Director - HR Business Partner
Avangrid

Job Info

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Purpose

HR leader within Networks business at Avangrid and key consumer of business insights and analysis, this position is accountable to leverage resources and provide expert and timely consultation to the business.

This position is responsible for driving HR strategy and initiatives with leaders in the Networks Business. It is critical that the incumbent can navigate the matrix organization, can build strong relationships and influence within all levels of the business.

This is a highly relational role, requiring personal and professional confidence, stakeholder savvy, the ability to challenge and influence leaders, advanced written and verbal communication skills across a wide variety of audiences, cultural aptitude when interacting with varied stakeholders, and the business acumen to apply analytics, strategy, and insight to the continuous evolution of the workforce. Strong relationship skills and keen judgment are required, as well as flexibility, creativity, and a solid understanding of external business, and HR and talent management trends.

Responsibilities

• Establishing the Human Capital plan for responsible the lines of business
• Maintaining strong relationships with Senior leaders as a trusted thought partner, balanced advisor, and skilled people strategist
• Developing medium to long-term workforce planning, talent planning, and workforce development strategies that are aligned with company and business objectives
• Working closely with the Labor & Employee Relations organization to identify trends, maintain a positive working environment, manage critical issues
• Proactively feeding back relevant insights from Senior leadership to HR leadership and heads of centers of excellence, driving relevant HR people strategy and workplace initiatives
• Key stakeholder in change management strategy for company transformation efforts, culture changes, and workplace evolution initiatives
• Key stakeholder and advocate for HR solutions and initiatives
• Supporting all strategic headcount, compensation and recruiting initiatives as needed within the HR model
• Actively engaging in business learning and relationship building strategies

Skills and Requirements

Knowledge and Skills

• Highly developed relationship and communication skills, including the ability to thoughtfully and constructively influence peers, gain consensus, challenge authority, and maintain glide paths to successful outcomes in an environment of diverse stakeholders

• Highly developed business acumen and professional confidence

• Goal orientation and ability to follow through in the face of competing priorities Bias for solutions and possibilities
• Appreciation of broad tactical considerations and how they connect to strategic initiatives
• Ability to understand the business quickly
• Ability to diagnose OE capability gaps and translate into the OE levers - learning, culture, process, ways of working and behavior
• Flexibility and adaptiveness especially under pressure - rigidity in methods, thinking, and process will not serve this role well
• An ability to see the forest through the trees and independently manage priorities
• Experience of driving culture and engagement strategies

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree with 10 years related experience. Master's degree a plus.
• Previous HR Business Partner experience preferred
• Experience utilizing HR data and analytics to diagnose trends and link to business performance outcomes
• Understanding of design principles and how they influence organizational design, use relevant bench-marking and can influence the stakeholders to choose a design which is both effective and efficient.

Competencies

• Develop Self & Others
• Empower to grow
• Collaborate and Share
• Be a role model
• Focus to achieve results
• Be agile
• Technical Skills

Mobility Information

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country

Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within AVANGRD Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Renewables

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Nearest Major Market: New Haven
Nearest Secondary Market: Hartford

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