Director, HR Business Partner

What HR Business Partners contribute to Cardinal Health

Human Resources designs, implements and delivers human resource programs and policies, including recruitment, talent management, diversity and inclusion, compensation and benefits, among others. This function anticipates and plans for long-term human resource needs in alignment with business strategies.

HR Business Partners serve as strategic partners to business leaders to develop and implement strategies for human capital management, customer satisfaction and business performance. This family job supports assigned business units in addressing complex and technical Human Resources challenges, advocates for the business value of HR initiatives, and enables short-term and long-term business change.

Job Summary

This Director, HR Business Partner role sits within the Corporate Segment and will be based in Manila, Philippines. The role will support the Global Technologies and Business Services organization and will be responsible for delivering strategic HR business partner support to both of our international capability centers located in Bangalore India and Manila, Philippines. This role also serves as a member of both site leadership teams and is a key contributor to sustaining and enabling culture and engagement within both sites.

Responsibilities

•    Partner with clients to provide proactive HR support, expertise, insight and solutions to advance the client group’s business strategies and objectives
•    Partners with leadership to develops and implement plans and actions to improve employee engagement, leader and team effectiveness and culture strategies
•    Act as a strategic business partner to develop and execute talent strategies to improve employee engagement, leader effectiveness, performance management and talent management  
•    Acts as a change agent/leader and culture steward
•    Assess, diagnose, and execute organizational design and development initiatives to optimize effectiveness and efficiencies
•    Build effective relationships and collaborate with HRBP peers (including global partners), HR Centers of Expertise (COE) organizations to deliver effective, high impact people practices
•    Proactively identify workforce trends and provide relevant business insights, using data, tools, analytics and resources to drive decision making and action 
•    Apply experience and use judgement to be a trusted advisor to employees and people leaders, providing candid, unbiased coaching and counsel to improve individual and team performance and enhance people leader effectiveness
•    Lead business initiatives, complex projects of large scope for client group (e.g. mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, full or partial site closures, reductions in force, significant separations)
•    Understand the competitive factors in the local markets. Support and engage with COE partners (TA, Compensation, Talent Management, Benefits etc.) to ensuring offerings are competitive and consistent across client groups and broader organization where applicable
•    Leader of talent, succession and development strategies and actions; ensures pipeline for future leadership roles
•    Consult on advanced employee relations matters 
•    Support the growth and continued evolution of the business operations in both Manila & Bangalore
•    Serve as an influential and global business leader as part of Manila & Bangalore senior leadership team
•    Lead a team of HR Business partners and develop them as strategic partners that can best support the growth in Manila and Bangalore
•    Serves as an influential business partnership across many regions; works in a highly matrixed environment
•    Knows when to get involved in the details and “roll up your sleeves” to help with tactics
•    Consistently delivers quality results and can be counted on to get things done

Qualifications

•    Bachelors degree in a related field, or equivalent work experience preferred
•    12+ years experience in related field preferred
•    Analytical & business acumen skills
•    Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
•    Demonstrated ability to influence
•    High level of personal motivation/self-starter
•    Ability to successfully navigate within a matrixed environment
•    Exceptional partnership with HR COES & HR Global partners
•    High Executive presence 
•    Ability to travel 20%; International travel required to India and the US as needed

What is expected of you and others at this level

•    Provides leadership to managers and experienced professional staff; may also manage front line supervisors
•    Manages an organizational budget
•    Develops and implements policies and procedures to achieve organizational goals
•    Assists in the development of functional strategy
•    Decisions have an extended impact on work processes, outcomes, and customers
•    Interacts with internal and/or external leaders, including senior management
•    Persuades others into agreement in sensitive situations while maintaining positive relationships
 

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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