Expert People Business Partner Expert

PG&E•Oakland, CA

10h•Hybrid

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 builds partnerships across the People function to provide value-added service that reflects organizational business objectives and maintains strong business literacy regarding the business unit’s financial position, midrange plans, culture, and competition. The position partners with leaders to align People practices with business goals, shape talent strategies, support meaningful change, and foster an inclusive and positive coworker experience. It calls for strong interpersonal and influencing skills, the ability to manage competing priorities and ambiguity, sound problem-solving, urgency, 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, and requires some travel, including overnight travel, within PG&E’s service territory.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or related work experience.
Eight years of related HR work experience.
Demonstrated experience collaborating with senior executives and effectively communicating with and influencing leaders at the executive level.
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret People metrics and make data-informed decisions.
Strong interpersonal and influencing skills; ability to manage competing priorities, work through ambiguity, solve problems, act with urgency, drive results, and work independently with limited direction.
Ability to work from a remote office and in person at the Oakland General Office, with some travel, including overnight travel, within PG&E’s service territory.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a large organization, preferably one with more than 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 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.
Familiarity with HR technology trends and tools for optimizing People processes.

Responsibilities

Align People strategies and practices with business objectives and organizational goals.
Provide consultative problem-solving for complex organizational challenges and ensure People projects align with strategic objectives.
Identify and mitigate risks associated with People initiatives.
Build collaboration and relationships across departments and influence leaders and stakeholders to support People initiatives and drive change.
Interpret and analyze People metrics, communicate insights and recommendations through data storytelling, and apply analytics to optimize People processes and outcomes.
Build and strengthen talent pipelines, and support talent management, organizational design, and development.
Implement strategic People practices that improve coworker experience and engagement.
Drive change management initiatives to support organizational transformation.
Use People tools and platforms effectively and stay familiar with HR technology trends and tools for process optimization.
Promote a growth mindset, innovation, iteration, adaptability, and continuous improvement across the People team and organization.
Maintain business literacy regarding the business unit’s financial position, midrange plans, culture, and competition.
Travel within the PG&E service territory, including occasional overnight travel.