AVP, Success Partner

Position Summary

The AVP, People Success Business Partner will think strategically, execute tactically, and collaborate across many team levels and situations to enable company growth by partnering with business leaders to develop and execute People Success (HR) initiatives focusing on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, employee engagement, Inclusion & Belonging, and more. In addition, the AVP, HRBP will own programs that run across the organization.

The role will build value through an embedded approach, a deep understanding of the business priorities, and a proactive stance toward talent management. This position is based in our San Diego (Del Mar area) headquarters. Monday through Thursday is in-office for collaboration, with the opportunity to work remotely on Friday.

• Participate in developing and executing the company’s HR strategy.
• Build and iterate parts of the Corporate Talent System—including employee learning, development, succession, and culture—to drive productivity, engagement, and performance.
• Lead consulting on employee engagement survey analysis, results communication, and action planning initiatives.
• Understand team dynamics to inform and guide department leaders on team effectiveness.
• Design and structure departments, business units, and organizations to optimize organizational design and structure.
• Utilize change management models to enable effective change and help employees with their own transformation choices.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to senior leaders, emerging leaders, and employees when the situation requires.
• Conduct diagnostic and situation assessment using various methods (asking questions, surveying, focus groups, interviews) to uncover root causes and needs.
• Bring in the right internal or external resources to address organizational needs while managing conflicting priorities.
• Establish credibility throughout the organization to be an effective listener and solution‑finder for people issues.
• Continuously assess the competitiveness of all programs and practices against comparable companies, industries, and markets.
• Resolve employee issues while ensuring compliance, mitigating risks, and ensuring the right people are hired to meet current and emerging needs (alongside the TA Team).
• Co‑create and launch initiatives focused on creating a culture of inclusion that drives retention strategies.
• Leverage and analyze internal and external data to inform decision‑making and predict trends in inclusion efforts.
• Build and develop business and industry knowledge to enable effective budgetary spending and inform general decision‑making.
• Help deliver, execute, and measure leadership and management development programs from frontline to senior leaders and executives.
• Partner with the VP, People Success, Talent Development, and Department Heads to manage succession, slates, and readiness for roles within the organization.
• Proactively identify, track, and recommend talent to fill key vacancies and support long‑term growth strategies using systems and tools.

• Significant experience in an HRBP role, including leading employee relations issues and investigations.
• Minimum five years of coaching background.
• Bachelor’s degree or twelve years of related experience and/or training; MBA or Master’s of HR preferred.
• Strong employment law knowledge.
• Knowledge of leadership development and management training needs with the ability to apply adult learning theories to employee programs.
• Experience partnering on complex company‑wide HR initiatives.
• Ability to quickly understand business, organizational, and cultural drivers.
• Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability to shifting priorities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to draft legally sound communications.
• Presentation abilities, including communicating complex ideas to large groups and department heads.
• Demonstrated ability to build broad‑based relationships and trust across diverse constituencies.
• Demonstrated background in coaching leaders.
• High degree of integrity, credibility, curiosity, and results orientation.
• Desire to thrive in a high‑accountability environment.
• Experience leading…