Senior HR Business Partner (34248-TPEN) | MathWorks

Job title: Senior HR Business Partner (34248-TPEN)

Company: MathWorks

Job description: MathWorks has a hybrid work model that enables staff members to split their time between office and home. The hybrid model provides the advantage of having both in-person time with colleagues and flexible at-home life optimizations. Learn More: https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/resources/applying-and-interviewing.html#onboarding.As part of our highly collaborative HR team, the HR Business Partner will play a crucial role in addressing the organizational needs of our Engineering department. This position involves partnering and providing guidance and coaching to managers and staff; facilitating, championing, and educating on organizational design practices, retention and development efforts, performance management approaches, and employee relations issues; and leading and participating in a variety of challenging HR projects and initiatives.MathWorks nurtures growth, appreciates diversity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.Business Partnership: Build strong relationships with management and staff within the Engineering teams, developing a deep understanding of their business, goals, and challenges. Anticipate, assess, and address systemic issues through facilitation, coaching, counseling, and the use of HR data and technology.Organizational Effectiveness and Change Management: Provide consultative guidance on organizational and staff needs. Support and guide departments through organizational changes, using change management strategies to ensure smooth transitions and adaptation to change.Performance Management: Guide and coach managers in the performance management process, including setting objectives, providing feedback, conducting performance reviews, and addressing performance issues.Employee Relations: Act as a point of contact for employee relations within Engineering, resolving complex employee relations issues with a balanced and fair approach.Compensation: Collaborate with the compensation team and managers to facilitate merit planning and compensation initiatives.Project Management: Collaborate with other HR team members, manage projects, or provide direction on HR-related programs and practices, identifying areas for increasing efficiency or ways of working in support of continuous improvement for the HR team.Analytics & Solutions: Analyze trends and use data to propose and develop solutions, best practices, and organizational development programs and practices.

5-7 years of experience in Human Resources, with a preference for candidates with high-tech industry experience and/or experience supporting engineering teams.
Ability to influence and provide credible HR guidance to management at all levels.
Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to communicate effectively, including audience-centered writing, active listening skills, and adjusting verbal communication style as needed.
Experience in coaching and counseling all levels of staff on a wide variety of issues.
A thorough understanding of performance management systems and employment law.
Knowledge of organizational development programs and practices.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to diagnose root causes.
Skilled in facilitating meetings and delivering presentations to a variety of in-person and remote audiences.
Demonstrated business acumen and a working knowledge of multiple HR disciplines.
Ability to work in a time-sensitive and confidential environment.
Proficient in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and HRIS (Workday is a plus).