My first impression after joining the team can be merged into a single phrase: close to business. Banal as this conclusion might look, both my own experience, and that of my colleagues, shows that the role of HR Business Partner is far too often nothing more than mere paragraphs listed in the description of HR responsibilities.
Here at Schemaphic® Systems (I) Pvt. Ltd however, close cooperation with the management board, a group of directors and technical leaders is not out of the ordinary. We participate in assigning employees to projects, issue opinions on the results of corporate workshops and advise on initiatives that are put forward by the management board. In practice, each project implemented by our team involves people from the business units or technology experts . Thanks to this approach, we can offer our employees initiatives that address their needs and are in line with the priorities of the organization.
From my perspective, nowadays, it is essential for the human resources department to maintain balance between the company business goals, work culture and the well-being of our staff.
Our business awareness and cooperation must not be detached from our treatment of employees as partners. This part of our daily tasks is fulfilled by everyday support of the Scrum teams, openness to the employees who want to talk about their self-development, or expectations related to overall cooperation. At the same time, we make sure that they fully understand the values and principles of the company, and respond to difficult situations that are part of working with other people.
The close cooperation of our ‘House of HR’ with development teams gives us an upper hand when addressing the strategic challenges of the IT industry of today.