanding of business structures, operations, and talent strategy impact, with experience working with people-related metrics, data, and reporting to drive strategic conclusions and recommendations.  

• Proven analytic and problem-solving skills, including the ability to diagnose root causes and communicate complex, challenging, and sensitive information/concepts, anticipate potential areas of objective or friction, and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Deep knowledge and understanding of HR processes, tools, and programs are essential (i.e., performance management, talent development & engagement, collaboration technologies, HRIS platforms (Workday is a plus) etc.)  

• Team player who is curious, proactive, adaptable, and able to independently manage time and balance workload in the face of changing and often urgent priorities.

• Experience in organizational design, training facilitation, change management, and global collaboration across time zones.

• Experience in an international technology company is preferred, however, those coming from biotech/other sciences or telecom-based companies will also be considered. 

What we offer in return is the opportunity to join a great company culture with wonderful colleagues to collaborate and learn from and also to enjoy:

Compensation:

• Competitive remuneration package

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan Enrollment

Vacation, Family, and Health

• 30 days paid annual vacation

• An extra day off for your birthday

• 2 additional days off for volunteering

• Premium healthcare and dental care coverage

• Additional pension insurance

• Well-equipped gym onsite

• Co-funded Multisport card

• Daycare Center for your little ones onsite

Аnd even more perks:

• Flexible working hours and work-from-home allowance

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