As a People + Culture Business Partner (PCBP) for Patagonia's Ventura community, the role is to collaborate with and advise Business Leaders to diagnose and solve organizational problems, enabling them to achieve business goals while acting as stewards of the employee experience and culture.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in human resources experience, including Business Partner experience ideally supporting primarily corporate business functions.
- Proven ability to collaborate with business leaders to develop strategic people plans – ideally in organizations with a high level of change. Skill set/Experience related to Organizational Effectiveness/Organizational Development preferred.
- Comprehensive understanding of HR’s objectives and processes throughout the employee life cycle.
- Demonstrated emotional intelligence, humility, cultural competence, feedback techniques, and the ability to sustain trusted relationships with a wide array of people.
- Highly skilled communicator, public speaker, and facilitator with experience training and coaching on management skills, equity, feedback, and conflict resolution.
- Flexibility and experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while exercising effective judgment in challenging situations and remaining calm under pressure.
- Working knowledge of employment law, state and federal rules and regulations, and their applications in a variety of different business segments including remote-work environments.
Responsibilities
- Learn how the business works and engineer people-focused solutions and strategies to enable the achievement of business goals
- Partner with Business Leaders to define unique needs and consult with COEs using a Human-centered approach to design fit-for-purpose solutions
- Provide expert guidance on organization design, workforce, and succession planning
- Develop an ongoing feedback loops (including the use of employee surveys) for employees and managers to support a culture of openness, transparency, and continuous development
- Review and leverage metrics, dashboards, and data to manage the progress of People and Culture programs and initiatives
- Partner extensively with People COEs to create relevant talent programs
- Drive the implementation of various People programs within your business areas in partnership with business stakeholders
Other
- Serve as a thought partner and trusted advisor for the leaders, managers, and employees in the areas you support
- Stay current on industry trends and changes in the business environment, and anticipate the impact of these changes on the organization and and can create strategies and approaches to manage them
- Lead change management and communications efforts for major organizational changes
- Promote a culture in which each person can bring their whole self to work safely and as completely as possible, regardless of their identity
- Ensure that managers are accountable for Patagonia’s justice and anti-racism goals and expectations related to people and their teams
