Human Resources Business Partner

As an HR Business Partner, you will play a crucial role in aligning HR programs and outcomes with business goals/objectives. You will help drive initiatives aimed at improving organizational effectiveness, talent acquisition, employee engagement, workforce productivity, and change management. You will report to the Global HRBP for R&D and although most of your work will be dedicated to R&D, you may be asked to support other areas.     

Key Responsibilities: 

Organizational Effectiveness: 

• Analyze market trends and R&D benchmarks in alignment with business goals to identify opportunities for improvement 

• Support key initiatives aimed at driving organizational performance and improving organizational effectiveness – including support the upfront analysis to define the priorities/initiatives   

Workforce Management: 

• Manage workforce plan for R&D  

• Support key initiatives aimed at improving workforce mix, hiring strategies/effectiveness, and workforce productivity – including support the upfront analysis to define the priorities/initiatives

• Reinforce and drive alignment between what’s happening within R&D and our Clearwater frameworks, policies and programs

Training and Development: 

• Assess the effectiveness in existing training programs and working with our L&D team and the business identify additional areas of focus

• Support leadership and top talent engagement activities for mid-level leaders in R&D  

Employee Engagement & Culture: 

• Analyze metrics related to employee engagement and employee satisfaction survey results to identify/prioritize areas to improve and determine supporting initiatives

• Support the implementation of employee engagement initiatives working with the broader HR team and the business

Collaboration & Communication: 

• Build strong relationships with employees and management to understand their needs and challenges

• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to stakeholders, ensuring the findings are data-driven and the recommendations are actionable

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support organizational initiatives

• Assist with compiling data/reports and pulling together presentations  

Qualifications:  

• 4+ years of relevant professional experience, ideally from a similar HRBP role or from consulting (i.e., Organization or People practice areas) 

• Experience working with technology companies and/or R&D organizations is preferred    

• Experience working with high growth companies or companies going through transformative change is preferred   

• Experience working on projects to drive specific outcomes – can either be in a lead or support role  

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis (including functions and pivot tables) and Microsoft PowerPoint 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze data to determine insights and make recommendations