People and Culture Partner

About the Role

At Google DeepMind, the mission extends beyond building AI to shaping the future of humanity, a goal achieved through the collaboration of brilliant and diverse minds. As a People & Culture (P&C) Partner, you will be integral to this mission, fostering a world-class environment that celebrates expertise and prioritizes continuous learning. The team empowers individuals to excel as leaders, managers, and collaborators, recognizing that the best AI is developed by the best teams. Google DeepMind is a team of scientists, engineers, and machine learning experts dedicated to advancing AI for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, with safety and ethics as top priorities. In this pivotal role, you will partner directly with senior leaders within the Central Operations, Responsibility and Engagement (CORE) teams, collaborating with the wider P&C team to cultivate healthy, high-performing teams. You will gain a deep understanding of the business, provide strategic direction and coaching, and lead change management initiatives across a dynamic, global organization. Your proactive approach will involve designing and implementing creative people and culture solutions that not only drive exceptional team performance but also directly align with ambitious organizational goals, delivering measurable and impactful results. This is a career-defining opportunity within a mission-driven and pioneering organization.

Responsibilities

• Driving business strategy and outcomes - deeply understand the organization’s product, business and goals, and drive people strategies and tactics to support it
• Delivering high impact solutions to challenges including organization design and leadership capability, ensuring alignment with strategic goals
• Partnering with and coaching senior leaders to develop their skills and improve team and organizational performance
• Acting with confidence and strong judgement in an inspiring and fast paced environment, instilling trust in everyone you interact with, and delivering thoughtful, bespoke and creative solutions
• Being proactive and adaptable, anticipating and addressing challenges before they arise
• Utilizing a data driven approach to partnering

Requirements

• Substantial experience operating as an HR professional, ideally spanning both agile, scaling businesses and larger, complex, matrixed companies.
• Thrives in a dynamic environment and possess the ability to lead and manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, while effectively prioritizing and delegating tasks. You seamlessly transition between strategic planning and hands-on execution, demonstrating a strong understanding of both the operational and strategic aspects of HR.
• Outstanding understanding of human behavior including a strong understanding of self.
• Ability and curiosity to use AI tools practically and effectively in your work, with a recognition and awareness of AI’s responsible use, risks, and limitations.
• Ability to leverage and promote AI for team and organisational productivity
• Seasoned thought partner who has cultivated deep, trusting 1:1 relationships with senior leaders, enabling you to effectively influence decisions.
• Extremely organized, you are used to working at a very quick pace and balancing many different tasks. You are proactive and see what needs to be done.
• Effectively navigate ambiguity and enjoy changeable environments where you can implement creative and innovative ideas. You are a strategic thinker with a passion for driving organizational success and fostering a culture of excellence.
• Looking for a career defining role in a mission-driven and pioneering organization.