As the Sr Director/HRBP for Sales and Marketing, you will partner with the Chief Commercial Officer and organizational leadership as well as P&C leadership to develop people strategy for your assigned client group that is aligned to both the business and P&C strategy. To accomplish this, you will conduct analysis and establish and implement P&C programs that support our goal of creating world class talent by empowering individual and organizational growth through career acceleration, employee engagement and talent management approaches. To accomplish this, you will facilitate and champion adoption of annual P&C programs including performance management, succession planning, talent assessment in addition to targeted programs that you create for your business groups that help them achieve and exceed their business strategy. Your bias for action and thought leadership will position your client teams to win in a fast-paced environment. 

This HRBP must be able to communicate at the executive level, collaborate across boundaries and geographies and work with colleagues across the business and the broad P&C team. This role will regularly need to align and collaborate with global functional organizations, our regional P&C colleagues and COE’s including talent acquisition, L&D and compensation and benefits.

You will also consult to leadership on organizational design and structure, serve as change leader and management coaching. As a Senior Director, Human Resources Business Partner, you will build trusted adviser relationships across your organization and be the point of contact for strategic consultation for the functional areas: employee relations, performance management, on-boarding, policy implementation, and employment law compliance. 

Responsibilities

• The business partner will serve as the trusted advisor for the executive and his/her leadership team. As such they leverage HR capabilities and business acumen to assist in aligning people practices to support business strategy execution, problem solving, and decision making.
• Aligns the P&C agenda to the corporate strategy and the key business drivers for business unit supported
• Shapes and drives talent management programs that are aligned with P&C strategy while targeting the specific talent needs of BU supported. Leads the building the talent pipeline for future leaders, manages succession management process and follow-on action planning.
• Provide expertise, guidance and coaching to leaders managing highly sensitive and complex employee relations matters, including performance management, terminations, and other HR-related matters. 
• Act as a driver for strategic support on all HR-related initiatives and operational efficiencies and participate/lead projects or process improvement initiatives. Serve as change leader/coach to ensure support for implementation occurs.
• Serve as champion for SharkNinja culture but build and maintaining approaches that drive change in interview, selection, talent development, performance management and succession that reinforce and maintain the employee culture.
• Serve as coach, mentor and confidant to associates at all levels in a way that supports individual and organizational success. Coach and influence as a fully integrated team member within the business unit.
• Proactively analyze and identify complex people issues, data and trends to drive change. Recommend appropriate actions. 
• Perform organizational effectiveness analysis and utilize that data to drive change.
• Identify, prioritize, and develop programs and solutions that build organizational capabilities, guide workforce planning including identification of skill gaps, resources and organizational design to maximize support of business objectives.
• Conduct needs assessments to support shaping of talent development agenda. Develop, broker and/or deliver human resources programs, processes and training aligned to gaps. 
• Communicate changes in operational human resources policies and procedures within assigned business units; serve as a champion of interdepartmental communication.
• Drive and oversee local compliance with law and regulations; may coordinate activities within a team or across countries.
• Drive talent management processes to ensure that employees’ capabilities meet current and future standards.
• Identify talent development needs within business and work with Talent Development team to ensure talent needs and employee development is aligned to functional and organizational objectives.
• Foster an environment that leverages and builds in best practices for collaboration. 

Qualifications

• Strong coaching, conflict resolution and ability to have difficult conversations 
• Strong knowledge of state and federal employment laws and standards 
• Ability to communicate with conviction, clearly and effectively with proven listening skills. Ability to lead and facilitate crucial conversations a must
• Ability to manage confidential information and act with integrity and discretion 
• Demonstrated successful track record of working in a matrix environment
• Proven success in effectively managing through influence and very strong listening skills 
• Strong relationship-development skills resulting in long-term, mutually beneficial client relationships 
• Strong problem resolution and decision-making skills and ability to resolve elevated issues - be creative and resourceful and display sound judgment and demonstrate accountability
• Self-motivated; able to work both independently to complete tasks and respond to department requests, as well as collaborating with others to utilize resources and knowledge of others in identifying quality solutions 
• Strong organization, planning and project management skills; ability to prioritize tasks for both self and team to meet business requirements and deadlines 
• Ability to work with functional groups and different level of employees throughout the SharkNinja organization to effectively and professionally achieve business results 
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively 

Education & Experience

• At least 12 years HR experience with a blend of business partnering and talent management/development focus, including organizational design/effectiveness, team building, performance management, career coaching and leadership development
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s Degree preferred 
• Direct experience supporting a Sales & Marketing, Product or Engineering organization in consumer products industry highly preferred.

At SharkNinja, our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world. We work very hard to provide our consumers with high quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation, and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to create the next big thing. We take a team approach to our projects, where everyone has a voice. We want individuals to push limits, look outside the box and think the unthinkable. With the explosive growth we have been experiencing, we’re looking for motivated individuals to join us on our exciting journey. People need to think big, move fast and want to make a significant impact. Are you ready?