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Our Team

The Cohesity People & Places team has been gaining significant momentum in adding value to our business. We have built - and are continuing to evolve - our HR team across a number of areas, from Learning & Development, HR Operations, and Talent Management to Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, and People Analytics. The success of Cohesity depends on a rich array of products and services that meet, exceed, and delight our customers….and the Cohesity People & Places team is at the heart and center of all that we do.

About the Role:

The People Partner Manager will enable business success, amplify our culture, and increase organizational effectiveness through Cohesity’s People Strategy partnership across multiple business functions in our Americas region.

This includes:

• Building strategic partnerships with leaders while operating as a trusted advisor
• Establishing a deep understanding of the functional area you support in addition to the overall business and strategy.
• Driving organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and talent initiatives to identify and execute against current and future talent needs.
• Partnering with senior leaders and their leadership teams to develop talent strategies needed to support our growth and transformation.
• Leading organizational change efforts
• Engage as a consultant and coach to key leaders and their respective organizations while translating business needs into People plans and initiatives.
• Driving efforts to build upon our culture, values, and overall employee experience.
• Being proactive with people managers and leaders to ensure we are building high-performing organizations.
• Becoming a “business first, HR second” HR professional - using HR skills, programs and initiatives to engage with the business.
• Working - and leading - with peer People and Places HR leaders to provide a “global, then local” approach to organization opportunities and initiatives.
• Delivering all HR programs such as performance assessments, promotions, succession planning, and employee engagement plans with Excellence and global consistency.
• Leading with data and metrics to guide decision-making.
• Understanding what change management needs to look like to work with and guide people managers.
• Partnering with our People & Places centers of excellence (Learning & Development, Total Rewards, People Analytics, Talent Acquisition).
• Analyzing business and employee insights and metrics to drive system improvements.
• Driving and at times leading company-wide talent initiatives, collaborating for global success for Cohesity.

What You Bring to the Team

• BA/BS or equivalent plus 12+ years of relevant People Partner experience
• Strong cross-functional partnerships and interpersonal communication skills; ability to communicate with senior leaders including executive leadership.
• A can-do attitude, agility in navigating changes, and ability to roll up your sleeves in a dynamic and very fast-paced environment. No job should be too large or too small.
• Seeks, collects, and synthesizes information from a variety of stakeholders and data sources in an objective, unbiased manner to raise awareness and/or drive change in the business.
• Ownership of HR programs and performance management activities within the business.
• A “business first” mindset of understanding Cohesity’s portfolio of products and services, and using that knowledge to apply HR and People solutions and outcomes
• Competence and understanding in the various HR functional areas: employee engagement, performance management, total rewards, learning and development, data and analytics, etc.
• Prior experience with a technology company required; cloud, BI/analytics, or platform as a service setting preferred
• Well-versed in employee engagement and performance management best practices