Sr. Strategic HR Business Partner

Sony Electronics Inc. is looking for the risk-takers, the collaborators, the inspired and the inspirational. We want the people who are brave enough to work at the cutting edge and create solutions that will enrich and improve the lives of people across the globe. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we offer an environment and culture that promotes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.  In addition, our team members enjoy innovative work-life balance opportunities including a hybrid home/office workplace, monthly “Free Fridays”, and early shutdowns on Fridays throughout the year (including half-days during the summer).

So, if you want to join a “Best Place to Work” company and make the world say wow, let's talk.

Job Overview:

Are you a strategic HR leader with a passion for driving business success through talent management? Sony Electronics is looking for a Senior Strategic HR Business Partner to join our North American headquarters in San Diego, CA. In this leadership role, you’ll help bring talent strategies to life, ensuring that our HR practices align with business goals and contribute to sustained organizational growth. This position offers the opportunity for career advancement within the HR organization, working closely with senior leaders to shape the future of talent across the company.

As a Strategic HR Business Partner, you’ll work hand-in-hand with business executives, management, and employees to execute high-impact HR strategies and provide day-to-day HR support. You’ll also lead and mentor HR professionals, guiding them in areas such as talent development, employee relations, performance management, and organizational change.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic HR Leadership: Translate business strategies and organizational challenges into impactful HR solutions that drive results. You will shape HR initiatives that balance company goals with the specific needs of the client groups, ensuring alignment and maximizing business impact.

• Talent and Workforce Planning: Partner with business leaders to anticipate long-term HR needs and provide strategic insight in areas such as organizational development, talent management, and workforce planning. You will drive change management initiatives and help navigate complex business transformations and restructurings.

• Performance & Talent Management: Lead talent assessments, such as 9-box reviews, succession planning, and development planning. Help guide leaders in identifying high-potential employees and create individualized development plans to ensure continued growth and engagement.

• Employee Relations & HR Generalist Support: Act as a trusted advisor for performance management, employee relations, and conflict resolution. You’ll oversee investigations, ensuring compliance with company policies and labor laws, while fostering a positive work environment.

• Data-Driven HR Insights: Utilize talent analytics, dashboards, and HR metrics to drive decision-making and performance within client groups. Work with senior leaders and HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) to develop a holistic approach to talent management and organizational effectiveness.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with HR COEs to implement key corporate-wide initiatives and provide feedback to help refine and optimize HR programs. You’ll ensure the HR strategy is continuously evolving to meet the needs of the business.

• Leadership and Coaching: Manage, mentor, and coach HR business partners and generalists, supporting their professional development and helping them thrive in their roles. You’ll be a leader within the HR team, driving a culture of collaboration, innovation, and high performance.

• Project and Program Leadership: Lead enterprise-level HR projects and programs across Sony North America, ensuring successful execution and alignment with business objectives.

• Additional Responsibilities: You may take on other HR initiatives or leadership roles, including HR compliance, Canada lead, or spearheading specific HR projects as needed.

What You Bring:

• Proven experience as a strategic HR leader, with a strong background in talent management, organizational development, and change management.

• Ability to turn business challenges into actionable HR strategies that drive measurable business outcomes.

• A data-driven mindset with experience using HR analytics to guide decision-making and improve performance.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with senior leaders across the organization.

• Strong leadership abilities, including experience managing, mentoring, and developing HR professionals.

• Knowledge of labor laws and HR best practices, with a focus on compliance and employee relations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent with an emphasis in a related discipline such as Human Resources or Organizational Development.

• Strong business acumen with minimum of 7 years of related experience as a HR Manager, Business Partner.

• Demonstrated strategic HRBP experience, independently solving complex problems or problems where precedent may not exist; or requires looking beyond policy and taking new perspectives on existing solutions, using best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products/services or processes while maintaining Company integrity and minimizing risk.

• Talent Insights experience, using a variety of data analytical frameworks to influence decisions.

• Prior experience developing and implementing organizational development and engagement strategies in a complex, dynamic organization.

• Strong consultative, diagnostic, organizational, problem solving, analytic and facilitation skills.

• Strong leader of people with exceptional coaching and mentoring skills.

• Working knowledge of talent programs, learning / development, performance management, succession planning.

• Exceptional verbal and written communications skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the organization to coach, influence, facilitate, present and inspire.

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Previous supervisory experience, 2+ years in managing HR team is required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications in Korn Ferry suite of tools (Leadership Architect; 360 assessments, Talking Talent, etc.) is a plus.

The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $127,773 to $170,365. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for.  The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for a bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare benefits (medical, dental, and vision), paid medical leave after three months of employment, a 401k plan with matching company contributions, vacation time, education assistance, student loan assistance program, eighty hours of paid sick leave time annually, and up to twelve weeks paid parental leave.

Sony Electronics is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values employees with a broad cross-cultural perspective. We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. All applicants will receive fair and impartial treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or on any other basis which is protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Electronics Inc. and Sony of Canada ULC.

Sony Electronics Inc. and Sony of Canada Ltd. provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at [email protected], or you can mail your resume to: Sony Electronics, Human Resources Department, 16535 Via Esprillo, San Diego CA 92127. Please indicate the position you are applying for.