HR Business Partner

About the role

The HR Partner will collaborate with the HR team and the aligned business unit to implement HR initiatives in line with the organization’s strategic objectives. By developing strong internal client relationships and providing coaching, the HRP will help drive people management initiatives. Working as part of an influential, global HR team, the HR Partner will work with a strong multi-disciplined group of colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary point of contact for managers and associates in actively responding to and addressing associate concerns in a timely manner. Conduct complete investigations and make recommendations based on findings/facts. Escalate issues to HR leadership and BU leadership as appropriate. Collaborate with HR leadership and inside counsel as needed to address complex or highly sensitive issues.
• Partner with Recruiting to ensure a conscious, deliberate approach to attracting and retaining top talent from both inside and outside the organization.
• Craft and revise role profiles to meet the needs of the business and workforce plan. Collaborate with BU finance partner to ensure alignment with financial budgetary requirements and company forecast cycle. Provide guidance on the BUs’ current organizational state and future requirements and take the lead in ensuring organization changes are implemented in a timely and accurate manner.
• Support leadership preparation for OC and BU annual talent review sessions. Participate in BU talent reviews in order to help identify top talent and succession planning strategies. Recommend and implement retention strategies to minimize attrition, particularly in BU critical roles, specialty skill sets, and in highly competitive critical market places.
• Participate in leading annual salary, bonus/commission, and equity planning process with BU leadership, ensuring highest performers are compensated in line with their business impact and contributions. Provide compensation analyses and recommend market adjustments as needed to ensure top talent is retained. Collaborate with global compensation and benefits partners to drive participation in annual benefits enrollment processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• 8-10 years of progressive HR experience or equivalent relevant work experience, and strong business acumen.
• Proven HR Generalist skills including employee relations, employment law, employee engagement, compensation, performance management, recruitment, and training and development.
• Ability to deliver HR programs to effectively address business issues.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, problem-solving and decision-making skills, and ability to handle sensitive situations/documentation.

About you

• Strategic partner providing direction for the BU's in the area of strategic HR planning and operations.
• Partner with GVPs and managers to provide a broad range of HR consultation, solutions and services to the BUs.
• Trusted HR advisor coaching Managers and associates on their effectiveness and performance.
• Effectively use influence and negotiation strategies to secure support from stakeholders for support of key initiatives.
• Demonstrates ability to work collaboratively with team members in a matrix environment.

Benefits

• A seat at the table to help drive peak performance in a growing, people-focused business.
• Encouragement to be innovative and challenge the status quo.
• Exposure to industry-leading training and development.
• Performance-based recognition and rewards.
• Market-leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, and the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount.

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is $94,000 - $134,000 USD. Actual salaries may vary within the range based on factors including education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan.

About the company

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world. Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities. Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting, and substantive work that matters.

Gartner is at the center of the AI revolution, setting the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You’ll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.