Avp-People Business Partner

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Role/Responsibilities:

Moody’s People team is undergoing a dynamic and exciting transformation, committed to focusing on serving and developing the company’s most important asset – its team members, enabling the business to meet and exceed its goals through its people. The Assistant Vice President – People Business Partner will facilitate and shape this change through their support of the Talent strategy for Moody’s Analytics Business aligned with the Global strategy. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to senior management to the OUs on People strategy and solutions.  The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to think critically in a fast-paced environment and demonstrate the ability to manage and drive projects across the region in coordination with Global and Regional People colleagues.
Responsibilities include:

•    Business Advisor: Builds relationships with senior managers to understand business priorities and align People strategies to business objectives and key results (OKRs) for the groups allocated to them. Partner closely with People Team colleagues and other corporate functions to deliver advice and counsel to leaders, make recommendations, and be a trusted advisor to senior managers on the full range of People business issues.  
•    Global Programs: Delivers programs alongside People Regional and Global colleagues, contributes to the creation of programs that drive higher levels of employee performance and engagement.  
•    Organizational Development & Design:  Helps identify, facilitate, and support the implementation of change management and organizational design and development initiatives. 
•    Talent Management: In partnership with the Centers of Expertise and the People Business Partner colleagues, partners with senior management to implement a framework for assessing and developing organizational talent. Supports talent assessment processes, including succession planning, executive assessments, mobility strategies, high potential identification and development, and building management bench strength.
•    Staffing and Selection: Works with Talent Acquisition team on workforce planning. Participates in recruitment for senior-level positions.
•    Rewards and Recognition: Supports senior management, compensation, and business planning in the annual salary plan and incentive compensation processes.
•    Workforce Analytics: Reviews internal and external metrics to draw hypotheses and conclusions that help the business make more informed decisions about its workforce. Uses metrics to make recommendations to address issues.
•    Project Management: Supports global projects and partners with various People functions to resource project teams as directed.  Participates in cross-functional and technical projects as appropriate.
•    Risk Management: Proactively mitigates risk by working with Business Management, Legal, Compliance, and Employee Relations (ER) to ensure employment law-related risks are managed appropriately. Maintains a positive, productive, and cohesive work environment by dealing with workplace conduct, conflict resolution, counselling, and employee engagement.

Qualifications:
•    Bachelor’s Degree. An advanced degree and/or certification in HR specialties are preferred.
•    6-8 years of Human Resources experience, ideally as a Business Partner / HR Generalist;  additional experience in at least one other HR function preferred.
•    Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to incorporate metrics and analysis into delivery.
•    Knowledge of and experience applying company policies and procedures.
•    Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with poise and confidence to interact with all levels of management and the ability to build trusted relationships with senior managers to influence.
•    Motivated self-starter with the ability to manage high volumes of work (both strategic and tactical) and navigate through change.
•    Strong team player who operates with humility, kindness, curiosity, collaboration, and open-mindedness.
•    Experience working in a matrixed Global organization.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is [[$110,900]] –  [[$160,850]], depending on factors such as experience, education, level, skills, and location. This range is based on a full-time position. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for incentive compensation. Moody’s also offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.

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