Senior People + Culture Business Partner

Role: Senior People + Culture Business Partner

Scope: Individual Contributor, P5

Focus: Corporate Employees

Year of Experience: 10+

Location: Ventura, CA

As a Senior People + Culture Business Partner (PCBP) for our Ventura community, you will sit at the intersection of the People, Culture and Justice Centers of Expertise and our corporate functions, collaborating with and advising Business Leaders to diagnose and solve organizational problems, enabling them to achieve business goals while acting as stewards of the employee experience and culture. 

You will take a balanced view on executing short-term initiatives and building long-term strategies to support your business leaders and will be deeply influential in shaping the employee experience, culture, and careers of employees across corporate functions, all working toward the same purpose: Saving our Home Planet.   

What You’ll Do:

Strategic Advisory

• Learn how the business works and engineer people solutions and strategies to enable the achievement of business goals
• Partner with Business Leaders to define unique needs and consult with COEs using a Human-centered approach to design fit-for-purpose solutions
• Serve as a thought partner and trusted advisor for the leaders, managers, and employees in the areas you support
• Provide expert guidance on organization design, workforce, and succession planning
• Develop an ongoing feedback loop (including the use of employee surveys) for employees and managers to support a culture of openness, transparency, and continuous development
• Review and leverage metrics, dashboards, and data to manage the progress of People and Culture programs and initiatives
• Stay current on industry trends and changes in the business environment, and anticipate the impact of these changes on the organization and can create strategies and approaches to manage them

Program Management

• Partner extensively with People COEs to create relevant talent programs
• Drive the implementation of various People programs within your business areas in partnership with business stakeholders
• Lead change management and communications efforts for major organizational changes
• Execute ongoing talent processes including goal setting and performance processes, succession planning and talent review routines, compensation programs, learning & development initiatives, and other COE-led programs
• Facilitate equitable compensation processes related to hiring, annual increases, incentives, and promotions

Justice, Equity, and Antiracism

• Promote a culture in which each person can bring their whole self to work safely and as completely as possible, regardless of their identity
• Ensure that managers are accountable for Patagonia’s justice and antiracism goals and expectations related to people and their teams
• Provide cross-cultural coaching and support for leadership and employees
• Competently advise managers on topics such as bias and equitable people practices

Employee Relations

• Liaise effectively with the Employee and Labor Relations team to address employee issues with coaching and conflict resolution skills objectively and with confidentiality, equity, and fairness.

Who you are:

• Strategic: able to think big picture and drive work connected to business priorities
• Change Agent: confident in your ability to face disruptions and adapt quickly yourself and also influence others during change
• Influential Leader: a thought leader capable of building trusted relationships, influencing decisions and driving urgency on critical priorities by easily building trust
• Problem-Solver: you can quickly identify and implement solutions
• Data-literate: you can harness data to understand relevant metrics and draw insights to influence people strategies
• Strong Communicator: excellent communication and presentation skills
• Emotionally intelligent: high level of self-awareness, empathy, and interpersonal skills
• Inclusive: deeply experienced in collaborating with others across differences
• Passionate: cares deeply about people practices and saving our home planet

Experience You Bring: 

• 10+ years of human resources experience, including Business Partner experience supporting primarily corporate or commercial business functions. 
• Proven ability to collaborate with business leaders to develop strategic people plans – ideally in organizations with a high level of change.  Skillset/Experience related to Org Effectiveness/Org Development preferred.
• Comprehensive understanding of HR’s objectives and processes throughout the employee life cycle.
• Demonstrated emotional intelligence, humility, cultural competence, feedback skills, and the ability to sustain trusted relationships with a wide array of people.  
• Highly skilled communicator, speaker, and facilitator with experience training and coaching on management skills, equity, feedback, and conflict resolution.    
• Flexibility and experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while exercising effective judgment in challenging situations and remaining calm under pressure. 
• Demonstrates initiative, is conscientious, and provides complete follow-through on areas of responsibility.
• The highest ethical standards and discretion.
• Working knowledge of employment law, state and federal rules and regulations, and their applications in a variety of different business segments including remote worker environments.

Hiring range: $150,000-$175,000 USD Annual

At Patagonia, pay ranges are assigned to a job based on the location specific market median of similar jobs according to 3rd party salary benchmark surveys. Individual pay within that range can vary for several reasons including skills/capabilities, experience, and available budget. Note the full pay range for this role ranges from: $148,400-$222,600 USD Annual. The Hiring Range reflects where in the range we intend to hire for this role. 

Employee Conduct
It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive, inclusive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers and vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.