Director, HRBP

Job Summary 

Partners with executive leaders and their leadership teams to define the talent strategy, shape business objectives, build high performing teams, and optimize the organization. Leads business change and global people initiatives, and drives engagement across the organization. Leads transformational work that improves organizational effectiveness, organization design, organizational capability, and talent management. 

The People Business Partner challenges conventional thinking, cultivates a values-driven culture, and champions innovation by integrating technology, people, and process. Brings deep HR and business expertise with a strong focus on delivering business value, designing agile people-centric solutions, enabling new ways of working, and creating meaningful enterprise impact. 

Responsibilities 

Talent Strategy and Planning    

• Develops deep operational and strategic business insight, and turns business issues and goals into a talent strategy aligned to the business strategy 

• Builds an annual talent plan that forecasts the organizational and people changes required to deliver the strategy, and executes agreed solutions 

• Partners with COEs and across the People Team to deliver meaningful People solutions  

Change and Transformation    

• Identifies and leads organizational change initiatives  

• Advises on the people aspects of organizational change and transition 

• Applies structured program and change management practice, accounting for cross-functional and downstream implications, employee engagement, etc 

Workforce Insights and Analytics    

• Partners with workforce insights function to sense and scan internal and external factors to maintain a pulse on current state, review trends, and anticipate future needs 

• Brings the right people and data together to shape insight and complete root cause diagnostics on people and organizational dynamics 

• Translates complex data into actionable insight and uses storytelling to influence leadership decisions 

• Facilitates leader-led action planning on areas of focus such as engagement, organization health, and workforce metrics 

• Promotes adoption of digital tools and data-informed decision-making across the business 

Organization Design and People Solutions    

• Works with senior leaders to optimize organization design and drive business performance, partnering with Org & Talent Partners for OD and OE expertise while providing business context; may also lead organizational design or transformation initiatives 

• Partners with business leaders to maximize organizational effectiveness across team development, workforce planning, and change management 

• Supports leaders through talent motions, flagging talent risks and opportunities, guiding succession planning, and ensuring agreed actions are followed through 

• Advises on the design and implementation of people programs so they remain relevant to business strategy and goals, and owns or enables the implementation plan in region or function 

HR Strategic Partnership    

• Owns the relationship with executive leaders in region or function and serves as trusted advisor on talent strategy, talent management, inclusion, and retention 

• Coaches and develops senior leaders, providing feedback in support of leader and team effectiveness 

• Challenges leaders to question established practice and the status quo, using data and insight to test assumptions and influencing with empathy, credibility, and emotional intelligence 

• Coaches leaders on the cultural and mindset required to execute the enterprise strategy, and build high performance teams 

• Influences leadership decisions on organizational effectiveness and employee engagement 

• Drive adoption of People Team programs and initiatives 

• Develops forward-thinking solutions grounded in an understanding of business operations and strategy 

Culture and Values   Culture Champion 

• Role models Equinix values and the attributes of the desired culture, and drives culture transformation through leadership 

• Fosters inclusion, trust, and cross-functional collaboration, and demonstrates resilience and adaptability through ambiguity 

• Encourages learning, growth mindset, and continuous improvement across the organization 

People Team Partnership 

• Ensures the effectiveness of the People Team by championing the service delivery model and collaboration across all People Team functions 

• Partners with and brings in resources from across the People Team to implement solutions that meet the challenges of the business 

Qualifications 

• 12+ years of progressive HR experience preferred, including partnership with executive leaders in a global, matrixed environment 

• Domain experience preferred: Supporting Data Center Operations environment or similar