Global Hr Business Partner, Sustainability Business

Building on our long history and experience in sustainability, the Global Sustainability Business division (SB) has the mission to bring all Schneider Electric (SE) acts together to provide unprecedent, end-to-end leadership to our clients as we help them to progress on their sustainable transformations, from formulating climate strategy to execution & deployment of sustainability offers, leveraging our entire portfolio of SE products and solutions along with the expertise we have within our division. With an expanding global footprint, SB includes a team of 3200+ employees in more than 30 countries.
As a key enabler of business success and performance, the Global HR Business Partner is responsible for aligning people to strategy, fostering a positive workplace culture and developing future organizational capabilities that are critical for success. Its scope covers workforce strategy & staffing, talent management, competency management and employee relations, in a context of business growth.
Primary HR interface to Sr Business Leaders, the main roles responsibilities are:

• Support business strategy with HR activities and priorities such as leadership development, organizational design & development, talent management, workforce strategy & planning, employee engagement, etc.
• Coordinate and guarantee that HR campaigns & policies are being correctly carried out around Group values
• Support Global Sr Leaders and People Managers in the HR & organization management, with the local support of the Country HR BPs & Consultants
• Know in-depth talent pool, and build robust succession plans for critical roles
• Contribute to employees' professional development, focusing more specially on high potentials and talents. Ensure the right resources are at the right jobs & build bridges between SB departments and from/to other parts of SE
• Own the Competency Master plan, working with Learning & Development organization to determine developmental needs for the organization linked to our business and talent strategy
• Contribute to the design of organizations (skills, resources, processes) to suit business challenges and HR strategy
• Lead change management process during the introduction of new initiatives or transformation projects
• Determine and recommend employee relations practices necessary to establish a positive employer-employee relationship and promote a high level of employee morale
• Participate in the SB HR Council and drive various transversal HR projects and activities - may be country, regional and/or global in scope. Support M&A activities
• Build a strong knowledge of current HR practices and trends and apply them to the business while also developing an internal / external network that can be leveraged to drive HR excellence

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree / Master in Human Resources.
• Around 10-15 years with relevant experience focusing on HR Consulting to the business, in an international environment, gained through increasingly responsible management positions within Human Resources in a matricial environment
• Broad knowledge of workforce strategy and staffing, talent management, competency management and employee relations
• Strong business acumen and leadership skills
• High energy level, comfortable performing multifaceted projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities
• Ability to influence and work effectively with senior business leaders and internal stakeholders to influence change
• Superior interpersonal abilities
• Ability to be strategic & operational
• Good reasoning abilities. Sound judgment
• Good communication skills
• Resourceful and well organized
• Collaborative and Team player
• Ability to establish credibility and be decisive. Able to recognize and support the organization's preferences and priorities

Who will you report to? VP, HR Sustainability Business
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Why us?
Schneider Electric is leading the digital transformation of energy management and automation. Our technologies enable the world to use energy in a safe, efficient and sustainable manner. We strive to promote a global economy that is both ecologically viable and highly productive.
₠25.7bn global revenue
137 000+ employees in 100+ countries
45% of revenue from IoT
5% of revenue devoted for R&D
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