Avp-People Business Partner

**The Role / Responsibilities**:The Global People Business Partner (PBP), Assistant Vice President is responsible for helping to support the design and implementation of the talent strategy for assigned business units.
The role will be based in Costa Rica.
The PBP will support Moody's local but will also support other groups in MIS under the guidance of the Global People Business Partner for MIS, they will develop strong client relationships at all levels of management.
The main responsibilities will include:

- **Business Advisor**: Builds relationships with global senior managers to understand business priorities in order to align People strategies to business objectives and key results (OKR's) for the groups that are allocated to them.
Under the direction of the Global People Business Partner, makes recommendations, provides advice and is a trusted advisor to senior managers on full range of People business issues.
Contributes to the creation of programs that drive higher levels of employee performance and engagement.
- ** Talent Management**: Under the guidance of the Global People BP for R&R, partners with senior management to implement a framework for assessing and developing organizational talent at the Senior Vice President /Senior Director + level in an effective and systematic manner.
For their assigned groups, will support talent assessment processes including succession planning, executive assessments, mobility strategies, high potential identification and development, and building management bench strength.
- **Organizational Development**: Helps identify, facilitates, and supports the implementation of change management and organizational design and development initiatives.
Partners with the Global People BP and Leadership & Organization Development COE team to execute on solutions to business challenges.
- **Rewards and Recognition**: Supports senior management, compensation and business planning in the annual salary plan and incentive compensation processes.
- **Staffing and Selection**: Works with Talent Acquisition team on workforce planning.
Participates in recruitment for senior level positions.
- **Workforce Analytics**: Reviews internal and external metrics to draw hypotheses and conclusions that help the business make more informed decisions about its workforce.
Uses metrics to make recommendations to address particular issues.
- **Project Management**: Supports global projects and partners with various People functions to resource project teams as directed.
Participates in cross-functional and technical projects as appropriate.
- Bachelor's degree required.
MBA or Master's degree or equivalent preferred.
- 5-7 years or more of progressively responsible HR related experience with strong emphasis on HR Business Partner experience
- Ability to think globally and/or international experience preferred
- Experience supporting corporate clients within financial services, a plus
- Understand and know how to work in a matrixed model - both corporate, functional and geographic
- Experience with dispersed workforce
- Some experience in Organizational Development, Change management, Succession & Workforce Planning preferred
- Moderate level Talent Management/People Strategy Development experience
- Strong business acumen and analytical skills
- Strong leader and people manager
- Solid project management background and experience with HR technologies.
Working knowledge of WorkWise a plus.
- Excellent facilitation, influencing, interpersonal, and communication skills

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
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