Senior Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP)

Your Responsibilities:

• Partner with Business leaders to provide thought leadership regarding organizational and people-related execution that’s aligned with Brooks strategic roadmap. Advise leaders on creating organizations positioned to scale with Brooks growth.
• Take risk, innovate, and come up with solutions to creatively solve business challenges in areas such as employee engagement, talent design, workforce planning, cultural change, organizational design, and change management.
• Champion DEI in every aspect of your job, from 1:1 conversations with employees to participation in programs connected to Brooks DEI Strategy.
• Align on KPI’s for the HRBP team that promote that achievement of the talent team’s goals within the broader HR Strategy.
• Gather feedback and draw insights from the business to contribute to the design and priorities of the HR strategic roadmap.
• Facilitate the annual Brooks Cultural Strengths Survey. Perform analysis, draw insights and identify themes. Facilitate meetings to share results with client groups, and partner with functional leadership teams to develop specific action plans, responding to employee feedback and trends.
• Monitor the "pulse" of the employees to deliver a high level of employee engagement and connection with our culture and brand and to identify areas of opportunity.
• Promote a culture of feedback, listening, transparency, and accountability, reinforcing Brooks values and Connect Leadership principles.
• Work closely with HR Operations, People Programs and Recruitment teams in a way that supports and projects an integrated HR methodology and partnership. Lead a regular ongoing partnership with the Asia HR team and liaise with the DC and EMEA HR teams as appropriate.
• Lead workforce planning efforts for assigned functional groups.
• Directly support hiring managers to meet recruiting needs:
• Partner with hiring manager to understand organizational implications of newly created positions, backfills, etc. Advise on org and structure and aid in job descriptions review and feedback.
• Partner closely with the compensation team providing information on the team, the headcount and any context relevant for recruitment of a role.
• Maintain knowledge of employment laws, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Additionally, stay up to date on trends affecting the workforce and how that could affect Brooks (both in HR as well as with the general workforce), such as generative AI.
• Facilitate the yearly talent review and merit increase processes for assigned functional groups.
• Lead and facilitate timelines, deadlines and conversations for your client groups through key HR processes such as Cultural Strengths, Talent Review and Merit.
• Serve as a first line resource to managers and employees on employee relations issues. Provide advice, counsel and support in resolving employee performance issues, disputes and other sensitive matters. Manage simple to complex situations while mitigating risk.
• Drive complex, strategic programs and projects while also facilitating HR operational workflows to ensure timely and accurate management of day to day HR data and processes for client groups.
• Communicate HR initiatives and serve as a liaison between partner groups and HR functional areas regarding service delivery. Proactively maintain an open line of communication with managers and employees on new and existing HR services.
•  Lead and manage projects to deliver upon HR and company initiatives or to support client group talent needs.
• Act as a mentor and share experiences and knowledge with other HRBPs and the broader HR team.
• Provide expert HR guidance and support to our retail leadership team as we expand our footprint across the North America region.
• Play a key role in developing and executing our retail store strategy, working closely with our retail leadership team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 7+ years of progressive HR experience.
• Ability to see patterns, diagnose issues, and recommend both immediate and long-term solutions across functions.
• Demonstrated ability to see the big picture and be comfortable getting into the details (can operationalize a strategy).
• Strong analytical skills and experience using data to influence strategic decisions.
• Impeccable judgment and ability to balance the needs of the company, leaders, and employees.
• Leadership skills along with the ability to mentor HRBPs and other more junior members across the HR team
• Genuine curiosity and strong desire to continuously learn, grow, and develop others.
• Ability to work in and navigate a matrixed environment.
• Comfortable with open communication, giving and receiving open, constructive feedback respectfully.
• Unquestioned integrity and a confident presence to effectively resolve sensitive issues.
• Strong program management, change management and facilitation skills along with the ability to support and mentor others in these domains.


• Preferred Qualifications:
• Proven track record of partnering with marketing teams and supporting organizational growth
• Experience working in a retail environment, preferably during a period of rapid expansion. Including experience working with a retail leader in developing a retail store strategy from the ground up.
• A passion for Brooks values!