HR Business Partner

Responsibilities

• Acts as a single point of the contact for the employees and managers in the business unit
• Serves as a strategic partner to assigned business, identifying HR needs required by the business and developing executive HR strategies to support the business strategy
• Acts as thought partner and coach to business leaders to enhance employee engagement and drive a high performing culture
• Identifies team development gaps and facilitates team development activities to improve collaboration and team performance
• Affirms the organizational needs of the business units and works with the business leaders to change and improve the organizational structure, processes, systems, rewards necessary to achieve the desired culture and business objectives
• Acts as a change agent in managing organizational changes to ensure achievement of desired business results
• Acts as an employee champion in promoting the employee value proposition and driving employee engagement and communication to be the employer of choice
• Acts as HR policy and process expert and proactively works with COEs in workforce planning, talent acquisition, total rewards, performance management, learning and development, HRIS to ensure delivery of high impact HR services and programs
• Conducts weekly meetings with respective business units
• Consults with line management, providing HR guidance when appropriate
• Analyzes trends and metrics in partnership with the HR group to develop solutions, programs and policies
• Manages and resolves complex employee relations issues. Conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the legal department as needed/required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or related discipline
• 8+ years of progressive HR Business Partner experience, with demonstrated success supporting large, complex, and geographically dispersed organizations
• Proven experience partnering with senior and executive leadership on strategic workforce initiatives
• Working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines, including compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee relations, diversity, performance management, and employment laws
• Expertise in organizational design, change management, and workforce planning within field services, operations, or similarly decentralized business models
• Strong attention to detail. Attentive to detail and accuracy, performs quality work, continuously looks for improvements, owns/acts on problems, and seeks opportunities to increase effectiveness and efficiency
• Strong track record managing employee relations matters and conducting thorough investigations
• Strong global & cultural awareness
• HR expertise in talent acquisition, total rewards, learning and development, employee relations and communication
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute talent strategies that address high-volume, technical, or hard-to-fill workforce segments
• Strong analytical capabilities with experience leveraging HR data and metrics to drive business decisions

About Us

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES High-Performance Culture Customer Focus Operational Excellence Innovation Financial Strength

VERTIV BEHAVIORS Own it Act with urgency Foster a customer-first mindset Think big and execute Lead by example Drive continuous improvement Learn and seek out development Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

Work Authorization No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability.