Senior Director, People Business Partner (R-19919)

Job Description

Job Description

Shape the Future with Dun & Bradstreet

At Dun & Bradstreet, we believe data has the power to create a better tomorrow. As a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics, we help companies worldwide grow, manage risk, and innovate. Since 1841, businesses have trusted us to turn uncertainty into opportunity. We’re a diverse, global team that values creativity, collaboration, and bold ideas. Are you ready to make an impact and help shape what’s next? Join us! Explore opportunities at dnb.com/careers.

The Senior Director, People Business Partner (HRBP) serves as a strategic partner to the Global Chief Revenue officer and Sales Leadership team and helps align business objectives with people strategies, including a focus on developing leaders and teams, driving organizational effectiveness, engaging our employees, and prioritizing the highest impact solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides strategic leadership and expert guidance to assigned commercial client groups, along with consultation and delivery of People programs to achieve key commercial objectives
• Manage a team of People Business Partners to provide effective and timely People support and consultation to assigned client groups
• Leads organization design activities and talent management strategies to implement new structures, roles and/or processes that create more effective and efficient organizations that are aligned to shifting business demands
• Leverages complex data and people analytics to provide critical insights into business and talent trends that inform the overall commercial and People priorities
• Utilizes Microsoft 365 Copilot and other approved AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize information, prepare leadership communications, and generate actionable insights
• Champions the adoption of AI-enabled ways of working across client groups, helping leaders improve productivity, decision quality, and organizational effectiveness
• Provides insights in a simple, creative, and relevant way that challenges current thinking, informs business decisions, and shows how decisions impact business outcomes
• Strategically advises leaders in solving complex issues related to organization design, development, and change leadership
• Serves as a trusted advisor to employees and leaders at all levels of the organization, offering support and guidance on People related matters
• Coaches leaders to build leadership capabilities and create a culture of followership within their teams and with key internal stakeholders
• Works with senior leaders to implement and manage key People processes, such as the year-end performance management process (performance assessment, calibration, succession planning and compensation planning)
• Initiates and leads cross-functional People team projects
• Additional duties as assigned

Required Experience & Education

• At least 12 years of experience working in Senior Business Partner role with at least 10 years in a leadership role
• Experience working in a global matrix led organization
• Human Resource related certifications expected (such as CIPD, SHRM, HRCI)
• Knowledge and experience using the HRIS system Workday preferred
• High ability for business judgement and the understanding of business strategy, the needs of customers and the broader marketplace
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-enabled technologies, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, to enhance business performance, drive organizational effectiveness, improve workforce decision-making, and lead adoption of innovative ways of working while ensuring responsible and ethical use of AI
• Must be data inspired with the ability to analyze and derive insights from large data sets, identify key issues and prepare cogent recommendations
• Possesses an innovative, insightful mentality with a willingness to challenge the status quo
• Relevant experience in talent management, organizational effectiveness/design, change management and coaching; proven ability to expand and execute on talent strategy
• Successful in influencing leaders and employees in making the right talent and business decisions to drive business outcomes; demonstrates a combination of impeccable verbal and written communication skills, advanced emotional intelligence, and savvy navigation of complex business structures
• Creativity and grit to skillfully problem solve and navigate dynamic, ambiguous situations
• Extensive experience in managing complex employee relations cases
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite skills with strong excel skills
• Show an ownership mindset in everything you do, be a problem solver, be curious and be inspired to take action; be proactive, seek ways to collaborate and connect with people and teams in support of driving success
• Continuous growth mindset, keep learning through social experiences and relationships with stakeholders, experts, colleagues and mentors as well as widen and broaden your competencies through structural courses and programs

This role is bonus eligible.

Benefits We Offer

· Generous paid time off in your first year, increasing with tenure.

· Up to 16 weeks 100% paid parental leave after one year of employment.

· Paid sick time to care for yourself or family members. 

· Education assistance and extensive training resources.

· Do Good Program: Paid volunteer days & donation matching.  

· Competitive 401k with company matching.

· Health & wellness benefits, including discounted Wellhub membership rates.

· Medical, dental & vision insurance for you, spouse/partner & dependents.

Pay Transparency

Dun & Bradstreet is an equal employment opportunity employer and believes in honesty and transparency in the employment hiring process, including pay transparency. Accordingly, listed on this posting is a good faith reasonable estimate of the salary range and other compensation in the job posting, as of the date of this posting.  Actual compensation decisions for base salary and other compensation will be dependent upon a wide range of factors including but not limited to: an individual’s skill sets, experience, qualification, training, education, location, and any other legally permissible factors. Successful applicants will also be eligible for D&B’s generous benefit package, outlined above.

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