Associate Vice President, HR Business Partner

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With a global footprint spanning more than 80 countries and including over 75% of the Fortune 100, Perforce Software, Inc. is trusted by the world’s leading brands to deliver solutions for the toughest challenges. The best run DevOps teams in the world choose Perforce.  

• Serve as a trusted executive advisor to senior business leaders across Perforce's global business units, providing counsel on organizational effectiveness, workforce strategy, and people-related risks. 

• Translate business strategy into integrated HR programs, aligning talent acquisition pipelines, leadership development, succession planning, and retention strategies to organizational goals on a global scale. 

• Partner with the CPO and C-suite to design and implement enterprise-wide people strategies that support Perforce's growth trajectory, M&A activity, and evolving organizational structure maturation. 

• Lead executive-level organizational design and restructuring initiatives, ensuring structural alignment with business priorities while minimizing disruption and maximizing employee experience, standardizing span of control globally. 

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of regional and strategic HR Business Partners, setting clear direction, performance expectations, and professional growth plans. 

• Establish a consistent HRBP operating model and governance framework across all regions, ensuring unified execution of global HR programs with appropriate local adaptation. 

• Build and sustain cross-functional partnerships with Centers of Excellence (CoEs) including Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, L&D, Communications & Culture, and HR Operations to deliver integrated people solutions. 

• Lead enterprise change management for major organizational transformations, M&A integrations, and strategic restructuring efforts, ensuring people-first approaches throughout. 

• Act as a champion for Perforce's culture and values and ensure initiatives support inclusion, belonging, and employee well-being at every stage of the employee lifecycle. 

• Monitor and respond to employee sentiment through engagement survey data, stay/exit interviews, and listening channels. Translate insights into targeted action plans with measurable outcomes. 

• Partner with Communications & Culture team to develop compelling internal narratives that support organizational change and build alignment across the global workforce. 

• Ensure consistent application of HR policies, employment law compliance, and risk mitigation across all geographies in which Perforce operates. 

• Partner with Legal and HR Operations to oversee complex employee relations matters, investigations, and employment disputes, particularly for senior-level or cross-jurisdictional cases. 

• Ensure HRBP team readiness for regulatory changes, geographic expansion, and workforce compliance requirements. 

 

All employees are expected to demonstrate AI fluency appropriate to their role and level, including responsible use of AI tools, sound judgment, and adherence to company AI governance and security policy standards.