GH
Senior Director, People Business Partner & Global Employee Relations
Palo Alto, CA · Director
Sponsorship not specified$246k-$338kDetected 26 days ago
Stakeholder ManagementBusiness DevelopmentForecastingRecruitingHRPerformance ManagementEmployee RelationsEmployment LawPatient CareLeadershipCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoringDemand Planning
About the role
- Company Description Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer.
- Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care, including screening to find cancer early, monitoring for recurrence in early-stage cancer, and treatment selection for patients with advanced cancer.
- For more information, visit guardanthealth.com and follow the company on LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and Facebook.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary People Business Partner to executive leaders across Business Development, Finance, Legal, and Public Affairs.
- Develop and execute people strategies that support business objectives, organizational growth, and operational excellence.
- Provide thought leadership and counsel on organizational effectiveness, change management, team design, leadership effectiveness, and talent optimization.
- Translate business strategies into actionable workforce plans in partnership with business leaders and Talent Acquisition partners to ensure their client groups have the talent and capabilities needed to achieve its goals.
- Drive execution of talent reviews, workforce planning, and performance management processes within client groups, partnering with Organization Effectiveness and other COEs
- Own the workforce planning rhythm for supported functions, facilitating regular reviews of organizational needs, headcount plans, hiring forecasts, workforce risks, and capability gaps.
- Partner with Talent Acquisition to convert workforce plans into executable recruiting strategies, providing visibility into future hiring demand, prioritization, and talent market considerations.
- Lead strategic workforce planning efforts across supported functions, including talent forecasting, capability assessments, and organizational planning.
- Partner with leaders to identify critical talent needs and develop strategies and drive talent processes in service to attraction, retention, development, and bench strength.
- Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and Organization Effectiveness teams to build robust talent pipelines and strengthen organizational capability.
Requirements
- Experience supporting C-level leadership and corporate functions such as Finance, Legal, Business Development, Public Affairs, Corporate Affairs, or similar executive organizations.
- Proven success leading complex global employee relations programs, managing sensitive workplace matters and ensuring a proactive measurable, approach to systemic issues.
- Proven track record in accelerating business growth by driving strategic business outcomes through people strategies.
- Strong knowledge of employment law, HR compliance, and employee relations leading practices.
- Experience leading teams and helping team members be the best they can be.
- Experience supporting global organizations and cross-functional executive leadership teams.
- Workforce planning and organizational effectiveness expertise
- Employee relations and risk management expertise
- Demonstrated curiosity, sound judgment, and the ability to critically evaluate and responsibly leverage AI-enabled tools in accordance with company policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment.
- Required
- Demonstrated expertise leading enterprise workforce planning processes, including headcount forecasting, talent demand planning, organizational modeling, and alignment of workforce investments with business and financial objectives.
- Proven track record in accelerating business growth by driving strategic business outcomes through people strategies. Experience leading organizational design, restructuring, integration, and executive team effectiveness initiatives.
- 12+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant HR Business Partner leadership experience supporting senior executives/C-suite leadership.
- Ability to travel at a rate of ~15% to support executive leadership, global employee relations initiatives, and key business meetings.
- Preferred
- SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or equivalent certification.
- Experience in highly regulated, publicly traded, healthcare, biotechnology, life sciences, or technology organizations.
- Critical Competencies
Compensation
- $245,700 - $337,850Other
- $208,845 - $287,173If the role is performed in
- $221,130 - $304,065
Equal opportunity
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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