Head of Regional HR Business Partnerships

WORK OPTION: The Head of Regional HR Business Partnerships will split their time between the NBA's New York and London offices.

 

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball.  Built around five professional sports leagues:  the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 214 countries and territories in 60 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents.  NBA rosters at the start of the 2023-24 season featured a record 125 international players from 40 countries and territories.  NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass.  The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with more than 2.3 billion likes and followers globally across all leagues, team and player platforms.  NBA Cares, the NBA’s global social responsibility platform, partners with renowned community-based organizations around the world to address important social issues in the areas of education, inclusion, youth and family development, and health and wellness. 
 

Group Summary

The Human Resources department is responsible for supporting the attraction and retention of talent in service and support of the organization’s short-term and long-term needs. The department consists of distinct HR disciplines including Total Rewards (Compensation and Benefits), Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Employee Relations, People Operations, HR Management and Planning, Team HR and HR Business Partnerships. The HR Department provides end-to-end support of all employee needs, including benefits and CBA (collective bargaining agreement) support for all NBA players and their dependents.

 

Position Summary

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, the Head of Regional Human Resources Business Partnerships is responsible for the facilitation, execution and delivery of high-quality HR services across all regional offices outside of the United States including Canada, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Asia including China. This individual will be responsible for the direct management of the HR Leads in each of the aforementioned regions. This role is responsible for understanding, guiding and directing HR support in compliance with local laws to ensure the organization’s ability to attract and retain talent.  This includes partnering with Legal, as well as various departments within HR and other areas of the organization. This role also works collaboratively to ensure that the NBA maintains a highly professional work environment, and a culture that is highly diverse and inclusive, taking into account local customs and norms as well as globally inclusive practices. This role serves as a convener, project manager and facilitator in providing HR support to senior, mid-level and front line managers and all regional employees.  This role also acts as an advocate and lead facilitator for desired outcomes related to employee engagement, talent development, employee recognition and desired business outcomes.

 

The person in this role should expect to travel up to 40% of their time.

 

Major Responsibilities

• Build effective and collaborative relationships with regional managing directors, HR leads across all regions, HR Subject Matter Expert’s, senior leaders at NBA headquarters and other relevant stakeholders to serve as a credible expert on people focused outcomes that advance business objectives.

 

• Liaise with international HR Leads to ensure continuity and execution of processes across the globe (e.g. population reviews, year-end processes, etc).

 

• Partner effectively with the NBA Employment and Labor Relations team to translate local employment regulations to business needs and ensure compliance with local laws and NBA policies. 

 

• Ensure the coordination and delivery of high-quality HR services that are consistent, proactive and timely to effectively attract and retain the necessary talent to advance the mission and goals of the NBA and its leaders.

 

• Recommend, customize and implement effective Human Resources solutions that are practical and executable. 

 

• Serve as an internal consultant to proactively advise on the design and implementation of effective organizational structures to help deliver on business objectives and enable long-term success (i.e. workforce planning and succession planning). 

 

• Partner effectively with internal groups and stakeholders to identify areas of need