Principal, HR Business Partner [Limited Term

Nintendo of America

About Nintendo of America:
From the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System™ more than 30 years ago, Nintendo’s mission has been to create smiles through unique entertainment experiences. Here at Nintendo of America Inc., we deliver on this mission by partnering closely with Nintendo Co., Ltd., to bring Nintendo’s iconic and cherished franchises including Mario™, Donkey Kong™, The Legend of Zelda™, Metroid™, Animal Crossing™, Pikmin™ and Splatoon™ across the Americas through our video games, hardware systems, and collaborations with partners on a range of other entertainment initiatives like feature films and theme parks.

We are an equal opportunity employer offering a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another, our products, and the diverse consumers and communities we call home. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at

The HR Business Partner team serves as a strategic consulting function that partners closely with leaders across Nintendo of America to align talent, organizational, and workforce strategies with business goals. As trusted advisors, HRBPs support leaders through all aspects of the employee lifecycle, including organizational design, workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, performance management, employee relations, compensation discussions, and change management.

Leverages knowledge and influence to build trusted partnerships with department leaders at all levels of the organization, including executives. Provides strategic consultative support that ensures the efficient and effective delivery of HR programs and services that support development of organizational and talent capability in assigned client group(s). Contributes to the design and execution of all aspects of talent attraction, development and engagement.

• Serves as a strategic partner to business leaders, leveraging HR expertise and business acumen to align people strategies with organizational goals.
• Understands the senior leadership's perspective and client's core functions and related inter-dependencies, and makes recommendations to help drive results in service to the success of the organization's immediate, short and mid-term plans.
• Skillfully leverages the functions and intersecting disciplines of the HR organization and the related services and products available to the workforce.
• Owns and leads research, builds and delivers realistic solutions, methods, and tools independently or in partnership with cross-functional teams.
• Builds strong relationships with leaders and employees, serves as a trusted advisor and influencer.
• Effectively communicates, facilitates discussions and moderates complex conversations to drive alignment and postive outcomes.
• Consistently influences the best in others, and interacts effectively and credibly.
• Skillfully influences adoption of resources, policies and practices.
• Owns, leads or contributes to projects that reflect and advance company and team priorities, vision, purpose and values.
• Leverages advanced experience to plan initiatives and deliver solutions to address people and future planning needs of the business.
• Skillfully leads clients and partners to make informed decisions through analysis and recommendations that resolve novel problems with little or no precedent.
• Investigates concerns and creates solutions that mitigate risk for the organization.
• May directly manage and lead the performance of others. Delivers results through self, team and cross-functional partners.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience working in multiple HR disciplines, including: designing, developing and executing company wide HR strategies, talent staffing, learning and development, succession planning, performance management, employee relations, organizational effectiveness and team development.
• Experience leading and executing projects and change management initiatives.
• Technical and functional knowledge of state and federal employment labor laws, workers’ compensation, OSHA, FMLA, ADA, benefit programs, and regulatory requirements.
• Effective communication and…