Talent Strategy Lead - 10142

Coupa Software, Inc.; Ontario; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering technology firm as a Talent Strategy Lead, where your expertise will drive strategic initiatives that enhance employee engagement and productivity across the organization. In this dynamic role, you'll collaborate with HR and business leaders to design and implement effective solutions that meet organizational challenges. Your work will have a global impact, fostering a collaborative culture and empowering employees to thrive. If you are passionate about organizational effectiveness and want to make a measurable difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of organizational effectiveness and proven OE methodologies.
• Experience in designing and implementing strategic workforce planning initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic initiatives that support organizational growth and employee engagement.
• Lead and manage organizational design initiatives to improve business outcomes.

Skills

Organizational Effectiveness

Change Management

Workforce Planning

Team Effectiveness

Employee Engagement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or related field

Master's Degree in Business Administration

Tools

Workforce Analytics

HR Management Systems

Job description

Coupa makes margins multiply through its community-generated AI and industry-leading total spend management platform for businesses large and small. Coupa AI is informed by trillions of dollars of direct and indirect spend data across a global network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers. We empower you with the ability to predict, prescribe, and automate smarter, more profitable business decisions to improve operating margins.

Why join Coupa?

Pioneering Technology: At Coupa, we're at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower our customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend.

Collaborative Culture: We value collaboration and teamwork, and our culture is driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence.

Global Impact: Join a company where your work has a global, measurable impact on our clients, the business, and each other.

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The Impact of a Talent Strategy Lead to Coupa:

As a critical member of the Talent Strategy team, the Talent Strategy Lead works globally across our organization driving strategic initiatives that support the short and long-term needs of our organization. Using sound methods and expertise, the Manager identifies, designs, and implements initiatives to fuel scalable growth, foster employee engagement, drive productivity, and streamline processes and decision-making. Partnering with HR Business Partners, Centers of Excellence, and business leaders, this position will develop and implement processes and tools that engage and empower the modern workforce and puts the employee at the center of the work environment.

The Talent Strategy Lead will be instrumental in designing, leading, and executing programming that supports and aligns with our strategic plan. With deep knowledge of organizational effectiveness (OE), this position will drive specific interventions to maintain a simple organizational model, a foundation for scalable growth, and be effective and efficient in how we execute work. In this dynamic and visible role, the Lead will act as a coach and thought partner, catalyst for change, and champion for cross-functional thinking.

What You'll Do:

• Keeping pace with changing industry trends and adjusting strategic direction accordingly while developing programs and recommending practices targeted at equipping Coupa leaders globally with tools to drive productivity and engagement
• Incorporating research, industry best practices and past experiences to develop effective solutions for current and future organizational challenges
• Fostering trust with leaders and employees and building strong cross-functional partnerships with key stakeholders to gain a deep understanding of their unique needs, expectations, concerns, and capabilities
• Using proven OE methodologies in the areas of organizational design, change management, team effectiveness and workforce planning; adapting them to meet the unique needs of each project and/or initiative
• Leading, developing and managing enterprise wide or multi-business unit organizational design initiatives from executive vision through implementation to ensure alignment and/or enablement of business strategy to improve business outcomes
• Leading, developing and managing strategic workforce planning initiatives from executive vision through implementation to ensure alignment and/or enablement of business strategy to fuel scalable growth, with significant ownership of elements of work product
• Working collaboratively across HR Leading to recommend, design, and execute focused global and/or regional initiatives in support of organizational and HR specific strategic goals objectives (e.g., improve engagement, enhance employee experience, increase productivity, drive retention)
• Leading ongoing development and consistent application of strategies, frameworks, processes, and tools related to OE, employee experience, and engagement that provide guidance for HR Business Partners, senior leaders, and people leaders with implementing initiatives
• Leading the design and documentation of key business processes, aligning involved stakeholders on clear ownership of activities and decisions
• Coaching and advising business leaders and cross-functional teams on consistent application of strategies, frameworks, processes, and tools related to OE, employee experience, and engagement for critical enterprise-wide programs and initiatives
• Partnering with Workforce Analytics and HR Business Partners to translate data into actionable reports and plans for execution at the enterprise and business unit levels
• Collaborating with business leaders, cross-functional teams, and HR Business Partners to identify system, process and capability changes and gain alignment for recommended actions by using internal/external resources as needed
• Developing and facilitating workshops, sessions, and training to produce specified outcomes aligned with organizational strategy
• Conducting analysis to provide insights on the impact of strategic decisions on the business and its’ employees, collaborating with HR Business Partners and leaders across the organization to validate analysis
• Providing objective feedback and challenging assumptions with courage and professionalism
• Measuring the effectiveness of programs and driving the continuous improvement/evolution of programs based on organization growth and changes in industry trends
• Contributing expertise and leadership to enhance effectiveness of our Global HR team through operational management, managing multiple priorities, and driving strategic initiatives

Coupa complies with relevant laws and regulations regarding equal opportunity and offers a welcoming and inclusive work environment. Decisions related to hiring, compensation, training, or evaluating performance are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees.

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