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SolarWinds is seeking an experienced Senior People Business Partner. The person is responsible for aligning talent & culture initiatives with business objectives of the Corporate Leadership team for SolarWinds including the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Information Officer (CIO), GVP, Marketing and SVP, Strategy & Transformation. The position serves as a consultant to Executive leaders to successfully drive the People agenda. The role guides the business through the quarterly and annual cadence for corporate People talent management programs, acts as part of the Executive’s Staff leadership for the business, acts as an employee champion, and serves as a change agent to help the business achieve its goals. This person assesses and proactively communicates business needs within People Success, collaborating across the People Success COE organizations to develop and implement integrated solutions for the business. This role reports to the Head of People Success for SolarWinds.
Your Impact:
- Organizational Effectiveness: Partner with executive leaders in the Corporate organizations to translate business needs into Talent and Culture Initiatives for the organization.
- Partner with Executive leaders to facilitate, lead, or contribute to strategic activities, including Talent discussions, business transactions (M&A, divestiture, etc.) Workforce Planning, Site strategy, employee engagement, organizational design, and change management
- Talent Development - Facilitate Talent Reviews with the Executive, ensuring robust development plans are in place to nurture top talent and continually enhance organizational capabilities.
- Leadership Coaching: Strengthen management capability by providing coaching and counsel to leaders through complex situations and enhancing their leadership capabilities and decision-making proficiency.
- HR Trends & Insights: Regularly analyze critical HR analytics and trends, translating them into actionable recommendations for the leadership team, thus enabling informed decision-making.
- Balance serving as a trusted advisor to the leaders and an objective voice for employees to voice concerns to the Leadership team
- Culture Champion - Act as a Steward for SolarWinds culture, partnering with the business to drive activities including diversity and inclusion programs which foster an inclusive and high-performing workplace. Partner with the extended Executive leadership team for the organization to drive chang,e focusing on increasing employee engagement and solidifying SolarWinds status as a Great Place to Work.
Your Experience:
- The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in human resources, change management, and business strategy, along with exceptional analytical and communication skills. This role requires an organized, enthusiastic, and detail-oriented individual who can effectively manage various programs and initiatives across our organization.
- Experienced HR professional with a track-record of success partnering with the business and HR COEs in a global, dynamic, matrixed organization
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in HR or organization development roles
- Proven track record of leading and implementing successful organization development initiatives and/or change management methodologies, with the ability to navigate complex organizational dynamics
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Analytical capability to distill information clearly for an Executive leadership team (Tableau, Excel) and proficient in technology
- Courage to confidently express an independent point of view and influence management consistent with the People Success agenda
- Adaptability and thrives in a fast-moving business environment
- Detail oriented, “first time right” tenacity
- Excellent active listening, verbal, and written communication, presentation skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex ideas to diverse audiences.
- Skilled collaborator working within a global, matrix organization structure and leadership team
- Must possess impeccable integrity, problem solving mindset and business acumen
- Bachelor’s Degree required. MA/MS/MBA degree, PHR certification preferred
SolarWinds is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. SolarWinds will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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SolarWinds Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SolarWinds and has not been reviewed or approved by SolarWinds.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with some locations covering healthcare, dental, and vision at 100% and generally well-regarded plan quality. Feedback suggests wellness resources, counseling, and fitness reimbursements further strengthen the offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and a sabbatical after five years are part of the package. Feedback suggests global parental leave minimums add meaningful family support to the overall time-off mix.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Compensation is considered solid by many, with consistent raises noted alongside base pay. Feedback suggests bonuses and structured increases contribute to a sense of ongoing pay growth.
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What We Do
SolarWinds is a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software. Our products give organizations worldwide—regardless of type, size, or complexity—the power to monitor and manage their IT services, infrastructures, and applications; whether on-premises, in the cloud, or via hybrid models. We continuously engage with technology professionals—IT service and operations professionals, DevOps professionals, and managed services providers (MSPs)—to understand the challenges they face in maintaining high-performing and highly available IT infrastructures and applications. The insights we gain from them, in places like our THWACK® community, allow us to solve well-understood IT management challenges in the ways technology professionals want them solved. Our focus on the user and commitment to excellence in end-to-end hybrid IT management has established SolarWinds as a worldwide leader in solutions for network and IT service management, application performance, and managed services.
