Guidewire is looking for an EMEA based Senior People Business Partner to join our People (aka HR) team. This role will partner directly with our executive team as a trusted advisor, business consultant, coach, and change agent. This position will also drive and influence cross-functional initiatives across the People function that serve the ongoing development of our talent and culture at Guidewire. At Guidewire, we look for people who are curious, inventive, and work to be a little better every single day. In our work together we aim to be smart, humble, hardworking, and, above all, collaborative. We are looking for someone who will thrive in a dynamic and changing environment, who can have fun while getting a lot of great work done. If this sounds like a good fit for you, come join us.
What will you do...
- Understand and translate business goals into holistic, integrated, measurable talent strategies focused on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, talent and overall business performance.
- Bring the EMEA leadership team together to align on business priorities, culture, and overall needs of the region
- Focus on scale and growth, including strategic planning, talent assessment & calibration, change management and team effectiveness
- Works globally, but helps others understand the reason to implement local nuances
- Uses data-driven diagnostic tools and processes to develop, assess, and monitor solutions that continuously improve org effectiveness. Address gaps and emerging skills needs through practical action and use of Degreed and AI tools.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners to align our culture and performance with our rewards and reward strategies.
- Influence the design and lead execution of innovative talent management strategies and processes to develop world-class talent, using organizational design models and action planning.
- Analyze people data and industry trends; develop proactive solutions to further support business objectives. Lead the functional view for outcomes of annual and quarterly “listening” insights.
- Partner with key business partners (Finance, Legal, and COE partners) to leverage their support in executing HR strategy and business operations.
What we are looking for...
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Business Acumen: Proficient knowledge and direct experience partnering with regional and go to market teams.
- Strategic Consultation: proven ability to develop and execute solutions to business challenges and to influence strategic business decisions
- Relationship Management: Ability to collaborate and proactively partner with cross-functional teams across the globe.
- Data Judgement:Extensive experience partnering with and influencing Executive leaders and leadership teams through data-driven analytics and strategic consultation.
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Talent Management: Strategic HR Expertise, Employee Experience Management, Technological Savviness, using best in class tools like Workday, Google suites, Zoom and social media tools.
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Agility: Not afraid to get scrappy and iterate, while building long term enterprise solutions.
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Global experience in representing a region to US HQ
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Consultation and presentations skills (creating, presenting and editing) are a standard of operating within the business partnering role.
- Global Travel will be required to align with business needs and the HR team meetings during the year.
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Experience working in a fast paced, global, and preferably scaled organization.
Critical success factors...
- Experience representing regional business & people needs to HQ outside of EMEA.
- Prior experience partnering with a Sales/Go To Market function preferred
- Comfort with Google suite of tools, Guidewire products, and Workday
- Certification in team effectiveness tools, executive development models and frameworks are welcomed.
Be Yourself & Stay Clever At Guidewire, we value autonomy, empowerment, and inclusivity, which is why we want each of our employees to be heard and celebrated. We’re in the business of uplifting people, so they can fulfill their goals and ambitions. So, there’s plenty of time and space for you to broaden your skills and experience.If we've got you excited and you’re ready for a career upgrade, then we're eager to hear from you! Get in touch to learn more about the Guidewire team you’ll work with.
About Guidewire
Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.
As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.
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