Director, People Business Partner

Job Description:

ABOUT THE TEAM

The global People team is a collaborative team that seeks out the diverse opinions, skills and strengths of our colleagues around the world with respect and empathy when delivering work for Dow Jones and its brands. The People Business Partner team do this by working together for the greater good, sharing our expertise, experience and ideas to support each other both within our team and when engaging our Centers of Excellence. We are client-centric, strategic partners to the business and deliver by aligning to Dow Jones’ commercial goals and driving organizational performance. Our global People team is predominantly located in New York, London, Barcelona, Hong Kong and Singapore. We’re a growing team looking to positively enhance the employee experience and support the business to achieve its objectives.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Dow Jones is looking for a Director People Business Partner for our global Energy business, based in New York City. This is a rare opportunity to shape the people strategy for a critical growth area of our business while being part of a global, collaborative People team. You will have a platform to influence senior leadership and make a measurable impact on our people and business outcomes.

In this role, you will work alongside our EVP & General Manager of Dow Jones Energy and her leadership team to drive impact across the organization. With a proven track record of building strong relationships with senior leaders, you’ll combine commercial acumen with high emotional intelligence to influence, challenge convention and embed positive change. You’ll think critically to solve problems and live our values of collaboration, trust, impact, and excellence in everything you do.

You will work in our midtown Manhattan office 3 or 4 days each week.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• You can align around clear goals and objectives, which helps connect us to the goals of the business and be a strategic partner to our stakeholders.

• You will develop an intimate understanding of the businesses you support and provide strategic partnership to senior leaders globally in areas such as: organizational transformation and change management, employee engagement, talent and succession planning, career development and workforce insights. You are resourceful, adept at assembling the right teams to build and launch new tools, optimize the way we work and drive change.

• You have worked in global organizations and can support leaders who report into different countries and different timezones. You’re able to help bridge cultural differences and advocate for employees in a global matrixed environment.

• You thrive in ambiguity, comfortably managing issues that do not always have a process or a system in place.

• You are comfortable communicating openly and transparently, assuming good intent when working with our business, our team and our partners. With courage, you can speak up and be honest, even when it’s hard.

• You will stay connected with all Global PBPs for your client groups, ensuring all are kept aware of any and all client group activities or developments.

• You take initiative and are unafraid to tackle any challenge, yet know when to escalate if needed. You learn from any mistakes and strive to achieve great things.

• You deliver on what you promise your clients and your colleagues – thoughtfully and reliably. Business leaders know they can rely on you to achieve their goals and they experience excellent partnership from you. You are great at building strong relationships.

• We celebrate excellence in each other. You will champion a culture of trust by collaborating, sharing in your successes and encouraging your colleagues. 

WHAT YOU HAVE

• 10+ years of progressively responsible human resources experience; including 3+ years in senior HR business partner or other senior client facing HR roles

• Experience working with high performing commercial groups, such as sales and incentive-driven employees

• A proven track record of contributing to the creation and/or expansion of best practices

• Ability to position self as credible (garners respect, acts with integrity, keeps commitments); proactive (has a point of view, challenges assumptions, takes initiative); and a trusted thought partner (builds relationships, delivers results)

• Ability to balance business partnering skills with employee advocacy

• Experience with employee relations processes, including workplace investigations and the performance management process

• Experience working in a global HR team, preferably having some knowledge of country-specific employment/labor laws outside of the US

• Effective collaboration, coaching and counseling skills

• ​​Ability to use data and analytics to develop insights and actions

• Initial adoption of AI tools into your ways of working

• Ability to to work under pressure and be a proactive team player

• Ability to manage and resolve sensitive employee issues

• Willingness to work on-site in our midtown Manhattan office up to 4 days every week

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OUR BENEFITS

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

• Paid Time Off

• Retirement Plans

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans

• Education Benefits

• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

• Family Care Benefits

• Commuter Transit Program

• Subscription Discounts

• Employee Referral Program

Learn more about all our US benefits.

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - People

Job Category:

Human Resources

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $175,000 - $200,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..