UPSC HRBP Supervisor

Job Summary

This position seeks to build a strong advisory and support relationship with its HRBP Manager and business leaders within a particular business unit, focused on a particular district/country/function. This role will act as strategic support to research, design and provide guidance on deployment of business-relevant HR strategies and solutions within an assigned district/country/function. The incumbent leverages in-depth business or functional group knowledge to identify and drive HR-related improvement opportunities, collaborates with key stakeholders to assess the design/delivery of HR programs, services and initiatives to ensure the needs of the organization and the business are met. This role will act as an overall function advocate, change champion and support for the HRBP Manager. The incumbent will help the Manager-level HRBP to proactively forecast the needs of the business, from a talent perspective, manage BU talent retention strategies, partner with COE counterparts and support the HRBP Manager with managing and maintaining succession plans. This role will support specific projects and initiatives, as directed by the HRBP Manager. This position will support and be staffed based on the complex business unit districts/countries/functions and as defined by more senior HRBPs in their organization.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with senior-level management, acts as an overall function advocate, change champion and support for the HRBP Manager and Director
• Supports and begins developing a trusted advisor relationship with the assigned business unit’s district/country/function and provides input into the advice, guidance, and talent expertise for business decisions, as directed by the HRBP Director
• Understands the core business processes and drivers of a particular business unit’s district/country/function and is able to support the HRBP Manager with talent expertise/talent optimization across the district/country/function’s employee population
• Supports specific projects and initiatives through detailed research, development of presentations, and detailed program design, as directed by the HRBP Manager
• Leverages business-relevant, workforce-level insights and trends to identify opportunity to improve efficiency, effectiveness, productivity, and overall employee experience through meaningful talent programs/initiatives
• Supports effective succession planning process (primarily for most senior leaders in the business) and helps facilitate ongoing development conversations, works with the HRBP Manager to identify and proactively develop the next generation of leaders
• Champions the execution of HR processes, initiatives, and programs that are business-relevant and defined by the COEs (e.g., performance management, annual compensation, training initiatives)
• Supports management and development of a strategic talent pipeline of leaders across the business unit through the lens of recruiting, talent development, performance management, and leadership development strategies
• Collaborates with other HRBPs, COEs, and HR Services to agree on a common innovation agenda, agrees on the people agenda throughout the organization, leverages experiences/practices across geographies and evaluates effectiveness of HR solutions
• Develops analytical reports and represents large, complex sets of data and associated solutions to support business objectives
• Leverages analytics and visualization tools to design and present information to drive fact-based decision making
• Generates reports in format using basic software; reviews reports to ensure accuracy and completeness; identifies issues with report generation (e.g., missing variables, incorrect data, etc.)

Preferences

• Possesses strong communication (verbal/written) skills to interact with senior level managers and executives
• Shows strong business acumen with demonstrated understanding of business strategy
• Displays ability to develop an understanding of business fundamentals and decision-making processes
• Handles confidential information in a professional and discreet manner
• Possesses strong analytical abilities to illustrate HR’s impact on the business unit and enterprise
• Demonstrates ability to confidently facilitate conversations between people with differing views and backgrounds
• Possesses ability to modify behaviors/approaches to address diverse needs and audiences
• Displays critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Demonstrates success working in a complex organization across functions, cultures, and levels
• Adept at flexible/creative problem-solving and works independently
• Displays ability to work independently in a remote/flexible location
• Experience with people management and development
• Master’s Degree (or internationally comparable degree)

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