Principal, HR Business Partner [Limited Term]

Nintendo•Redmond, WA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The HR Business Partner team serves as a strategic consulting function that partners closely with leaders across Nintendo of America to align talent, organizational, and workforce strategies with business goals. As trusted advisors, HRBPs support leaders through all aspects of the employee lifecycle, including organizational design, workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, performance management, employee relations, compensation discussions, and change management. As a Principal HR Business Partner will support a dynamic portfolio of client groups and serve as a key thought partner to leaders, helping them navigate complex people challenges while driving organizational effectiveness and long-term business success. The role requires a balance of strategic thinking and practical execution, with the ability to build strong relationships, influence decision making, and deliver solutions that meet the evolving needs of the business. We're looking for someone who is curious, personable, and relationship oriented. Successful HR Business Partners on our team are deeply embedded in their businesses, understand what is happening across their organizations, and are passionate about helping leaders and employees succeed.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years of experience working in multiple HR disciplines, including: designing, developing and executing company wide HR strategies, talent staffing, learning and development, succession planning, performance management, employee relations, organizational effectiveness and team development.
Experience leading and executing projects and change management initiatives.
Technical and functional knowledge of state and federal employment labor laws, workers’ compensation, OSHA, FMLA, ADA, benefit programs, and regulatory requirements.
Effective communication and presentation skills.
Ability to coach and advise senior leaders on organizational effectiveness, leadership effectiveness, talent decisions, employee engagement, and change management.
Demonstrated expertise in workforce planning, succession planning, organizational design, and change management.
Demonstrated ability to build long-term trusted relationships.
Undergraduate degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field or equivalent work experience.
Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be considered.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting technical client groups, including software engineering, product development, technology, R&D, or other highly specialized workforces preferred.
Ability to translate business objectives into talent and organizational strategies within technical environments preferred.
PHR highly desired, SPHR or GPHR a plus.

Responsibilities

Serves as a strategic partner to business leaders, leveraging HR expertise and business acumen to align people strategies with organizational goals.
Understands the senior leadership's perspective and client's core functions and related inter-dependencies, and makes recommendations to help drive results in service to the success of the organization's immediate, short and mid-term plans.
Skillfully leverages the functions and intersecting disciplines of the HR organization and the related services and products available to the workforce.
Owns and leads research, builds and delivers realistic solutions, methods, and tools independently or in partnership with cross-functional teams.
Builds strong relationships with leaders and employees, serves as a trusted advisor and influencer.
Effectively communicates, facilitates discussions and moderates complex conversations to drive alignment and postive outcomes.
Consistently influences the best in others, and interacts effectively and credibly.
Skillfully influences adoption of resources, policies and practices.
Owns, leads or contributes to projects that reflect and advance company and team priorities, vision, purpose and values.
Leverages advanced experience to plan initiatives and deliver solutions to address people and future planning needs of the business.
Skillfully leads clients and partners to make informed decisions through analysis and recommendations that resolve novel problems with little or no precedent.
Investigates concerns and creates solutions that mitigate risk for the organization.
May directly manage and lead the performance of others.
Delivers results through self, team and cross-functional partners.