Description

Who are we, and what do we do?
At Corteva Agriscience, you will help us grow what’s next. No matter your role, you will be part of a team that is building the future of agriculture – leading breakthroughs in the innovation and application of science and technology that will better the lives of people all over the world and fuel the progress of humankind.

Corteva is experiencing ongoing significant strategic organizational and cultural transformation. This transformation represents significant opportunity for accelerated growth and development as Corteva continues to drive innovation in the agriculture industry. The Global HRBP team is accountable to lead the global talent strategy, global talent architecture, strategic workforce planning, and overall change management in support of our business priorities.

Corteva Agriscience is hiring a Global HR Business Partner & Special Projects – Seed and Crop Protection (CP) Business Units to join our Global HR Business Partner team. In this role, you will drive key projects across our organization. You will have the opportunity to deep dive into different functional areas of the Seed & CP organizations executing projects that evolve our strategic people priorities. In alignment with the Global HRBP team, you will ensure accountability and alignment of global and large-scale, organization-wide projects designed to strengthen Corteva. In addition to the HR business focused special projects, this role will partner with designated Seed & CP Leaders. To be successful, you must be highly agile, strategic yet operational, have a passion for diagnosing and bringing structure to complex business challenges, and adept at change and stakeholder management.

The Global HRBP, Special Projects role will partner and collaborate with various stakeholder groups across HR (COE, Regional/country consulting teams, HR leadership) and across the Seed & CP functions.

Key Responsibilities – What you will do to help us grow!

• Develop, lead and execute complex cross-functional and global project plans with clearly defined milestones, timelines, communication plans and task owners. This includes active stakeholder management and maintaining open lines of communication with other HRBPs and business unit leadership.
• Identify, prioritize, structure, and solve complex business problems, using analytics, technology and your knowledge of the business and HR.
• Deliver HR data and metrics/scorecards to the business. Foster a data-driven decision-making culture within the HRBP team and business leaders.
• Provide Strategic Partnership to the designated business unit sub-functions.
• Active member of the Global HRBP team to align and contribute to the short and long-term strategic people priorities for the organization while also ensuring alignment within the functional areas.
• Responsible for helping the Seed & CP teams solve business challenges, challenge the status quo, create value, maximize growth, and improve functional and business performance.
• Support the business driving key short-term and long-term people focus areas to support the overall business unit level people strategy.
• Support building high performing teams that are prepared for the future needs of the organization while driving a high-performance culture that manifests in creating tangible financial value for Corteva and shareholders.
• Partner with leadership and HR CoEs on strategic needs as well as flawless execution of HR Processes.
• Partner directly with Seed & CP HRBP team and leadership to lead innovative cross BU projects focused on rapidly scaling our HR Solutions, expanding our Employee Value Proposition and Employee Experience.
• Collaborate with different functional areas of our HR Team – e.g., Talent Acquisition, Regional HR Business Partner Teams – to deliver on initiatives for seed & CP to drive results aligned with strategic priorities.

Qualifications

What expertise have you grown – What do you bring to the table?

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s Degree preferred in Business Administration, Human Resources/Human Capital, Finance, Marketing, or a related scientific/technical field, and/or PMO certification are a nice to have.
• 5+ years of HR/ Project Management experience and a strong track record of serving as a human resources generalist or specialist in a large global matrixed and diverse organization.
• Experience working in a global company.

Competencies

• Agile Mindset —Thrive on shifting priorities and new challenges, adeptly working in ambiguous environments, able to manage uncertainty and operate in a changing environment. Quick learner that takes an agile approach and embraces change and new opportunities.
• Expertise navigating between strategic ideas and operational execution/processes.
• Results-driven — Independently push multiple projects to completion with a sense of urgency. Focus on activities that have tangible business outcomes and require little oversight to move projects forward.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel; Power BI, and other reporting and analytical tools.
• Critical and strategic thinker — Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to problems, capability of working effectively in a matrixed, complex, and measurement-oriented environment.
• Enterprising— Proactively seek to take up and start new projects. Able to work even with the risk of failure.
• Ability to influence key stakeholders, work cross-functionally and autonomously, clearly coordinating and communicating with other HRBPs.
• Goal-oriented with the ability to derive quantifiable action items from complex, unstructured problems.
• Self-motivated, driven and able to work effectively both independently and in a team environment.
• Courageous leadership – Proven success with partnering, challenging, and influencing senior leaders is critical for success in this role.
• Demonstrated ability to extend influence beyond core HR areas and specific experience in driving results through others.
• Proven experience in applied organizational development and change management including working with teams in a large, global organization.
• Strong business and financial acumen are preferred.
• Creative — Challenge conventional methods and are open to new ideas.
• Able to implement the people strategic priorities set by the business/HRBP into specific goals, tactics, action plans and deliverables with limited oversight.
• Effective communicator with experience in tailoring to varying audiences; ability to communicate quickly and concisely.

Benefits – How We’ll Support You:

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program
• Learn more about our total rewards package here – Corteva Benefits
• Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life

Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.