People Partner II

WHAT IS BOX? 

Box is the world’s leading Content Cloud. We are trusted by more than 115K organizations around the world today, including nearly 70% of the Fortune 500 and leaders across deeply regulated industries (such as AstraZeneca, JLL, and Nationwide), to protect their data, fuel collaboration, and power critical workflows with secure, enterprise AI.

By joining Box, you will have the unique opportunity to continue driving our platform forward. Content powers how we work. It’s the billions of files and information flowing across teams, departments, and key business processes every single day: contracts, invoices, employee records, financials, product specs, marketing assets, and more. Our mission is to bring intelligence to the world of content management and empower our customers to completely transform workflows across their organizations. With the combination of AI and enterprise content, the opportunity has never been greater to transform how the world works together and at Box you will be on the front lines of this massive shift.

Founded in 2005, Box is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, and we have offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

WHY BOX NEEDS YOU

Box’s People Team focuses on attracting, developing, and retaining world-class talent. We do that by fostering an environment that keeps Boxers growing, productive, and happy. The People Partner function is an integral part of the People Team. We are looking for a consultative, dynamic, and at times hands-on business partner to help us scale the business and innovative culture with our Build teams (Product & Engineering). In addition to liaising with People Partners and CoEs around the world, you will be managing multiple people projects to continue our focus to develop our people programs that excite and retain Boxers. This role will be based in Redwood City and will report into one of our Sr. Director, People Partners.

WHAT YOU'LL DO 

• Align business objectives with site and functional leaders; serve as a consultant to Engineering leadership on people-related issues.

• Develop and maintain effective partnerships with org leaders, managers and individual contributors.

• Work closely with leadership and managers on organizational design and change initiatives, people/performance decisions and actions, talent management and development, employee engagement, culture & communication, and people program roll outs. 

• Partner with other People functions and internal resources to drive and execute corporate-wide People initiatives and programs. 

• Coach senior management and managers through employee related issues and Box people processes.

• Assess organizational health and effectiveness on a regular basis — “pulse of the organization” — and identify opportunities to drive improvements and efficiencies. 

• Constructively challenge the status quo for purpose of improving outcomes or processes. 

• Liaise between the People Team, client groups, and other stakeholders at Box, all while representing Box values and culture. 

WHO YOU ARE

• 5+ years applicable HR/People Business Partner experience or adjacent role.

• Undergraduate degree, required; advanced degree, desirable. 

• General knowledge of all functional areas in HR. 

• A business consultant to support business efforts to recruit, manage, train, and mentor senior staff and adhere to professional practice requirements. 

• Help drive an organization that aligns to business objectives, communicate this vision to executive management and inspire team members to execute on that vision. 

• Approaches technology as a means to solve business problems, rather than an end in itself.

• Excellent communication, mediation, and interpersonal skills. 

• Operates with utmost integrity and respect. 

• Demonstrated ability scaling processes and managing priorities in a fast-paced environment. 

• Ability to thrive in an unstructured environment with minimal supervision.

• Ability to think critically, problem solve, and recommend effective solutions. 

• Must be able to flex work style - strategic, operational and tactical - and partner effectively across functional teams, and employee levels. 

• Exceptional organization and project management skills.

• Knowledge of the tech industry with plus for enterprise and cloud technologies. 

Box lives its values, with community and in-person collaboration being a core part of our culture. Boxers are expected to work from their assigned office a minimum of 2 days per week, with a focus on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Your Recruiter will share more about how we work and company culture during the hiring process.

Head-over-heels about this role — but not sure you meet all the requirements? Apply anyway! Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Box, we take a big-picture approach to hiring that fosters authenticity, diversity, and inclusion. If you're passionate about this opportunity, chances are, you shine pretty bright.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, and any other protected ground of discrimination under applicable human rights legislation. Box strives to respect the dignity and ‎‎independence of people with disabilities and is committed to giving them the same ‎‎opportunity to succeed as all other employees. Inclusiveness is core to our culture at Box, and we strive to ensure you get the most from your interview experience.

Box makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please complete this form. Reasonable accommodations may include scheduling adjustments, document dictation and beyond.

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Notice to applicants in San Francisco:  Box, Inc and its related branches will consider for employment, qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chair Ordinance.  The Fair Chance Ordinance is provided here. 

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