SVP HRBP

Description

At CDW, we make it happen, together. Trust, connection, and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. It's why we're coworkers, not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where we're headed. We're proud to share our story and Make Amazing Happen at CDW.

Position Description

CDW is a company that is focused on evolving to meet the needs of our business, coworkers and customers. Recently, Kate Sanderson has joined CDW as CHRO to lead an exciting HR Transformation to scale and implement leading practice in how we deliver HR services to our coworkers across the globe. The VP HR Business Partner role is a critical role that will report directly to Kate, leading five direct reports and a team of more than 30. The direct reports to this role consist of 2 country HR leaders (Canada and the UK as well as 4 US based business partners who support our US business with their teams).

Stepping into the role, the VP, HR Business Partner will be instrumental in leading the Transformation of our HR Business Partner function as we evolve this team to become more strategic/influential and shift less strategic work to our HR shared service team. This leader will be instrumental in evolving the capabilities of this team, building something that is fit for purpose, and creating a well-respected, influential team of HR business partners. Key areas of focus will be to assess the work currently underway in the HR business partner team and determine what should remain in go-forward role of the HR Business Partner and what work should move to a shared service model. The VP will need to assess the current capabilities of the team to determine where we need to enhance talent as well as develop our current team to bring to life the HR Business of the future.

The VP, HR Business Partner will have in depth knowledge and experience transforming an HR business partner team in the context of the broader HR function evolving to a more scalable, effective model that leverages shared services. This leader will have the pattern recognition to know how to create, build and transition to this model effectively. A high degree of collaboration and teamwork across the HR function is essential. This leader will know how to work effectively with HR COEs (Talent, Total Rewards, etc) as well as Shared Services (that delivers HR support to our coworkers and managers across the company).

The ideal candidate for this role will be a well-experienced HR Business Partner leader who has spent time in best-in-class environments and has an understanding of what great looks like. This leader will understand how to effectively navigate a high degree of change, attract and develop the HR Business Partner of the future and evolve to a new HR model. The leader will be credible with business leaders and bring a strong knowledge of how to credibly partner with the business across all areas of HR Including talent, succession, compensation, recruiting and organizational effectiveness. Experience working at a global, sophisticated large public company will be an asset.

Location: ~Two days per week in one of CDW's offices in Chicago, Vernon Hills, or Rosemont.

Key Accountabilities

• Establish CDW's go-forward HR Business Partner team setting a new more strategic/influential standard for the role of the HR business partner as well as partnering closely with shared services to shift non-strategic work to the Shared Services function
• Lead efforts to reorganize HR Business Partner work, determining what areas should be enhanced, retained or moved to shared services
• Partner effectively with the business to ensure that HR Business Partner support enables the business objectives and progress on strategic initiatives
• Brings thought leadership on leading practice of how HR partners with the business to enable results

Knowledge Base and Experience

• Expertise in a modern, effective HR business partner environment
• Served as an HR business partner leader within a large, global organization of similar size and scale to CDW. Knows what best-in-class HR business partner teams look like but understands how to create something specific for CDW.
• Experience organizing functional work and determining the most efficient ways to address it, including delineating work that should be performed by HR business partner team vs shared services
• Has experience working with COEs to create the "plays" at scale that our HR Business Partner team will implement with our businesses covering talent review, compensation cycle, succession planning, and organization design
• Served as a people leader in an organization that is undergoing an organizational and functional transformation. Knows how to help others manage change.

Professional and Cultural Characteristics

• Operates with a builder mentality and is excited to dive into the work to create something new and best-in-class. Needs to be willing to roll up their sleeves and do work themselves.
• Comfortable managing a high volume of organizational change; works to bring others along as the organization advances.
• An effective project manager who can prioritize initiatives that will have the largest impact. Capable of working through ambiguity.
• Business oriented, is a credible partner to CDW business leaders.
• Collaborative; builds relationships across a wide range of stakeholders and partners well with others to drive progress.

Qualifications and Requirements

• At least 10 - 15 years of progressive HR experience. Experience implementing HR business partner transformation work is essential as well as knowing what great looks like for an effective HR Business Partner team.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Compensation for this role is based on experience, with a base salary target of $300,000, plus a target bonus and long-term incentive package.

We make technology work so people can do great things.

CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. Together, we unite. Together, we win. Together, we thrive.

CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.