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The Moonshot Factory
2019-02-06T16:07:30-05:00 X, The Moonshot Factory
HRBP - Early Stage Project

Administrative

Mountain View, CA (HQ)

Team:

We believe there are many problems in the world in which robotics could play a significant role in making it easier, faster and safer for people to get things done.

The role:

The X People Operations team is looking for a HR Business Partner who will be responsible for managing organizational and people-related strategy and execution as well as partnering with X's leaders to create a comprehensive people plan to influence lasting change within projects at X.  The role of an HR Business Partner is to solve complex organizational challenges with people-related solutions. You’ll be an integral part of the leadership team: a thought leader of people and organizational topics who understands every aspect of the business.

You’ll partner with a cross-functional group of subject matter experts to design and execute the strategy for how we hire, onboard, develop, motivate, retain and organize Xers.  In our hands-on culture, you’ll have the opportunity to work side-by-side with teams across X to get things done, including rolling out key programs such as workforce planning, compensation, performance management, and talent development.

This role requires working collaboratively, strong communication, a heightened attention to detail, superb organization, and collaboration with a wide variety of stakeholders.

The ideal candidate is someone who is experienced with change management and is comfortable operating in an organization that scales quickly. We are a dynamic organization that likes to run experiments so are looking for a colleague who is excited about trying new things and offering a creative yet efficient approach to people programs. This will require you to think big, use data to guide your work, be comfortable challenging convention, and in some cases reinvent how work is done.  You are scrappy and resourceful, creative and driven -- and excited to share in the magic of working at X.

Responsibilities:

  • Offer thought leadership regarding organizational and people-related strategy and execution. Provide insightful data to guide decision making and provide proactive solutions. Partner with the X People Ops team. Work gets done via collaboration with a group of partners: the X HRBPs, as well as Learning & Development, Inclusion, Comp, Staffing, People Programs etc.
  • Consult with X's leaders to create a comprehensive people plan to influence lasting change over functions at X.
  • Solve problems and get to the root cause of any issue, no matter how complex, and design and quickly implement solutions that cut across multiple disciplines, even those beyond people and organizational solutions.
  • Provide expertise in the following areas: career planning, performance management, coaching, data analysis, compensation and rewards, employee relations, learning and development, recognition programs, and strategic development.
  • Be a role model and guide for Xers. Champion, promote and demonstrate what our culture means in practice.  Be able to articulate clearly why we do some of the things we do, such as how benefits relate to our values, how our performance process is very true to our culture. That also means making your voice heard where necessary and calling out bad behavior - not everyone needs to adore you; it's about doing the right thing. Be a partner and trusted advisor to leaders.  Ensure they are well connected with Xers, get involved in X life beyond the day to day, demonstrate the appropriate behaviors and are consistent in word and deed. Also, be our leaders' eyes and ears on the ground to inform them of what's going on, and keep track of the pulse, state of morale, etc.

Minimum qualifications:

  • BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 7 years of HR Business Partner or generalist experience supporting senior clients

Preferred qualifications:

  • MA/MS/MBA degree.
  • Experience working as a management consultant, working with external clients.
  • Proven ability to work within constraints while challenging the status quo.
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to analyze data, understand trends and develop recommendations for action based on the analysis.
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and being a part of deeply complex strategy discussions.
  • Skilled communicator with a strong ability to build relationships with senior leaders and a complex set of stakeholders to drive organizational change.

About X, the moonshot factory

X creates radical new technologies to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. We develop uncomfortably ambitious, potentially world-changing new ideas such as self-driving cars, balloon-powered Internet and smart contact lenses. We’re a team of makers, entrepreneurs, engineers, designers and scientists with deep technical expertise who love the challenge of the seemingly impossible. X was formerly known as Google[x] and is part of Alphabet.

At X, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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