Overview:
Our new global headquarters is conveniently located in Irvine, CA near John Wayne Airport in the Park Place development. For our onsite and hybrid employees you will be able to enjoy amenities such as access to many restaurants and shops, running trails, a fitness deck, outdoor seating, dry cleaning, car wash, free garage parking, car charging stations, shuttle service for train commuters, outdoor games like bocce, horseshoes, gaming tables, pickle ball, and basketball. For more information on Park Place visit parkplaceirvine.com.
Who We Are:
Ever wonder who brings the entertainment to your flights? Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, WiFi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity!
How exciting would it be to be a part of the innovation that goes into creating technology that delights millions of people in an industry that’s here to stay! With our company’s history spanning over 40 years, you will have stability, career growth opportunities, and will work with the brightest minds in the industry. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that will help our organization thrive! We seek diversity in many areas such as background, culture, gender, ways of thinking, skills and more. If you want to learn more about us visit us at www.panasonic.aero.
The Position:
Acting as primary point of contact, this key role is a Strategic HR Advisor for assigned client groups. Serves as the liaison between HR and business to develop HR strategy and broker services to deliver desired business outcomes. Provide desired strategic consultation and executive coaching to business functions. Responsible for development and governance of Human Resources strategy and planning in alignment with business strategy. Establishes and assures adherence to HR program schedules, work plans, and performance requirements. Interacts with and fosters relationships with senior management and other concerning matters of strategy and significance.
Responsibilities:
- Strategic Partner: Crafts and implements enterprise-wide strategies that add value.
- Participates in strategic projects providing insight from the business and strategic context that support business objectives.
- Sets service expectations which includes identifying, prioritizing and adjusting HR strategies to support the Business within capacity constraints.
- Assists leaders and managers in proactively solving organization, people and change related issues that are aligned and tailored to the business strategy.
- Builds credibility and effective working relationships with executives supported, including coaching of leaders and providing tools to enhance leader’s impact on business.
- Work with Leaders for Organization Planning and Restructures. Drives change initiatives and organizational effectiveness in supported client groups.
- Intakes and assess talent development needs. Provides guidance to develop high performing and next generation leaders.
- Manage complex and difficult HR projects cross-functionally.
- Operational Manager: Measures and monitors existing policies and procedures.
- Advisor of policies and procedures to leaders, support compliance initiatives and proactive risk management.
- Exchanges Business Intelligence and performance metrics on a regular basis with executives and HR.
- Drives the development of analytics and metrics that inform business impact of HR programs, services and projects.
- Provide guidance on performance management cycle.
- Awareness and proactive mitigation of legal, organization, company, and employee level risk.
- Be a company culture and brand ambassador.
- Analyze business data and ensure ownership and accuracy.
- Ensure effective onboarding with new executives and employees in first 90 days.
- Establishes operational objectives and work plans, delegates assignments to subordinates.
- Employee Mediator: Create sustained solutions to individual employee challenges.
- Understand organizational dynamics within and across business lines and manage competing personalities to resolve political problems.
- Resolve employee conflicts to ensure fair, ethical, equitable people processes and practices.
- Ensure regular Executive and Manager level connections are occurring.
- Oversee for business line Engagement Survey Analysis, Focus Group Facilitation and action planning.
- Emergency Responder: Provides immediate fixes to acute emergencies.
- As primary point of contact for assigned executives, partners with HR COE’s to ensure all service delivery needs are met.
- Ensure employees are connected to proper level of support and that follow up occurs.
- Resolve issues on POS, offers or approvals process, if any.
The salary range of $131,000 - $220,000 is just one component of Panasonic’s total package. The final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.
Qualifications:
- Advanced knowledge of best practices in HRBP role, closely partnering with business leaders, driving collaboration and implementing change projects.
- Proven track record in enabling and driving organizational change and performance excellence.
- Requires the ability to change the thinking of, or gain acceptance from, others in sensitive situations, without damage to the relationship.
- Proficient in the use of MS office suite of software applications i.e. Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Outstanding communication skills, ability to articulate, communicate and interact with multiple constituencies in the organization including Executive Management level.
- Advanced Project and Change Management skills.
- Strong consulting, negotiation and influencing skills at all levels.
- Strong team building and leadership skills for driving high performance teams.
- Ability to manage cross-functional program teams.
- Ability to thoroughly and clearly articulate his/her position(s) concerning problems and/or solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver effective presentations.
- Ability to work effectively with people under pressure including people from diverse cultural and political backgrounds.
- Outgoing, self-motivated, well organized and detailed oriented.
- Creative problem solver and able to resolve conflicts and filter conflicting agendas to determine path forward.
- Demonstrated excellent ability to diffuse high pressure situations, articulate and resolve problems, and work out difficult situations/problems.
- Demonstrated excellent organization and planning ability to handle large complex teams and situations.
- SPHR, PHR, SHRM-CP desired.
- A minimum of 12+ years HR experience.
- A minimum of 5 years' experience in a Strategic HRBP role supporting technical/technology functions.
- Ability for up to 15% travel to global locations.
What We Offer:
- Paid time off: Exempt Salaried employees receive flexible paid time off. Non-exempt hourly employees accrue 14 vacation days per year + 7 sick days + 3 personal days. All employees receive 11 company paid holidays per year.
- Health Insurance: Medical insurance offerings from Aetna and Kaiser (CA & HI). Options for Employee Only, Employee + Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee + Children, or Family.
- 401K with 50% match on up to 8% contribution, fully vested from day 1.
- Other offerings include: Wellness Program, Counseling services, FSA & HSA, Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, Long-term and Short-term disability, Legal Assistance, Education Assistance, Commuter Program.
All applicants are subject to Company policies, third party customer and worksite requirements, and government requirements, regarding vaccination and/or testing for COVID-19.
Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy.
