Business Unit:

Cubic Transportation Systems

Company Details:

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details:

Job Summary: The Senior HR Business Partner (HRBP) is responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and management for their designated area. They build strong strategic partnerships with their assigned leader(s) to develop, solution and implement people plans to include effective organization design, development and change management. Responsible for shaping and delivering effective outcomes to meet the business objectives and deadlines. They maintain up-to-date business knowledge of their assigned areas, and as part of the global HR team work collaboratively with the COE’s to provide effective HR services across Talent Acquisition, Total reward, Talent management, Employee relations and compliance.

This position may include the supervision of others, projects, and delivery of business objectives. Serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department and client group. Regularly exercise discretion and decision-making authority aligned with the business objectives and HR leadership direction.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Partners with the designated leader(s) to create and implement solutions to meet the business objectives across all areas of people management. Accountable for delivering outcomes to the required deadlines.
• Builds strong, effective relationships and gain in-depth business knowledge including the annual operating plan (AOP), strategic plan, financial performance, competitors, and culture.
• Consults with line management, providing HR guidance and coaching when appropriate drawing on best practice, company policy and procedures, local law, and compliance.
• Analyze and provide data insight (supported by COE’s) to inform effective decision making and aligned to the business KPIs. Able to present and discuss data, developing corrective actions plans as needed.
• Develops strong working relationship with the HR functional COE’s to enable effective HR service delivery and solutions aligned to the assigned area’s business objectives. Able to coach, mentor and effectively communicate HR concepts and programs. May be required to deliver training from time to time.
• Shapes culture, keep pulse on employee engagement, working closely with management and employees to improve working relationships, build morale and retention. Interpret employee engagement survey feedback and able to develop actions plans to address gaps.
• Develops and implement effective strategies to enable the organization to thrive through periods of change such as business area restructures, growth or retraction, acquisition, functional and enterprise change programs. Guides and drafts effective change plans and associated communications.
• Guides management on effective organization design (taking span and layers into account) and resource planning taking diversity and inclusion, and internal mobility into account. Designs new positions in line with job families and working with the compensation team, guides on appropriate grade/salary levels.
• Provides day-to-day performance management guidance to line management e.g., coaching, counselling, career development, disciplinary actions.
• Guides, coaches and facilitates talent management initiatives including annual performance assessments, succession planning and talent road maps. Develops deep understanding of the client(s) groups talent pool and pro-actively work with leaders to build high performing teams. Provides employee and management training as required.
• Supports managers in interviewing senior roles, oversees internal transfers end to end.
• Supports management in implementing foreign assignments and rotational assignments.
• Manages and resolves complex employee relations matters. Conducts effective, thorough, and objective investigations. Maintains an up to date working knowledge of legal requirements related to the day-to-day management of employees, mitigates leg