Senior People Partner

About us

At Udemy, we’re on a mission to transform lives through learning. Through our intelligent skills platform and a global community of instructors, we’ve helped over 70 million learners and 16,000 organizations achieve their goals. Come join us in ensuring everyone, everywhere has access to the skills they need to unlock their potential and create possibilities for themselves and others.

This hybrid position requires two days per week in our Denver Office office.

About You:

You’re a connector who puts people first and values the lasting partnerships you’ll build. You’re an active listener who cares about the stories people share, and you’re energized by communication and collaboration. You thrive in environments that require change leadership, and you’re skilled at guiding teams through transformation and growth. You demonstrate flexibility by moving seamlessly between strategic planning and operational execution, adapting to evolving business needs. You love learning new things and are known for bringing innovative perspectives and thought-provoking questions to the table. You’re deadline and results-driven, passionate about creating new processes, systems, and best practices that help your internal partners do their best work.

 

About This Role

As a strategic partner, you will bring deep expertise in People Partnering and thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments. You excel at thinking both strategically and operationally, partnering with senior leadership and front line employees to align people strategies with business goals. Comfortable working in a global, matrixed environment, you possess a strong understanding of employment legislation and best people practices across regions. You are a client- and stakeholder-focused professional with exceptional relationship-building skills, adept at partnering with stakeholders both remotely and in person.

 

As a Senior People Partner, you will play a key role in providing both strategic and operational support to leadership and individual contributor teams. You will work closely with business leaders to influence decision-making and drive business results through people-focused strategies.

 

What you’ll be doing:

• Strategic People Partner Support: Act as a trusted strategic partner to leadership teams, aligning HR strategies with business objectives. Provide end-to-end People Partner support for multiple business areas to ensure the business is equipped to achieve its goals.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work cross-functionally and regionally in a global, matrixed environment. Collaborate with leadership teams to drive effectiveness and build management capabilities. Influence leadership through data-driven recommendations to improve performance, retention, and the employee experience.

• Coaching and Leadership Development: Act as a coach and advisor to regional leadership teams. Enable leadership effectiveness by helping to set and manage expectations while promoting and developing management capabilities.

• Employee Relations & Compliance: Provide expert guidance on employee relations matters, ensuring compliance with local employment legislation. Advise on and modify global policies and processes to fit local needs.

• People Programs & Initiatives: Lead and participate in people programs and initiatives in partnership with the broader People Partner and People Experience teams. Foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration across the organization.

• Data-Driven Decision Making: Leverage HR data and analytics to influence strategic decision-making and improve business outcomes. Analyze trends to provide insights and recommend solutions for people-related challenges.

• Change Management & Organizational Development: Lead organizational development and change management initiatives to enhance operational effectiveness. Ensure smooth implementation of changes that impact teams and the overall business.

 

What you’ll have 

• Experience: At least 8 years of experience as an HR Business Partner in a mid-to-large-sized multinational company, partnering with Sales teams. A total of 9+ years of overall HR or related work experience.

• Coaching Expertise: Qualified coach or demonstrated experience in coaching leaders and managers to improve effectiveness.

• Global Perspective: Demonstrated experience in scaling a business regionally or internationally, with a solid understanding of employment laws and best practices across different regions.

• Project Management: Strong project and program management experience, with the ability to lead people