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Senior Director, People Business Partner (R-19919) (Project Management) Shape the Future with Dun & Bradstreet

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The Senior Director, People Business Partner serves as a strategic partner to the Global Chief Revenue officer and Sales Leadership team and helps align business objectives with people strategies, including a focus on developing leaders and teams, driving organizational effectiveness, engaging our employees, and prioritizing the highest impact solutions.

• Provides strategic leadership and expert guidance to assigned commercial client groups, along with consultation and delivery of People programs to achieve key commercial objectives
• Manage a team of People Business Partners to provide effective and timely People support and consultation to assigned client groups
• Leads organization design activities and talent management strategies to implement new structures, roles and/or processes that create more effective and efficient organizations that are aligned to shifting business demands
• Leverages complex data and people analytics to provide critical insights into business and talent trends that inform the overall commercial and People priorities
• Utilize Microsoft 365 Copilot and other approved AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize information, prepare leadership communications, and generate actionable insights. Champion the adoption of AI-enabled ways of working across client groups, helping leaders improve productivity, decision quality, and organizational effectiveness.
• Provides insights in a simple, creative, and relevant way that challenges current thinking, informs business decisions, and shows how decisions impact business outcomes
• Strategically advises Leaders in solving complex issues related to organization design, development, and change leadership
• Serves as a trusted advisor to employees and leaders at all levels of the organization, offering support and guidance on People related matters
• Coaches Leaders to build leadership capabilities and create a culture of followership within their teams and with key internal stakeholders
• Works with Senior Leaders to implement and manage key People processes, such as the year-end performance management process (performance assessment, calibration, succession planning and compensation planning)
• Initiates and leads cross-functional People team projects
• Additional duties as assigned

• At least 12 years of experience working in Senior Business Partner role with at least 10 years in a Leadership role.
• Experience working in a global matrix led organization
• Human Resource related certifications expected (such as CIPD, SHRM, HRCI)
• Knowledge and experience using the HRIS system Workday preferred
• High ability for business judgement and understands business strategy, the needs of customers and the broader marketplace
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-enabled technologies, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, to enhance business performance, drive organizational effectiveness, improve workforce decision-making, and lead adoption of innovative ways of working while ensuring responsible and ethical use of AI.
• Must be data inspired with the ability to analyze and derive insights from large data sets, identify key issues and prepare cogent recommendations
• Possesses an innovative, insightful mentality with a willingness to challenge the status quo
• Relevant experience in talent management, organizational effectiveness/design, change management and coaching; proven ability to expand and execute on talent strategy
• Successful in influencing leaders and employees in making the right talent and business decisions to drive business outcomes; demonstrates a combination of impeccable verbal and written communication skills, advanced emotional intelligence, and savvy navigation of complex business structures
• Creativity and grit to skillfully problem solve and navigate dynamic, ambiguous situations
• Extensive experience in managing complex employee relations cases
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite skills with…