In this senior HR generalist role, the Director, Human Resources Business Partner will build and leverage relationships with the internal client community to proactively influence analysis and decision-making in areas of leadership and management effectiveness, change management, organization design, performance management, employee relations, and talent management. In close partnership and collaboration with resident HR subject matter experts, the Director will develop and facilitate client level implementation of human capital strategies and actions that enable the achievement of business objectives. This position includes supervisory responsibility. Additional responsibilities:
Credible Activist
* Deliver client level results with integrity
* Share relevant information with clients to educate, inform, and provide learning opportunities
* Build trusting relationships across stakeholder community and HR colleagues
* Demonstrate willingness to take appropriate risks, provide candid observations, and influence decision-making
* Deliver human capital solutions that are consistent with corporate, legal, and ethical standards
Cultural Steward
* Recognize, articulate, and help shape Company culture
* Facilitate adoption of Company’s core values and work culture
* Ensure that client level culture is aligned with Company’s broader corporate culture
* Demonstrate behavior consistent with Company’s values and work culture
* Help client community to personalize Company’s core values and work culture
Talent Manager/Organizational Designer
* In collaboration with resident HR subject matter experts, facilitate comprehensive talent management strategies and operational plans for assigned client community
* Influence client level organizational shaping efforts
* Foster proactive and thoughtful relevant communication across client and HR communities
Strategy Architect
* Gain a keen understanding of Company’s business model and client business challenges and opportunities
* Provide insight to organizational strategies that serve to enable achievement of business objectives
* Engage client community as a trusted business partner and leverage resident HR expertise to deploy HR solutions that address client needs
* Influence appropriate changes to help client sustain strategic agility
Business Ally
* Establish compelling value proposition to internal client community
* Proactively help client community identify organizational success factors
* Deploy business relevant and measurable human capital solutions
* Leverage appropriate business technologies
* Educate client community on HR contemporary trends and, where appropriate, influence adoption of competitive practices in collaboration with resident HR subject matter experts
Operational Executor
* Administer client level and enterprise wide HR programs and services
* Facilitate client level adoption of HR technologies and client level compliance of corporate policies and procedures
The successful candidate will have the ability to work semi-independently in a high growth environment, and will possess excellent reasoning and problem-solving skills, a strong client focus, and outstanding interpersonal, organizational and written/verbal communication skills. Strong project management skills are also essential, and prior experience with small to mid size commercial stage pharmaceutical/biotechnology companies is preferred. Any experience operating in a parent/subsidiary operating matrix is desirable. Additional requirements include:
* Master’s degree in a relevant discipline or a Bachelor’s degree with SPHR certification
* 7 to 10+ years of HR experience with track record of progressive career movement and strong performance in all major areas of HR
* Keen understanding of business concepts with demonstrated performance in aligning human capital solutions to business needs
* Ability to work in a fast-paced, high growth changing environment.
* Adept at working as a senior level individual contributor and in a potential supervisory capacity (managerial experience as a player-coach is desirable to provide flexibility for future growth)
* Track record of high quality client engagements that are consistent with strategic business direction
* Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects.
* Demonstration of high quality interpersonal skills, presentation skills, written skills, and analytical skills to manage a high volume, fast paced HR function and effectively interact with all levels of internal and external customers
* Ability to multi-task, provide good judgment, and demonstrate initiative and sound decision-making to proactively identify and resolve issues
* Demonstrated competencies in analytics, program development, contract negotiations, vendor management, and project management
If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume to hrjobs@pappas2.com. Thank you!