Strategic People Partner

Summary

Join Gurobi Optimization as a Strategic People (HR) Partner and play a pivotal role in driving organizational success through strategic HR initiatives. You will build strong partnerships across the organization, identifying talent needs and ensuring capabilities align with objectives. Oversee the entire employee lifecycle, managing key HR functions with support from a dedicated team. Responsibilities include leading onboarding, maintaining HRIS databases, ensuring legal compliance, and spearheading change management initiatives. You will also support organization design, optimize team structures, and enhance employee engagement. This role requires collaboration with other HR teams to leverage specialized expertise and ensure integrated support for all HR initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5-7 years of People (HR) generalist experience or business partner experience
• Understanding of employment laws and compliance within your region
• Highly proficient in spoken and written communication
• Knowledge of People (HR) policies and procedures with the ability to provide clear, supportive guidance
• Experience working within a SaaS business model
• Ability to understand and apply people data to inform decision-making
• Track record of building partnerships across stakeholders, influencing, coaching, guiding, and supporting teams
• Ability to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement
• Strong business acumen in a fast-paced, highly agile tech environment

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term strategic partnerships across the organization to achieve business goals, projects, and priorities
• Collaborate with leaders to identify talent, strategic resourcing, and capability requirements aligned with organizational needs
• Oversee all people activities throughout the Employee Lifecycle, supported by the People team
• Lead and manage onboarding processes
• Execute and file employment agreements
• Conduct reference and background checks, set up files, and verify information
• Coordinate onboarding schedules and conduct new hire orientation
• Set up and maintain People (HR) systems
• Manage offboarding processes
• Maintain and update the HRIS database for system updates, employee changes, and reporting
• Stay informed about legal requirements related to employee management
• Investigate employee relations concerns, communicate findings, and provide recommendations to stakeholders
• Support performance management (coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions)
• Drive change management initiatives, guiding teams through organizational changes to ensure smooth transitions and adaptability within the business
• Support organization design efforts, assisting in structuring teams and roles and managing structural changes within the organization
• Ensure program awareness across teams, effectively leveraging people programs, policies, and tools to support their goals
• Enhance employee engagement and foster a positive work culture, aligning employee efforts with company values and objectives
• Lead learning and development initiatives, promoting continuous learning and professional growth to support employees’ skill development and career progression

Preferred Qualifications

• HR Certification preferred
• Familiarity with HRIS systems (e.g., ADP, Paycor)
• Proficiency in MS Office – Outlook Calendar/SharePoint/Excel
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements applicable to employee management