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Senior HR Business Partner

The MathWorks, Inc.
Natick, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/14/2025

Job Summary

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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.

Are you ready to elevate your HR career in a supportive and dynamic environment? As a Senior HR Business Partner with our collaborative team, you'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our Engineering department. This role is perfect for someone eager to expand their business partner skills by partnering with managers and staff, offering valuable guidance and coaching, and learning best practices from other business partners on the team.

You'll become a key player in championing performance development and retention strategies, organizational design, driving change management in support of evolving HR programs, and navigating complex employee relations with finesse. Plus, you'll gain hands-on experience leading and participating in diverse and challenging HR projects and initiatives. Join us to grow your expertise and make a difference!

MathWorks nurtures growth, appreciates diversity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree and 6 years of professional work experience (or a master's degree and 3 years of professional work experience, or equivalent experience) is required.
  • Additional Qualifications

  • 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).
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