Global HR Business Partner

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About The Role

The GHRBP will provide strategic HR guidance to leaders in the Global Data Solutions division of the Audience Measurement Business Unit to support the planning and strategy for a group of approximately 5,000 employees across all regions. The Talent Strategist is responsible for the formulation of the People strategy aligned to the business outcomes and overall people strategy for the group. The GHRBP partners with business leaders, local Enterprise HR Partner teams, dedicated COEs, and other functions to ensure best in class People strategy creation and deployment.

About The Team

The Global HR Business Partner (GHRBP) team at Nielsen is a group of dedicated strategic advisors to our most senior Business leaders. Our Strategic HR Business partners are data driven problem solvers, influential story tellers, and are trusted coaches to the leaders they support. Strategic HRBPs maintain an independent voice and use their unique position in the organization to proactively support key initiatives. The People strategy team is responsible for the creation and ownership for Diverse, equitable and Inclusive business plans.

• Drive the delivery of organization effectiveness (planning, development, and design), change management (actively communicating), and talent programs 
• Lead talent review discussions; provide strategic HR insight into business unit realignments, succession planning, talent assessment, talent development, and leadership pipelines 
• Execute on strategic workforce plan for business in partnership with COEs and globally Enterprise HR partner teams
• Advise senior team on the design and implementation of organizational solutions against priority needs, and coach and counsel business unit executives on issues pertinent to leadership, organizational effectiveness and change management 
• Support the business in making strategic and operational decisions, reflecting an understanding of broader cross functional implications and the imperative for sustained, profitable growth 
• Serves as the domain expert for organization and talent; provides subject matter expert recommendations and solutions to improve productivity, retention and attraction of employees based on external and internal factors, best practices and innovative solutions 
• Ensure, through deep data analysis and research, that strategy is coherent and aligned to business needs and outcomes
• Ensure integrated regional and global HR change management and communications approaches are being developed and implemented
• Prioritize competing demands and identify solutions for delivering and executing with operational excellence

• Exposure to all HR functions including organizational development, change management, recruiting, workforce planning, compensation benefits and HR administration. 
• Demonstrated ability to leverage and manipulate data, complete data analysis and moderate to strong spreadsheet skills 
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a rapidly growing, fast-changing, highly collaborative environment. 
• Creative thinker and demonstrated problem solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. 
• Experience working in a matrix environment. 
• Proven experience working at a strategic level. 
• Strong ability to form relationships and influence 
• Able to exercise sound judgment and discretion in matters of significance to the organization.

Nielsen: Enabling your best to power a better media future. Our comprehensive benefits package (including health & wellness plans, 401(k) retirement coupled with a Nielsen match, a generous paid time off policy, company provided car for those who qualify, and if eligible, a discretionary incentive/bonus) is designed to be inclusive for all employees and families, and we take pride in ensuring that employees are rewarded holistically for the role they are doing and their performance.

A reasonable estimate of salary range for a new employee to be offered this role would be $50,000 - $185,000 which would be adjusted based on each employee's geographic location.  The position of each employee within a compensation range at Nielsen is dependent on several individual circumstances, such as experience, training, certifications and other business requirements/needs.  

Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.