Sr. Director – HRBL Product Operations
| Company | Intuitive Surgical |
|---|---|
| Location | Sunnyvale, CA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Strong business acumen and cultural leadership
- Analytical and conceptual thinking with data-driven decision-making
- Ability to innovate talent solutions and deliver quality work
- Influence and challenge executive leaders effectively
- Leadership and coaching capabilities for senior-level talent
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- Collaborative and professional team engagement across a global organization
- Strategic and operational thinking with change management expertise
- Comfort in a matrixed organization, setting priorities in dynamic environments
- Office presence required for 3+ days per week and travel 10-15% of the time
- Bachelor’s degree in business management, Human Resources, or a related field required; Master’s degree is ideal but not mandatory
- Minimum of 15 years of experience, including 8+ years as an HR Business Partner or in a client-facing capacity, and at least 5+ years as a people leader
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with senior leaders to translate business needs into effective talent strategies, ensuring alignment with broader enterprise goals and addressing cross-functional impacts
- Act as a consultant on leadership expectations, culture, and organizational performance, utilizing data analytics to inform strategic solutions
- Work with leadership to create long-term organizational talent plans, supporting workforce scaling and growth
- Establish strong consultative relationships with senior leadership, providing coaching and mentorship to business leaders
- Execute corporate strategies within the business, measuring success and encouraging continuous improvement. Influence the design of future programs to better meet business needs
- Lead major change initiatives in line with company strategy and culture, fostering employee and organizational support and commitment
- Engage with senior leaders to convert business needs into effective talent strategies, ensuring alignment with enterprise-wide goals and accounting for cross-functional impacts
- Act as a consultant on leadership expectations, culture, organizational performance, and design. Utilize organizational health data and analytics to guide solutions
- Develop and deliver focused HR solutions in collaboration with the extended HR team to support unique talent strategies
- Partner with leadership to devise strategic talent plans that inform workforce scaling and growth
- Build consultative relationships with senior leadership, providing coaching and mentorship to business leaders
- Implement corporate strategies within the business, track success, and drive continuous improvement. Influence future program designs to better meet business needs
- Lead major change initiatives aligned with company strategy and culture, fostering employee and organizational support and commitment
- Anticipate future people requirements, develop sourcing, performance, and rewards strategies, and provide insights during executive-level calibration reviews
- Advise senior leaders on complex personnel matters, guiding them through legal requirements to reach effective resolutions
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting Product Engineering groups is advantageous
- Background in high-growth, high-tech global companies
- Relevant industry experience in medical devices or engineering/technical organizations is preferred