Manager, People & Culture Business Partner

Company Description

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team:

At the heart of our company, the Global People & Culture (P&C) team partners with employees across the business to deliver a meaningful, end-to-end employee experience. We live our values every day and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they truly belong. As part of our team, you’ll be encouraged to challenge the status quo, bring fresh, progressive thinking, and help drive impactful change. With a presence in over 30 countries and supporting more than 30,000 employees globally, our work has real scale and influence. We’re passionate about building an environment that amplifies purpose, passion, and play in every aspect of the employee experience. We value meaningful work, personalized career growth, and the opportunity to shape a world-class People & Culture organization.

Everyday, our Global People & Culture team role models the following strategic pillars:

• Performance and Growth: Attract and retain the best of the best. Support and inspire them to grow and contribute at the highest level

• Leadership Development: Cultivate skills and capabilities that make exceptional, innovative leaders

• Total Rewards: Reward and incentivize our people when and how it matters

• People Systems: Create integrated systems and processes that are intuitive and effective, and that yield actionable insights, designed with our people at the center

• Operational Excellence: Execute with excellence, fostering a culture of collaboration while empowering our people

Job Description

The Opportunity: 

Mattel is looking for a Manager PCBP to work closely with business leaders to translate talent and culture priorities into locally relevant plans that attract, develop, and retain best-in-class talent. We are trusted advisors, and we empower our teams to reach their goals.

This position is based in El Segundo, California and is responsible for supporting the Legal and People & Culture  organizations. Reporting into the VP People Business Partner, this role offers strong internal mobility opportunities, with a clear path toward broader leadership within the Global People & Culture function.

What Your Impact Will Be: 

• Define and implement People and Culture tactical plan through the execution of various activities and functional action plans to achieve key business objectives.
• Implement and execute a talent strategy to develop future leaders and pipeline talent bench within each business unit (e.g., workforce and succession planning, performance management, and organizational development).
• Proactively identify and resolve organizational challenges, supporting leaders and teams with innovative problem-solving and operational insight.
• Execute alternative organizational design models to establish new capability requirements, up-skill talent, and achieve organizational goals;
• Coach leaders to manage and maximize the skills and capabilities on their team and create a culture of empowerment and accountability.
• Guides, influences, and provide proactive and effective coaching to leaders  and employees to increase organizational effectiveness and cultural evolution.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

• Minimum 5+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including 2+ years in a client-facing HR Business Partner role;
• Comprehensive organizational design/development and change management experience.
• Experience implementing programs in workforce planning, talent management, employee relations, training & development, and legal/compliance;
• Knowledge of HR legal practices and proven employee relations skills;
• Navigates ambiguity with ease. 
• Ability to build and facilitate trusted business partnerships across business groups;
• Demonstrates high-level business acumen and learning agility, is data driven and leads with problem-solving orientation.

The annual base salary range for this position is between $130,000 and $150,000.
**This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience. Mattel offers