People Business Partner, Short-term

Join our People, Places, and Systems Group as part of the Grow Team as a People Business Partner and work with a group of senior leaders and their organizations to align creative, progressive talent strategies with business objectives to deliver tailored, value-added support to cross-functional teams. This is a 6 month short-term opportunity. 

Role is based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters. #LI-Hybrid

You will:

• Establish yourself as a knowledgeable, trusted, reliable partner for the team members of your client groups


• Collaborate with other People Teams in the design and implementation of People programs to attract, retain, and promote a diverse and inclusive workforce


• Develop and implement HR strategies that support key business objectives and drive group-level, function-level, and overall organizational performance


• Provide strategic guidance on a wide range of people-related topics, including organizational design and effectiveness, talent management, strategic workforce planning, employee engagement, performance management, and other key initiatives


• Lead the development and implementation of innovative people-related programs and initiatives


• Leverage data to create dashboards to identify People insights, use information to inform and drive strategic discussions and strategies for client groups.


• Serve as an executive coach, provide guidance, and support the development of our leaders


• You will report to one of the three Director, People Business Partner Leads

You have:

• 7+ years of experience as an HRBP/PBP within an engineering-centric organization or have transferable experience as a an internal people business strategist in large, complex technical organizations; or Head of People of small technical start-ups; or leadership development consultant for large consulting firm; or similar experience


• An ability to present a clear and strategic point-of-view to senior management while being able to defend and voice the thought process and rationale behind recommendations


• The experience to design and deliver innovative approaches in workforce planning, talent management, change management, leadership development, employee engagement, change management, culture transformation, and organizational design


• The ability to synthesize complex situations into a digestible format for business leaders and their teams


• The ability to deal with highly confidential and sensitive information


• The unique ability to flourish, and operate comfortably with ambiguity and complexity