HR Business Partner - Atlanta

HR Business Partner – Atlanta

About Bose

You know the moment. It's the first notes of that song you love, the intro to your favorite movie, or simply the sound of someone you love saying "hello". It's in these moments that sound matters most. At Bose, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth. We've dedicated ourselves to improving it for nearly 60 years. And we're passionate down to our bones about making whatever you're listening to a little more magical.

At Bose, we are passionate about helping people reach their fullest human potential so that they can feel more, do more, and be more. Working as a member of the Human Resources Team in Atlanta, you will have a unique opportunity to partner with the G&A functions, in particular IT and Supply Chain business leaders to truly shape our talent strategy enables Bose to meet its transformation and growth aspirations.

Responsibilities

The Atlanta office is an exciting new location for Bose. As the HR Business Partner, you will play a critical role in starting up the office. This means helping to hire the right talent, embedding the Bose culture into the local team, and help acclimate Bose to its new location by leveraging all the great aspects of the Atlanta talent market . You will be responsible for the teams in the Atlanta office, primarily our Information Technology and Supply Chain groups; additionally a broader scope of HRBP responsibilities that touches other functions and locations across the Company.

As an HRBP, you will act as a strategic partner to the business by embedding corporate HR strategy into day-to-day work and providing professional HR guidance and support to the business with the objective of adding value. You will be a thought partner to establish a talent strategy with your business leaders that integrates and leverages our essence and values and drives a culture of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging. You will gain a deep understanding of our business strategies and talent needs, and will integrate your knowledge into our culture.

Human Resources professionals play an important role in our business and our culture. We not only have a seat at the table, we are expected to have a voice in the employee experience and the work environment. This role will work in partnership with senior business partners and other HR colleagues in a matrixed fashion to provide support to a variety of Bose businesses and functions.

Main responsibilities:

• Contribute to the business strategy by helping business leaders to identify, prioritize, and build organizational capabilities, behaviors, culture, structures, and processes
• Support leaders in forecasting and planning their talent pipeline requirements in line with the function or business strategy
• Strategic HR advisor to senior leadership. Facilitate a strong leadership and coaching culture.
• Facilitate long-term initiatives aligned with the strategic agenda.
• Assist business unit leaders in providing employees with development opportunities that align with current and future performance standards.
• Provide expert advice and coaching to employees when appropriate
• Understand and solicit employee opinions and anticipate their needs and concerns.
• Review and benchmark the internal and external environment to improve HR initiatives.
• Identify and drive the sharing of best practices across functions to facilitate continuous improvement. Foster strong collaborative HRBP community; cross divisional collaboration
• Act as a liaison between the business and HR functional areas to ensure that HR services are aligned with internal client needs.
• Operationalize HR processes and initiatives such as performance management, annual compensation changes, or talent and succession planning for the business, partnering with other global HR colleagues.
• Identify new opportunities for HR to add value to the business.

Key competencies and experiences we are looking for

• 5-7 years of Human Resource Business Partner experience, or equivalent experience
• As a Senior HR role on location, the successful candidate must have the ability to act independently, maturely, and role model Bose leadership behaviors
• As this role is expected to work globally and is not located in the Headquarters, the most effective candidate will build relationships, navigate resources, and work collaboratively with remote colleagues
• Experience with Digital, IT and/or Supply Chain Preferred
• Digital and software fluency and experience with software and technical talent preferred
• Substantial business acumen and the ability to develop clear HR strategies that support and enable measurable business outcomes
• Clear, comprehensive understanding of the link between talent and other HR initiatives and business strategy
• Ability to identify new ways for HR to support the business strategy
• Data based decision making: able synthesize quantitative and qualitative data and use it to recognize trends and inform recommendations
• Ability to engage, inspire, and influence people
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication, and customer service skills
• Significant knowledge of HR practices and talent management practices
• Taking on opportunities and challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. Embracing “can do” attitude
• Adaptability: comfort with unanticipated changes of direction or approach
• Hybrid work and Travel: Ability to work on-site at least 3 days per week, with periodic travel both globally and to other US locations.