People Partner

Overview At SolarWinds, we’re a people-first company. Our purpose is to enrich the lives of the people we serve—including our employees, customers, shareholders, Partners, and communities. Join us in our mission to help customers accelerate business transformation with simple, powerful, and secure solutions. The ideal candidate thrives in an innovative, fast-paced environment and is collaborative, accountable, ready, and empathetic. We’re looking for individuals who believe they can accomplish more as a team and create lasting growth for themselves and others. We hire based on attitude, competency, and commitment. Solarians are ready to advance our world-class solutions in a fast-paced environment and accept the challenge to lead with purpose. If you’re looking to build your career with an exceptional team, you’ve come to the right place. Join SolarWinds and grow with us! Your Role: Serves as the first point of contact for employees on day-to-day, People-related issues and inquiries. Manages mobility and executes People programs to enable the business to achieve its goals. Conducts confidential investigations, partnering with HRBPs and legal, and advises managers on providing performance coaching, performance improvement plans, policy interpretation, onboarding administration, compliance, terminations, and exit interviews in accordance with SolarWinds’ policy, and local, regional, or country regulations. Supports organizational growth programs, providing data & insights and driving projects that deliver high impact to the business. Responsibilities Support more senior advocates in talent development and organizationalhealth priorities. Advise and coach managers and employees on Peoplepolicies and processes, ensuring an exceptional customer experience. Acts as a change agent to the business by helping guide change andtransformation – striving to lead toward best practice status. Serve as liaison between managers and employees; provide guidance to andcoach managers and employees on People policies and processes, ensuringan exceptional customer experience. Monitor and ensure the effective use of data to report key metrics and trendsand to create actionable data for coaching and development. Collaborate/liaise with COEs (compensation, benefits, talent, Peopleoperations, and learning and development) and business leaders to develop,implement, and communicate programs aligned to People functional goals. Strive to understand the broader context of the People organization and theoverall business in order to build effective and productive workingrelationships. Provide input and implement HR plans and solutions in order to achieve HR initiatives. In partnership with legal, ensure compliance with company legal and Peoplepractices within area of responsibility and with legislative and regulatoryrequirements, standards, and other relevant policies and guidelines. Participate in cross-functional work groups to gain and offer HR insight onbusiness and operational challenges. In partnership with legal, lead and manage all employee-related mattersincluding complex investigations. Lead, facilitate and/or participate in projects and training. Generate reports bydeveloping queries for analysis and operational effectiveness. Process employee exits/terminations via exit interviews and ensure allrelevant transactions are recorded in the HRIS system. Facilitate and provide support on inbound immigration/ mobility scenarios andsee through to completion. Qualifications Basic Qualifications Benefits and onboarding administration experience preferred Business acumen and HR experience with ability to partner and collaboratewith HR colleagues, functional specialists and internal clients Strong knowledge of legal and regulatory aspects within employment andlabor laws Success in de-escalating employee relations matters Possess resilience and ability to handle high volume and pivot within adynamic environment Ability to analyze facts, exercise sound judgment, and make decisions in amanner consistent with the essential job functions Ability to maintain strict confidentiality, establish trust and credibility and actwith complete integrity Solid Immigration and mobility experience Strong consultancy skills to include negotiation and influencing, and the abilityto drive positive change needed for consensus building Keen ability to situationally address a variety of personalities andenvironments without compromising People policies, standards, and practices Ability to manage ambiguity, apply critical thinking skills, exercise soundjudgment, and make appropriate recommendations Demonstrated ability to use data to make decisions and support actions Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to prepare writtenreports, correspondence, and presentations Displays initiative with the ability to adapt interpersonal style and influenceeffectively at all levels in the organization; demonstrates tact and diplomacy Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office 365,SharePoint); strong proficiency with HRIS Preferred Qualifications 5+ years of experience in employee relations or HR generalist experience Bachelors' in human resources, general business or equivalent combination ofeducation and experience