Human Resources Partner

At Audible, we believe stories have the power to transform lives. It’s why we work with some of the world’s leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millions of global listeners. We are dreamers and inventors who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspire each other. Imagine your future with us.

ABOUT THIS ROLE
As an HR Partner, you'll serve as a professional who earns trust throughout the organization while demonstrating action-oriented, flexible problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail. In this role, you will collaborate with HR Business Partners to implement and deploy strategic HR initiatives focused on employee engagement, exceptional internal customer service, talent development, organizational effectiveness, and workforce planning.

Success in this position requires a versatile skill set - the ability to connect strategic objectives with tactical execution while collaborating effectively across diverse teams, organizational levels, and situations. The role serves as a frontline partner to people managers to create a positive underlying experience, offering consistent HR advice on people matters. HR Partners are subject matter experts, having sound knowledge in programs, processes and policies, offering a strong and compelling point of view around HR related matters, thus building credibility. Based in Newark, this role will focus primarily on the global teams across Marketing, Creative, Brand and Finance.

ABOUT YOU
You are a self-starter, able to meet deadlines without oversight. You are versatile and comfortable working in ambiguous environments, able to pivot from one focus area to another at pace. You are a trusted partner, with an ability to build strong relationships both within your team and across the business. You are an HR subject-matter expert, supporting and coaching managers and employees. You have a passion for customer service.

As a Human Resources Partner, you will...
- Work with people managers end to end on performance management and support employee relations investigations, provide expert guidance and support to managers who have identified low performance, ensure employees are managed fairly and effectively
- Function as a subject matter expert and provide guidance to internal customers on HR-related matters
- Enhance the employee experience by collaborating effectively with managers, employees, and core teams to deliver exceptional service on HR tools, policy, etc.
- Coordinate with Center of Excellence to improve HR process, and serves as the major POC of process implementation, as well as partner with HRBPs on the automation of processes where possible
- Support the Talent Management processes through partnership with the HRBPs in the organization (including talent reviews, promotions, and role changes), developing toolkits and communications that help managers to be self-sufficient with talent practices
- Support HRBPs with collection and analysis of the org health and employee engagement data (exit interviews, engagement discussions, performance and ER data)
- Partner closely with our global HRBP and Employee Relations team to bring consistency to HR processes across Audible
- Act as a change agent to business through process design and approaches that support change and transformation

ABOUT AUDIBLE
Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners’ imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors. This spirit courses throughout Audible, supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree, or 3+ years of work experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint
- 3+ years of experience in working in a corporate environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Highly effective verbal and written communication skills
- Thrives in a high-pressure environment and able to manage multiple simultaneous priorities
- Experience with working in a rapid and complex changing environment driven by continuous innovation
- Demonstrated ability to maintain strict confidentiality regarding payroll, benefits and sensitive HR matters

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