From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.
About the Role
Fivetran is looking for a Global Director, HRBP to support Fivetran’s Marketing and G&A (Finance, People, Legal, IT) organizations globally. As a Global Director, HRBP, you will serve as a strategic partner to business leaders, leveraging your deep understanding of business operations and human resources best practices to drive talent and organizational development initiatives. You will utilize data-driven insights to support decision-making and facilitate organizational change, while fostering a high-performance culture. This role requires exceptional coaching skills to guide employees and leadership through complex HR challenges, ensuring alignment between HR programs and business objectives.
We are seeking a self-motivated, data-driven and collaborative leader who is passionate about fostering a positive work culture and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
This is a full time, hybrid position based out of our Denver, CO or Oakland, CA offices with a requirement to attend the office 1-2 days per week.
Technologies You’ll Use
G-Suite, Workday, Slack
What You’ll Do
At Fivetran, we believe in empowering our employees to reach their full potential. As a Global Director, HRBP, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our talent strategies and fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
Strategic Solutions in Organizational Design, Succession Planning, and Performance Management:
- Design and implement organizational structures aligned with business objectives to enhance efficiency and scalability.
- Develop and manage comprehensive succession plans, ensuring leadership continuity and readiness for key roles.
- Optimize performance management systems to drive accountability, support employee growth, and foster a high-performance culture.
Strategic Partnership:
- Leverage business acumen to collaborate with leaders in building and implementing talent and organizational development programs that align with business goals.
- Act as the primary HR liaison for assigned business units, understanding their unique needs and providing tailored HR solutions.
- Partner with Business Leaders to drive Employee Engagement: Collaborate with business leaders to assess employee survey data, design and implement targeted engagement initiatives to address work-life balance, recognition, career development and enhance the overall employee experience.
Data-Driven Decision Making:
- Utilize HR analytics and data insights to inform strategic decisions, support organizational change, and measure the effectiveness of HR initiatives.
- Conduct skills and talent assessments, facilitate reviews, and analyze data to anticipate future talent needs and develop proactive workforce strategies.
Employee and Leadership Coaching:
- Provide expert coaching to employees and leadership on complex issues related to performance management, employee relations, and conflict resolution.
- Facilitate difficult conversations and mediate disputes to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
- Design and implement strategies that optimize employees’ journeys across all of the lifecycles to enhance the employee experience.
HR Program Alignment:
- Collaborate with cross-functional HR teams including Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, Total Rewards, Workplace Operations, and Learning & Development (L&D) to ensure HR programs are effectively aligned with business needs.
- Participate in the design and implementation of HR programs that support organizational objectives and enhance employee engagement.
Change Management:
- Lead and support change management initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruption to business operations.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders to ensure buy-in and successful adoption of new initiatives.
Operational Excellence:
- Serve as the go-to HR expert for your business units, providing timely and accurate HR advice while knowing when to escalate or redirect issues to others(Subject Matter Experts or other departments)
Skills We’re Looking For
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 7-10 years as an HR Business Partner supporting global teams, preferably within a scaling or fast-paced company.
- Proven track record of partnering with business leaders to drive talent and organizational development initiatives. Experience supporting global organizations and navigating multicultural environments.
- Strong Business Acumen: Deep understanding of organizational dynamics and the ability to align HR strategies with business objectives.
- HR Analytics Expertise: Proficient in leveraging data for decision-making and supporting organizational change.
- Proficiency in HRIS: Skilled in using Workday and other HR-related software to optimize HR processes.
- Strategic Mindset: Ability to think strategically and align HR initiatives with long-term business goals.
- Stakeholder Management: Expertise in managing relationships with key stakeholders across various levels of the organization.
- Effective Communication: Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships and drive organizational change.
- Customer-Focused Mindset: Dedicated to creating a culture where people can thrive and grow their careers.
- Excellent Decision-Making Skills: Capable of seeing the broader picture while understanding situational circumstances and leveraging data to drive optimal outcomes for both people and the business.
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): Experience building and supporting programs that promote DEI within the organization.
- Adaptability: Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment.
- Knowledge of Labor Laws: Strong knowledge of labor laws and compliance requirements in the United States.
Bonus Skills
- Coaching experience and certification
- Program Management experience
- HR experience within a global SaaS company
- Demonstrated ability to lead change management initiatives.
- M&A experience
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The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the target position and level. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Our job titles may span more than one career level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, business need, market demands. The pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your location during the hiring process.
This range represents base salary only and does not include incentive for sales roles, equity, or benefits, if applicable.
Pay Range
$194,392—$242,990 USD
Perks and Benefits
- 100% employer-paid medical insurance*
- Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off
- RSU stock grants*
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities
- Monthly cell phone stipend
- Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.
*May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information
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We’re honored to be valued at over $5.6 billion, but more importantly, we’re proud of our core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream. Read about us in Forbes.
Fivetran brings together high-quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers. We value and recognize that our customers benefit from having innovative teams made of people from many backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us build a world-class company to better serve our customers, our people and our communities.
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What We Do
Fivetran is the global leader in modern data integration. Our mission is to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. Built for the cloud, Fivetran enables data teams to effortlessly centralize and transform data from hundreds of SaaS and on-prem data sources into high-performance cloud destinations. Fast-moving startups and the world’s largest companies use Fivetran to accelerate modern analytics and operational efficiency, fueling data-driven business growth. Fivetran is headquartered in Oakland, California, with offices around the world.
Why Work With Us
At Fivetran, we live by our values daily. In every interaction, it is easy to identify that we work with integrity, we take initiative, and we employ a team-first approach. Our Glassdoor rating is no accident: just as customer experience is a guiding light for us, so is employee satisfaction. Experience ownership, impact, and recognition here.
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