Lead HR Business Partner

About us

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

At National Grid, we aim to create an environment where everyone is welcomed for who they are and where our differences are celebrated. We utilize the insights of our employees that come from all different cultures, backgrounds, and beliefs to better serve our customers and communities.

National Grid is hiring a Lead HR Business Partner. This hybrid position can sit in either our Waltham, MA, Brooklyn, NY, Albany, NY or Syracuse, NY office.

Job Purpose

The Lead Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) role will be an integral part of the IT&D HR team and broader Group Functions HR team. The successful candidate will bring high energy, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record of implementing strategic people plans with a passion for talent management. The HRBP should have the ability to be both strategic and operational, owning the people plan aligned to the function’s objectives, as well as managing front-line issues through to resolution. This role will play a critical part in creating and supporting high-performing teams, driving an inclusive culture, and supporting engagement across IT & Digital.

In this role, you will establish yourself as a go-to strategic HR partner with the IT leaders you support. You will work closely and collaboratively across our HR Centers of Excellence (employee relations, talent management, reward, recruiting strategy, and professional development) to provide the necessary people support for business success. The HRBP will support business leaders in anticipating their short-, medium-, and long-term talent, leadership, and organizational effectiveness requirements to deliver their objectives.

Key Accountabilities

• Coaching & Advising: Act as trusted advisor, coaching and advising leaders and employees on various components impacting employee experience, including employee development, reward and recognition, annual processes, capability building, employee relations concerns, performance management, and HR policies.

• Set People Strategy: Work with the business area to translate HR strategy into clear objectives that are aligned to the future needs and future goals of the business area in order to provide accurate and timely support that enables them to achieve their goals.

• Project/Process Management: Ensure operational excellence in HR strategic initiatives, including leadership development, succession planning, workforce planning, inclusion and diversity, talent analytics, engagement surveys, action planning, and overall process improvements.

• Deliver people solutions for business: Work with a range of specialist colleagues within the HR team and with the Senior HR Business Partner to provide tailored, best practice solutions to business problems.  Proactively seek opportunities to build their knowledge of their customer’s business and requirements to provide tailored ‘fit for purpose’ advice.

• Organization Design: Partner with leaders on organization design from challenging case for change through delivery of any organizational changes
• Change Leadership: Serve as a motivator for change, working with the People Communications team to develop and communicate solutions related to organizational design, development, and change management. Demonstrate and encourage consistency with our values (Do the Right Thing, Find a Better Way, and Make It Happen).
• Strategic Projects: Take the lead on key strategic projects and activities (e.g., Inclusion & Diversity, Talent Management, and Performance Management) within the IT function.
• Analysis: Analyze key themes, trends (internal and external), and performance metrics to identify how different scenarios may impact the business and make recommendations for moving forward.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience as an HR Generalist/HRBP or in a business function, ideally with experience supporting information technology.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to partner with stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills, capable of building trust.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to adapt content/style based on the audience.
• Demonstrated ability to assemble complex ideas, issues, and observations into clear and simple explanations.

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