Expert People Business Partner Expert
About The Position
The Expert People Business Partner is a high-level individual contributor who aligns business objectives with employees and management in designated business units. The role forms partnerships across the People function to provide value-added service that reflects organizational business objectives, while maintaining business literacy regarding the unit’s financial position, plans, culture, and competition. The position partners strategically with leaders to shape a workplace where coworkers feel known, supported, and proud. It helps drive business outcomes and a positive coworker experience by influencing talent strategies, fostering innovation, supporting organizational change, and championing coworker well-being and inclusion. The role requires strong interpersonal and influencing skills, the ability to manage competing priorities and ambiguity, urgency, sound problem-solving, a results orientation, and the ability to work independently with limited direction. The role is hybrid, working from a remote office and in person at the Oakland General Office. Some travel, including overnight travel, is required within the PG&E service territory.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related work experience.
- 8 years of related HR work experience.
- Demonstrated experience collaborating with senior executives and ability to communicate and influence leaders at the executive level.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, act with urgency, solve problems, work through ambiguity, and drive results.
- Ability to work independently with limited direction.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret People metrics and make data-informed decisions.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a large organization, preferably one with over 10,000 employees.
- Experience working in a unionized environment.
- Strong understanding of employment laws and regulations, especially California labor laws.
- Familiarity with HR best practices and industry standards.
- Ability to build partnerships and collaborate with others to meet shared objectives.
- Ability to apply knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance organizational goals.
- Ability to communicate a compelling vision and strategy that motivates others to act.
- Ability to influence and lead behavior change.
- Ability to provide direction, delegate, and remove obstacles to get work done.
- Technological savviness and familiarity with HR technology trends and tools for optimizing people processes.
Responsibilities
- Leverage industry and organizational knowledge to align People strategies with business goals.
- Understand financial metrics to inform people decisions, support organizational sustainability, and drive waste elimination.
- Provide consultative problem-solving to address complex organizational challenges.
- Ensure people projects align with the organization’s strategic objectives.
- Identify and mitigate risks associated with People initiatives.
- Foster collaboration and networking across departments to enhance organizational cohesion.
- Influence stakeholders to advocate for People initiatives and drive change.
- Interpret and analyze People metrics to inform strategic decisions.
- Create data storytelling to communicate insights and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
- Apply foundational data analytics to optimize People processes and outcomes.
- Build and strengthen the organization’s talent pipeline, including talent management, organizational design, and development.
- Implement strategic people practices that enhance coworker experience and engagement.
- Drive change management initiatives to support organizational transformation.
- Use people tools and platforms effectively and maintain awareness of HR technology trends and tools.
- Foster a growth mindset and encourage innovation and iteration in People practices.
- Adapt People practices to evolving business needs and support continuous improvement.
- Align business objectives with employees and management in designated business units, partnering across the People function to deliver value-added service.
Benefits
- Eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
