Maxeon Hiring for Senior Global HR Business Partner Job at San Jose, CA Full Time

Maxeon Solar Technologies is a global leader in solar innovation. Built from 35 years of boundary-pushing solar innovation, Maxeon designs, manufactures, and sells industry-leading SunPower branded solar products. Maxeon is Powering Positive Change every day with a brilliant, passionate and driven team of more than 5,000 people globally.

We push the boundaries , taking solar technology higher, faster, and farther than before.

We hold ourselves to a higher standard , striving for the highest integrity, safety, and quality.

We thrive together as a global team, embracing our diverse backgrounds to make a positive impact on the world.

Join us in POWERING POSITIVE CHANGE™

SUMMARY OF ROLE

The HR Business Partner provides strategic business partnership to Maxeon’s Product Organization and Global Sales & Marketing team. The individual will have a commercially-focused mindset and the ability to translate people and leadership challenges into action plans to build organizational capabilities. This role has global partnership responsibilities supporting two global business units – Product Group and Global Sales & Marketing – and will primarily interface with the business units’ leadership team. The HR Business Partner reports to the Chief Human Resources Officer and will be responsible for:

Serve as a strategic business partner to senior leadership (ELT) focused on a transformational talent agenda designed to recruit, develop and retain the very best innovative talent in the business

Influence the human resources function to develop and execute best practices to promote employee engagement and to enable a high-performing workforce to contribute to the company’s strategic growth

Provide proactive and strategic guidance and support for organizational planning and development initiatives that align the human resources agenda in support of key business strategies and initiatives

Works across the HR Centres of Excellence and country HR teams to deliver an effective client-relationship that instills trust and value for the HR function

Ensure that strategic human capital goals and initiatives in client groups align as appropriate cross the broader organization

Ensure that human resource costs and services are aligned with organizational goals

Critical capabilities to be successful in this position are:
Relationship Building/Influencing: Demonstrate effective and appropriate influencing skills with senior management/partners, combining high-level human capital knowledge with deep organizational understanding. Build strong relationships with solid trust and mutual respect as the foundation. Leverage strong judgement skills to make decisions. Instinctively know when and how to introduce change, in such a way that it is broadly accepted and institutionalized

Strong intellect: Bright individual, with ability to combine analytical reasoning, creativity and judgement. Quickly study, able to handle complex matters, with multiple initiatives going on simultaneously. Able to deal effectively with strategic issues, as well as tactical operational details

Highly Ethical: Can be trusted to do only the “right thing” for the employees, shareholders, and others. Follows a balanced approach without compromising integrity

Values and Leadership: Demonstrates alignment to Maxeon’s Values and has the capability to lead and motivate a team. Demonstrates commitment to growing and developing internal talent

Result Oriented: Energetic, resourceful, with strong service orientation and positive can-do attitude. Fully committed to the job and to deliver outstanding work. Never satisfied with status-quo, continually striving for excellence. Enjoys working hands-on

Change Agent: Comfortable designing for the future, while managing day-to-day HR matters. Able to anticipate risks and propose practical plans to mitigate them. Appreciates HR’s impact and how HR is an integral part of the company’s business strategy

Low Ego: Puts needs of the business ahead of him/herself. Operates in a transparent fashion without a personal agenda. Possesses a well-developed sense of humor and listens first

Self-starter: Able to challenge the status-quo sensitively and constructively. Intellectually agile, self-confident and highly articulate

Complies at all times the Environment, Health and Safety and Manufacturing Quality standards, rules and regulations

Performs other duties may be assigned

RELATED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Minimum requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related area.

5+ years of human resources leadership experience with exposure to global leaders, demonstrated experience in talent management, coaching, organizational development and/or team effectiveness.

10+ years of successful HR business partnership experience at a regional level or partnering with global leadership teams.

Previous experience partnership with sales team and understanding sales compensation programs is preferred.

Proven success in leading transformation initiatives for the business and linking HR strategies to the business

Experience in a start-up or high growth global business

Demonstrated experience to work effectively across all levels of an organization and HR function.

Proven ability to operate strategically and have a hands-on approach

Industry is open with a preference for technology industry.

Ability to work in a multinational company preferably with previous experience working in a US MNC.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes employment decisions, including but not limited to, hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, training, and/or compensation, on the basis of merit. Employment decisions are based on an individual’s qualifications as they relate to the job under consideration. The Company’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, the actual sex of the individual, or the gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, including religious dress practices and religious grooming practices, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by national, federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company, including supervisors and co-workers.