Director, Human Resources Business Partner - EMEA

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Twist is seeking a Human Resources Business Partner to support our EMEA and Tel Aviv teams. This role will be part of a small, but mighty HRBP team that will report to the Vice President, Human Resources and work in close partnership with our HR team. At Twist, we’ve been bringing contractors in EMEA in house to be employees, and so need to provide direct HRBP support. We’re looking for somebody who can roll up their sleeves and execute on day-to-day people decisions while also being a strategic partner to our EMEA commercial and non-commercial leaders.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Partner with leaders to enable their success; be a sounding board and trusted advisor
• Provide expertise on people issues and strategies
• Bring solutions that address the needs of the department while taking into account the broader implications for Twist and our HR strategies
• Apply a broad HR skill set to coach and evolve the department to ensure their success. This includes, but is not limited to, performance management; talent assessment; strategic facilitation; organizational design and development; workforce planning; and change management
• Ensure alignment to and execution of established Twist-wide human resources policies, procedures, and initiatives
• Execute global and local HR processes, with day to day support from a vendor who provides help desk answers within 24 hours (e.g., talent management, succession planning, performance management, development planning, compensation planning)
• Identify and solve talent issues before they affect the business (e.g., HiPo retention; poor performance management; evolving skill set requirements for team success, etc.)
• Contribute to the assessment/selection when we recruit for EMEA roles, including key leaders and other critical positions
• Ensure compliance of all HR practices within area of responsibility and with EMEA statutory requirements, standards and other known relevant policies and guidelines
• Triage and respond to employee relations issues (e.g., employee concerns or complaints, worker’s compensation cases)
• Serve as the go-to HR team member, including management- and employee- questions and concerns
• Implement our HR strategies and projects with sensitivity for and adaptation to local cultural business norms
• Model our core values: Grit, Impact, Service, and Trust
  

What You’ll Bring To The Team

• 6+ years of progressively responsible HR experience
• Experience applying a range of HR skills, from leadership enablement to talent assessment
• Team player with very strong ethical orientation
• Must have the ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues, by using judgement that is in consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulation or statutory law
• Strong aptitude for listening, collaborating, and problem-solving
• Proven track record of high performance
• Ability to objectively coach employees and management through complex and difficult issues to drive us toward a high-performing organization
• Excellent influencing and leadership skills
• Cultural humility to ensure you are successful when partnering and enabling our diverse workforce, including our global leaders
• Strong business acumen
• Excellent verbal, written, and communication skills
• Strong computer applications skills (Microsoft Office; Gsuite; Applicant Tracking Systems, etc.)
• Ability to organize and prioritize work
• Ability to travel internationally as required to attend commercial team meetings (~15-20%)
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years in an HR Business Partner role
• Previous work experience in a non-HR role at some point during your career (i.e., you bring direct, applied business experience to your HR career)
• Biotech or pharmaceutical experience
• Experience partnering with Commercial leaders and teams
• Background in employment law and other government compliance regulations
  

More About Twist Bioscience

Twist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as “writing” DNA. Just as children learn to both read and write, the next phase of development for the genomics revolution is the ability to write DNA.

At Twist Bioscience, we work in service of people who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.

Twist Bioscience Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Twist Bioscience Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic characteristics, or any other category protected by law.

San Francisco applicants: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.