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People Business Partner

Apple· Corporate Functions
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Cupertino, CA$178.8k - $268.4kfull-timePosted 3d ago

About the role

People Business Partners are strategic HR leaders who partner with business leaders to deliver strategic and tactical HR support and programs, including compensation, labor and employee relations, performance management, career development, and organization design. They align the People strategy with business goals and drive workforce planning, development, and execution across non-exempt, support groups at Apple.

Responsibilities

  • Educate clients on compensation practices, labor and employee relations, performance management, and career development; advise on management issues.
  • Partner with business leaders to align on the People strategy.
  • Understand organizations supported, including key functions and processes.
  • Support and work with business teams on current and future goals and trends affecting workforce needs and initiatives; engage with leaders on people strategy through workforce planning, organization design and structure.
  • Design and deliver talent planning activities to identify talent, leadership development priorities, and succession plans.
  • Focus on development needs and a learning environment enabling on-the-job opportunities; use coaching to assist employees and managers through development and performance matters.
  • Advise on local and global compensation initiatives; interpret internal compensation framework and external market data; identify emerging trends.
  • Develop and work on special and cross-functional projects.
  • Understand training needs and liaise with Apple University to deliver or secure training; author and deliver curriculum for site- and division-specific programs.
  • Use data to develop the People agenda; track and report staffing, retention, attrition, and other metrics; recommend programs or enhancements.

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of proven performance as a strategic HR Business Partner
  • Foundational understanding of HR analytics and experience with HR systems & tools
  • Workday knowledge is a plus
  • Strong communication and influencing skills
  • Highly collaborative, resourceful, inventive, self-motivated, and able to independently lead
  • Ability to coach, mentor and advise to help managers and employees grow in alignment with business and personal goals
  • Impeccable judgment and ability to balance the needs of the company and employees
  • Strong project management and Excel skills are desired
  • A rotation in Organizational Development or Project center of excellence would be an added plus

Skills

Required:HR leadership and partnershipHR analytics
Nice to have:HR systems (Workday)

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses (tuition)
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments (optional)
  • relocation (optional)
  • employee stock programs including stock purchase plan
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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