Principal HR Business Partner

Oracle Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Principal HR Business Partner for Cloud Engineering to partner with C-suite and senior leaders, shaping multi-year people and talent strategies that drive business performance.

You will lead organizational design, change initiatives, and the adoption of AI-enabled HR solutions to enable high-performing teams and a strong culture across Oracle’s growth-focused Cloud Engineering organization.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive HR experience in a strategic business partnering capacity.
• Strong business acumen with ability to translate strategy into people plans.
• Experience leading through significant organizational change and growth.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage data and workforce insights for decisions.
• Proven ability to partner with executives and drive talent strategy at scale.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the executive leadership team and shape people priorities.
• Develop and execute comprehensive people strategies in partnership with centers of excellence.
• Drive multi-year organizational and talent strategies and drive change initiatives at scale.
• Coach executives and leadership teams to strengthen decision-making and ownership.
• Lead adoption of AI-enabled HR solutions and data-driven practices.

Skills

Executive engagement

Talent strategy

Organizational design

Change leadership

Data-driven insights

AI-enabled HR

Workforce planning

Leadership coaching

Stakeholder management

HR analytics

Tools

HR analytics tools

AI-enabled HR platforms

Job description

Join the Oracle Cloud Engineering HR team at a pivotal time of transformation and growth. As we modernize our HR operating model to support the continued expansion of the business, we are seeking a dynamic and strategic Principal HR Business Partner to partner closely with executive leadership and shape people strategies that drive business performance.

In this role, your focus will be on making the complex simple—helping leaders design effective organizations, build and grow critical talent, and lead change with clarity and speed. You will translate business insights and workforce data into actionable organizational and talent strategies that enable high-performing teams and strengthen Oracle’s culture.

As a Principal HR Business Partner for Cloud Engineering, you will develop multi-year organizational and talent strategies, lead organizational change, and drive local and global initiatives that deliver impact at scale. You will partner with C-suite executives and senior leaders to execute annual talent and people plans, identify organizational priorities, and create the conditions for employees to do their best work in service of our customers.

Reporting to the Senior HR Director, you will serve as a trusted advisor and business accelerator, bringing strong business acumen, data-driven insights, change leadership, and HR expertise to help shape the continued growth and evolution of one of Oracle’s fastest-growing businesses.

Internal Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the executive leadership team, building strong, proactive, and collaborative relationships while applying deep knowledge of the business, culture, and industry to shape people and organizational priorities.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive people strategy, in partnership with HR Centers of Excellence and business leaders, to strengthen organizational health, elevate culture, enhance employee engagement, and enable business growth.
• Drive multi-year organizational and talent strategies, including workforce and organization design, leadership and talent planning, and organizational change initiatives that deliver impact at scale.
• Build leadership capability by advising and coaching executives and leadership teams, strengthening decision-making, accountability, and ownership while driving meaningful behavioral and organizational change.
• Partner with business leaders to design agile, high-performing organizations and create the conditions for employees to perform at their best.
• Lead the adoption of AI-enabled HR solutions and data-driven practices to modernize HR processes, automate workflows, generate actionable insights, and improve decision-making.
• Partner closely with regional HR teams to ensure consistent execution of global people strategies while adapting approaches to local business needs, regulations, and cultural nuances.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships across HR, business units, and key partners to identify synergies, connect priorities, and leverage opportunities across the broader organization.
• Navigate high levels of complexity and ambiguity, influencing across organizational boundaries to resolve complex business and people challenges and secure alignment on critical change initiatives.

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS:

• 12+ years of progressive Human Resources experience in a strategic business partnering capacity, with demonstrated expertise in workforce planning, organizational design and effectiveness, talent strategy, executive engagement, and leading through significant organizational change.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to quickly understand business strategy, operating models, and organizational dynamics and translate them into people and talent strategies that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing multi-year organizational and talent strategies that establish clear priorities, strengthen organizational capability, and ensure the right talent is positioned to support current and future business needs.
• Strong analytical and data fluency, with demonstrated ability to interpret complex workforce data, identify meaningful insights and trends, and translate findings into compelling recommendations that influence executive decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and strengthen executive and leadership team effectiveness, providing coaching, challenge, and counsel with courage, candor, and sound judgment.
• Proven change leadership capability, including diagnosing organizational challenges, building stakeholder alignment, navigating resistance, and strengthening change capability within leaders and teams.
• Demonstrated track record of building trust, credibility, and influence with executives, business leaders, HR partners, and stakeholders across all levels of a complex organization.
• Proven ability to operate independently and with a high degree of ownership, judgment, and resourcefulness while collaborating effectively across teams and organizational boundaries.
• Demonstrated career progression through increasing levels of scope, complexity, and business impact within large, global, matrixed organizations.
• Ability to leverage HR technology, analytics tools, and AI-enabled solutions to generate insights, improve decision-making, and increase the effectiveness and scale of HR practices.
• Ability to successfully navigate ambiguity and competing priorities, balancing long-term strategic objectives with near-term business needs in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Exceptional executive presence, influencing, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Experience supporting global technology organizations and influencing leaders and teams in highly technical, rapidly evolving environments strongly preferred.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Experience driving organizational design and talent strategies for data centers highly preferred.

External Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the executive leadership team, building strong, proactive, and collaborative relationships while applying deep knowledge of the business, culture, and industry to shape people and organizational priorities.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive people strategy, in partnership with HR Centers of Excellence and business leaders, to strengthen organizational health, elevate culture, enhance employee engagement, and enable business growth.
• Drive multi-year organizational and talent strategies, including workforce and organization design, leadership and talent planning, and organizational change initiatives that deliver impact at scale.
• Build leadership capability by advising and coaching executives and leadership teams, strengthening decision-making, accountability, and ownership while driving meaningful behavioral and organizational change.
• Partner with business leaders to design agile, high-performing organizations and create the conditions for employees to perform at their best.
• Lead the adoption of AI-enabled HR solutions and data-driven practices to modernize HR processes, automate workflows, generate actionable insights, and improve decision-making.
• Partner closely with regional HR teams to ensure consistent execution of global people strategies while adapting approaches to local business needs, regulations, and cultural nuances.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships across HR, business units, and key partners to identify synergies, connect priorities, and leverage opportunities across the broader organization.
• Navigate high levels of complexity and ambiguity, influencing across organizational boundaries to resolve complex business and people challenges and secure alignment on critical change initiatives.

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS:

• 12+ years of progressive Human Resources experience in a strategic business partnering capacity, with demonstrated expertise in workforce planning, organizational design and effectiveness, talent strategy, executive engagement, and leading through significant organizational change.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to quickly understand business strategy, operating models, and organizational dynamics and translate them into people and talent strategies that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing multi-year organizational and talent strategies that establish clear priorities, strengthen organizational capability, and ensure the right talent is positioned to support current and future business needs.
• Strong analytical and data fluency, with demonstrated ability to interpret complex workforce data, identify meaningful insights and trends, and translate findings into compelling recommendations that influence executive decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and strengthen executive and leadership team effectiveness, providing coaching, challenge, and counsel with courage, candor, and sound judgment.
• Proven change leadership capability, including diagnosing organizational challenges, building stakeholder alignment, navigating resistance, and strengthening change capability within leaders and teams.
• Demonstrated track record of building trust, credibility, and influence with executives, business leaders, HR partners, and stakeholders across all levels of a complex organization.
• Proven ability to operate independently and with a high degree of ownership, judgment, and resourcefulness while collaborating effectively across teams and organizational boundaries.
• Demonstrated career progression through increasing levels of scope, complexity, and business impact within large, global, matrixed organizations.
• Ability to leverage HR technology, analytics tools, and AI-enabled solutions to generate insights, improve decision-making, and increase the effectiveness and scale of HR practices.
• Ability to successfully navigate ambiguity and competing priorities, balancing long-term strategic objectives with near-term business needs in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Exceptional executive presence, influencing, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Experience supporting global technology organizations and influencing leaders and teams in highly technical, rapidly evolving environments strongly preferred.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Experience driving organizational design and talent strategies for data centers highly preferred.