Senior People Partner

Company: Norwest Venture Partners
Location: Denver
Posted on: November 11, 2024

Job Description:

• Company Address: 600 Harrison St, Floor 3, San Francisco, CA 94107, US About UdemyOur mission is to improve lives through learning by providing flexible, effective skill development to empower organizations and individuals. Through our global marketplace platform, we provide the tools learners, instructors, and enterprises need to achieve their goals and reach their full potential.Job DescriptionAt Udemy, we're on a mission to transform lives through learning. Through our intelligent skills platform and a global community of instructors, we've helped over 70 million learners and 16,000 organizations achieve their goals. Come join us in ensuring everyone, everywhere has access to the skills they need to unlock their potential and create possibilities for themselves and others.This hybrid position requires two days per week in our Denver Office.About You:You're a connector who puts people first and values the lasting partnerships you'll build. You're an active listener who cares about the stories people share, and you're energized by communication and collaboration. You thrive in environments that require change leadership, and you're skilled at guiding teams through transformation and growth. You demonstrate flexibility by moving seamlessly between strategic planning and operational execution, adapting to evolving business needs. You love learning new things and are known for bringing innovative perspectives and thought-provoking questions to the table. You're deadline and results-driven, passionate about creating new processes, systems, and best practices that help your internal partners do their best work.About This RoleAs a strategic partner, you will bring deep expertise in People Partnering and thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments. You excel at thinking both strategically and operationally, partnering with senior leadership and front line employees to align people strategies with business goals. Comfortable working in a global, matrixed environment, you possess a strong understanding of employment legislation and best people practices across regions. You are a client- and stakeholder-focused professional with exceptional relationship-building skills, adept at partnering with stakeholders both remotely and in person.As a Senior People Partner, you will play a key role in providing both strategic and operational support to leadership and individual contributor teams. You will work closely with business leaders to influence decision-making and drive business results through people-focused strategies.What you'll be doing:
• Strategic People Partner Support: Act as a trusted strategic partner to leadership teams, aligning HR strategies with business objectives. Provide end-to-end People Partner support for multiple business areas to ensure the business is equipped to achieve its goals.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work cross-functionally and regionally in a global, matrixed environment. Collaborate with leadership teams to drive effectiveness and build management capabilities. Influence leadership through data-driven recommendations to improve performance, retention, and the employee experience.
• Coaching and Leadership Development: Act as a coach and advisor to regional leadership teams. Enable leadership effectiveness by helping to set and manage expectations while promoting and developing management capabilities.
• Employee Relations & Compliance: Provide expert guidance on employee relations matters, ensuring compliance with local employment legislation. Advise on and modify global policies and processes to fit local needs.
• People Programs & Initiatives: Lead and participate in people programs and initiatives in partnership with the broader People Partner and People Experience teams. Foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration across the organization.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Leverage HR data and analytics to influence strategic decision-making and improve business outcomes. Analyze trends to provide insights and recommend solutions for people-related challenges.
• Change Management & Organizational Development: Lead organizational development and change management initiatives to enhance operational effectiveness. Ensure smooth implementation of changes that impact teams and the overall business.What you'll have:
• Experience: At least 8 years of experience as an HR Business Partner in a mid-to-large-sized multinational company, partnering with Go-to-Market teams. A total of 9+ years of overall HR or related work experience.
• Coaching Expertise: Qualified coach or demonstrated experience in coaching leaders and managers to improve effectiveness.
• Global Perspective: Demonstrated experience in scaling a business regionally or internationally, with a solid understanding of employment laws and best practices across different regions.
• Project Management: Strong project and program management experience, with the ability to lead people-related initiatives in a fast-moving environment.
• Educational Background: A Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Human Resources, Business, or related fields, or relevant experience that demonstrates your ability to influence business outcomes through people and leadership development.About your Skills
• Consulting: You see beyond the presenting problem and identify the fundamental 'why'. You are a strong systems thinker and co-design potential solutions with the leader and people partner.
• Influencing: You develop relationships effectively up, down, and across the organization and are able to strategically use these relationships to help move your work forward.
• Decision Making: You use critical thinking to follow a defined decision making process and consider multiple perspectives.
• Coaching: You have strong coaching skills that allow you to actively listen and ask the kind of questions that will help you diagnose and effectively address issues.We understand that not everyone will match each of the above qualifications. However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align, we'd love to hear from you!Our Benefits Start With UOur benefits package at Udemy "starts with U" and is grounded in mission-driven benefits that intentionally align with our core values. Here's a sneak peek at just a few highlighted benefits if you're a full-time Udemate based in the United States:
• Core Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and disability coverage.
• HSA/FSA/Commuter: Pre-tax savings/spending plans, including HSA employer contributions.
• Transgender Benefits: Expanded medical coverage for gender-affirming care.
• Parental Benefits: Financial assistance for fertility (including egg-freezing), adoption, and surrogacy expenses; twelve weeks of paid family bonding for birth, surrogacy, adoption, and foster placement.
• Whole U: Fully paid memberships for meditation/mindfulness, therapy/coaching visits, financial planning, fertility and family building, maternity and newborn care, parenting and pediatrics, menopause care, breastmilk shipping, and caregiving support.
• Learning: Free access to Udemy and Udemy Business plus a yearly stipend to spend on professional development.
• Retirement: Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) plan with an employer contribution.
• Charitable Giving: Corporate charitable match for eligible nonprofits and charities.
• Vacation: Flexible vacation for salaried Udemates and fifteen days per year for hourly.
• Holidays: Twelve paid holidays throughout the year.At Udemy, we strive to be transparent around compensation. Actual compensation for this role is based on several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, and specific work location due to differences in the cost of labor. In addition to a base salary, this role is also eligible for benefits and equity.
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