Thoughtworks is a global software consultancy with an aim to create a positive impact on the world through technology. Our community of technologists thinks disruptively to deliver pragmatic solutions for our clients' most complex challenges. We are curious minds who come together as collaborative and inclusive teams to push boundaries, free to be ourselves and make our mark in tech.

The Senior Talent Partner (HRBP) position is responsible for assessing and anticipating people-related needs and driving strategic and scalable solutions to support Markets, Service Lines &  Functions. The position serves as a consultant to leadership on employee development, engagement opportunities, and challenges. A successful Senior Talent Partner acts as a coach, manager, connector and change agent. In order to be successful in this role, you must be able to create order out of chaos, be flexible and adaptable in your approach, ok with imperfection, and able to balance the need for structure and guidelines with the need to be creative and progressive.

You’ll spend time on the following:

• Strategic Partner
• Create a vision for talent strategy in the market. Design/tailor Market-specific initiatives that better support the business.
• Enable leaders to accelerate the growth and performance of all Thoughtworkers.
• Develop the next generation of leaders. 
• Systemically resolve recurring pain points across the organization.
• Influence/shape regional strategic talent initiatives.
• Assess implications to people of strategic options.
• Represent market talent interests within business.
• Employee Mediator
• Managing competing personalities and conflict between individuals and teams.
• Account leadership team triage.
• Respond to organizational changes.
• Responsive Support
• First line of Employee Relations issues.
• Just in time manager and individual support.
• Survey action plans & coordination.
• Escalation point and employee advocacy.
• Operations Manager
• Performance Management Process.
• Pay Review Process & Communication.
• Keep Markets Informed on People Initiatives.
• Track, Observe & Report People Trends.
• Execute Regional Change Plan.
• Employee Information “Systems” Management.
• Training Orchestration & Facilitation.
• Continuous process improvement.
• Survey administration.
• Cross-functional support and partnership.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• You have at least 10 years of experience in progressive HR or related roles
• Excellent judgment and decision making; comfortable making and communicating unpopular decisions
• Demonstrates solid knowledge and experience navigating employment laws 
• Knowledge of benefits and total rewards programs (US required, Canada a bonus)
• Diversity, equity and inclusion proficient
• Continuous improvement mindset and demonstrated ability to create order from disarray
• We work with the Google Suite of tools (A LOT) so one must have the skills or be really excited to learn them! Related to this, there must be a high degree of comfort with spreadsheeting and being able to analyze data effectively.
• Open to 25% travel when business returns to a more normal state

We expect Leaders at Thoughtworks to embody these outcomes.

• Live our Purpose & Values: Be a role model of our cultural values, protecting our uniqueness while helping TW evolve.
• Think Big; Think Beyond: Think about the “big picture” developing courageous long-term plans to achieve the desired outcomes while linking daily work to long-term vision.
• Take Risks: Take pragmatic risks to help us innovate, learning as much from failure as from success.  Balance logic, experience & experimentation to test hypotheses and prototypes.
• Listen, then Speak: Engage others by listening, being curious, and communicating clearly and openly. Influence rather than instruct, using authenticity rather than authority to build an inspirational environment to allow your team to thrive.
• Enable Autonomous Teams: Create an environment of trust that enables teams to work effectively and collaborates within their team and with others. Foster global relationships, have a strong sense of inclusivity, and a global first mentality, making it possible for everyone to achieve their goals.
• Get Results: Drive towards impactful business outcomes, setting clear expectations  and providing space for creativity. Achieve results through leveraged leadership. Inspire and recognize teams to achieve sustained, tangible progress, & impactful objectives, while holding both yourself & others accountable.
• Cultivate others & Yourself: Take pride and care in intentionally growing every member of your teams through feedback and a personalized approach to cultivation, creating a feeling of safety, encouragement and celebration. Be aware of your own growth opportunities, and commit to your personal development. (see specific responsibilities in the Cultivate Talent section above.)
• Create a Board of Advisors for Growth in order to be more intentional about providing support to the community