SVP HR Business Partner
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Role summary
Working at the executive level, responsible for aligning HR strategies with the overall goals and objectives of the business. Provides leadership and oversight for Human Resources Partners and business areas by developing effective short-, and long-term HR and business strategies and policies. May be responsible for a large portion of the HR organization, work in a remote location, or for a large business group. May report directly to the business executive with dotted line HR functional responsibility. May be the Top HR Business Executive or working in coordination with the Chief Human Resources Officer, may act as the primary executive/management partner and advisor on HR/Business issues. Keeps abreast of operational, leadership and organizational issues to assess the impact of change affecting assigned employee populations, productivity, and morale. Provides and oversees HR advisory and consultancy services. Plays a key advisory and leadership role in developing strategies to facilitate organizational transitions, transformations, and communications and oversees the facilitation of cultural, organizational, and programmatic changes to pro-actively assist in achieving short, and long-term strategic business objectives. Collaborates pro-actively to plan structural staffing, reorganization or management changes based on business or cultural conditions or resulting from mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and/or reductions in force. Monitors and evaluates on-going or post integration/implementation needs and performance to ensure successful long-term outcomes. May provide one on one, or executive team coaching to enhance the effectiveness of the leadership team. Engages other specialist HR functions (e.g., Compensation, Staffing, Organizational Development, Benefits, Talent Management, etc.) where needed and determines operational efficiency, functional recommendation, and impact. Ensures compliance with all appropriate HR statutes and regulations as applicable. Oversees formal or informal organizational effectiveness or impact studies and collaborates with business management to identify, prevent, and/or solve problems and plays a key role in policy change or development. May undertake ad hoc projects required to implement a new corporate policy. Ensures compliance with all appropriate HR statutes and regulations as applicable.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
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