Director, People Business Partner

Iberdrola; Orange (CT); On-site; USD 155,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Performance-based bonuses

401(k) match

Health, dental, vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Job summary

Avangrid seeks a Director, People Business Partner to lead a strategic HR agenda, align with executive priorities, and deliver exceptional HR service delivery. You will collaborate with senior leaders and the People & Organization team to shape people strategy and enable business performance from our Orange, CT location.

The role requires a proven change leader with strong communication, analytics, and cross-functional partnership skills, reporting to the Senior Director and driving

Qualifications

• Experience leading change/transformation initiatives.
• Strong relationships with senior leadership and HR partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across all levels of the business.
• Ability to analyze data and translate insights into HR actions.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level HR consulting to business leaders.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Compensation, Benefits and Employee Relations.
• Coach leaders on complex people challenges and organizational design.
• Lead HR projects, workforce planning, and change initiatives.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

HR strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Job description

## Director, People Business PartnerSolicitar: Estados Unidos, Connecticut, Orange: MA - Boston - High St: Publicado ayer: R-33971**The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from:** **Boston, MA: $163,000 - $203,000** **Orange, CT: $155,000 - $195,000** **What We Offer:** * **Competitive benefits and growth opportunities*** **Generous performance‐based bonuses*** **12% 401(k) match*** **Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance*** **Tuition reimbursement*** **Professional development and clear career‐advancement pathways** **For more information, please visit:** **Benefits - Avangrid****Job Summary:** A strategic and proactive thought leader and confidant to the business and internal People & Organization stakeholders, providing direction, guidance, and consultation helping to determine and prioritize the people agenda. Create and cultivate relationships with senior leaders and the internal People & Organization team, ensuring alignment and execution of the Company strategic priorities and human resources service delivery. The Director – People Business Partner will report into the Senior Director – People Business Partner, and will be the lead liaison to various functional areas in support of the Company’s people strategy. As the Director – People Business Partner, you are the face of People & Organization to the business areas you support. Key success attributes for this role are the ability to: leverage resources, build lasting and trusting relationships, provide expert and timely consultation, approach challenges in an innovative way, stakeholder management, project management, organizational skills, and the ability to pivot quickly.**Key Responsibilities:** * High-level consulting, problem diagnosis, and solution development in support of business goals and objectives. Leveraging data insights and providing deep understanding of business strategies and drivers that support business performance.* Contributes and supports the delivery of the Company’s strategic business plan and HR plans, identifying areas of potential future focus for both the business and HR.* Partner with internal HR functions: Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Technical Training, Compensation, Benefits, Employee Relations, Labor Relations, Health & Safety, etc.* Able to coach our people leaders on complex and sensitive people challenges.* Strategize and execute organizational design, ensuring business* Executes a number of ‘business as usual’ HR activities in the business, such as: headcount / personnel costs, training plans, talent management, performance management, pay, and incentive planning. Partnering with our internal HR partners and navigating the timely execution of these activities are key.* Supports business and HR in the implementation and execution of short-term and long-term workforce plans and strategies, business transformation initiatives, and re-organizations.* Identify and lead change, intervention, and transformation efforts for the business, leveraging change management expertise for success.* Seeks out pragmatic solutions, involving a degree of subjectivity and where views may differ between HR and the business.* Leads HR projects and initiatives.**Required Qualifications:** Education / Experience: * Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field. (An equivalent combination of education and experience can be considered.)* At least 10 years of overall HR experience.* At least 3 years of experience in an HR Generalist/Consultant role.* At least 2 years of experience in an HR Center of Excellence (such as Talent Management, Employee Relations, Rewards, etc.).* Experience in leading teams, directly and indirectly, and an ability to deliver through others. Skills/Abilities: * Change and transformation leader, able to shape and influence organizational culture.* Expert level of relationship and stakeholder management.* Commercial insight of the organization (including financial drivers, personnel costs and budgets) and the ability to apply this knowledge in strategic thinking and decision-making.* Proactive and highly responsive.* Excellent written and oral communications / presentation skills, able to communicate effectively with all levels of the business, up to and including C-Suite.* Expert level of problem-solving, leveraging analytics and business/industry insights. Able to see past the ‘surface-level’, dig into the issue and identify win-win solutions.* Able to deliver / execute based on a variety of timelines, high-level ability to proactively know when to pivot and (re)prioritize as needed. Flexibility and adaptiveness in pressurized and non-pressurized situations.* Ability to comprehend, interpret, and recognize when to apply applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, and policies.* Negotiation skills.**Preferred Qualifications:*** SPHR or SHRM-SCP preferred.* MBA or JD preferred.* Experience working in the business preferred. #LI-On-Site