Senior People Partner, Cision

$120-140k

Salary is applicable to NY based applicants only and may vary by other locations

Senior and Expert level

Boston

Chicago

New York

PR and marketing software

Open for applications

PR and marketing software

1001+ employees

B2BAnalyticsCommunicationDigital MediaSaaSData AnalysisMedia

Open for applications

$120-140k

Salary is applicable to NY based applicants only and may vary by other locations

Senior and Expert level

Boston

Chicago

New York

1001+ employees

B2BAnalyticsCommunicationDigital MediaSaaSData AnalysisMedia

Company mission

To use their software to provide prompt and professional resolutions that allow PR and Marketing professionals to focus on optimal communication.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Minimum of 8 years of demonstrated People Partner (HRBP) experience preferably in technical organizations, directly supporting senior leaders
PHR, SPHR or SHRM CP or SHRM SCP (or international equivalent); or a Master's degree in Human Resources or a related discipline preferred
Experience leading transformation and aligning people strategy to the business' long-range plans
Demonstrated ability to drive major initiatives through the organization and influence decision makers, effectively communicating at all levels
Working knowledge of organizational design, workforce planning, employee relations, performance and talent management, and employment law
Strong presentation skills; comfortable in front of senior leadership and decision makers
Persuasive communication skills, including succinctly communicating complex issues and delivering them effectively
Innovation and the ability to be creative in problem solving, organizational diagnosis, and solution generation
Results oriented and service-minded, with the ability to establish credibility and build trusted relationships in partnership with business leaders to achieve initiatives and deliver results
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with a global technology or SaaS company, specifically with regions outside of Americas, including EMEA and APAC, as well as a working knowledge of cultural and legal regulations outside of Americas

What the job involves

Cision is seeking a Senior Global People Partner to join our exciting, evolving People team!
This highly strategic and global role will be directly supporting one or more members of our Senior Leadership Team, and people leaders, and partnering with globally-dispersed clients
The Senior People Partner understands the business strategy and has a deep understanding of teams they're supporting to lead and execute on the global People strategy
This role will drive a positive employee experience through your detailed understanding of People programs, processes, and tools, offering credible and clear advice to our Leaders and Managers
This is a key role to the business success and will be immersed in our fast-paced environment, take on new challenges, and expected to make a business impact
Strategically partner with clients to understand business and organizational needs and objectives, develop strategies, and implement solutions
Coach senior Managers on People related topics Manage complex employee cases in line with local legislation
Proactively drive a high-performance culture and manager/ leader accountability
Develop global, regional or local workforce strategies that align to the business' long-range plans
Serve as a key advisor by leveraging commercial insight to align People Team initiatives with broader business strategies
Conduct ongoing analysis of assigned client group
Monitor, interpret metrics and analysis to bring a data-centric approach to decision making
Lead assigned clients on all things people and culture, including engaging global points of contact in the People function
Initiate or support high-impact people strategies to drive business effectiveness across functions
Continue to drive cost effectiveness by employing relevant strategies and achieving or exceeding synergy savings targets
Contribute, communicate, and collaborate globally with other People Centers of Excellence to drive a best-in-class employee experience
Play a key role in onboarding of senior leadership hires, working as a change agent through change and transformation

Our take

As marketing and PR continues to be digitised, software that helps streamline and make their communication more efficient is in high demand. Cision ranks amidst the top PR Software companies and boasts over 100,000 public relations and marketing professionals globally.

The company is well established as a Media and Influencer Targeting Software and has rapidly become the market leader. As influencers have become more plentiful and effective, there is a forecast growth of brand spend on influencer marketing. Tools such as Cision are therefore looking to be in higher demand.

It is a global enterprise with a vast team of over 2000 employees, making it a company able to deal with high-frequency requests. Cision is already ranked as a leader in the $3 billion communications intelligence software and services market. In February 2023, Cali Tran took over as CEO, having previously led the influential Brandwatch which was one of four high-profile acquisitions made by Cision between 2021 and 2023.