.company descriptionturnitin has offices in the united states, australia, india, indonesia, germany, japan, korea, mexico, the netherlands, the philippines, sweden, ukraine, the united kingdom. Our diverse community of colleagues are all unified by a shared desire to make a difference in education. Come join us, and let's make change together.*job description*:turnitin is seeking to hire a senior director of people partnerships to join our global people team. The people team enables turnitin to unleash the full potential of 'one team' and culture which, in turn, enables it to deliver its business strategy and purpose.the people team is split into four verticals:- global people partners- centers of excellence (coes)- people services / hr shared services- people strategy & operations (ps&o)this role will report to the vp, global people partnerships and serve as the americas leader of the people partnerships team, a function whose remit is key to our ability to attract, retain, engage and develop the best talent. The incumbent will primarily partner with designated center leadership team members as direct business partner, but will interact (through its team) with all senior leaders across the company to provide strategy and thought leadership related to employee relations, engagement, inclusion and acquisition activities. The incumbent will direct and manage a customer centric, proactive and capable team of people business partners, and people relations / employee relations & compliance team members.- creates a positive team environment, in which team members' motivation is central to success. Ensures the team is nurtured, coached, given regular meaningful feedback and proactively developed in order to achieve their potential and deliver their best work. Works closely with the team to inspire innovation and continuous improvement.- provides management information and summaries of the employee engagement and relations landscape - monthly and quarterly. Conducts reviews and course-corrects, as needed.- ensures and creates annual and bi-annual plans/okrs using coe support with the team to ensure continuous improvements are realized in relation to key metrics like turnover, retention, diversity, etc.- ensures open flows of communication up, down and sideways, sharing news and information, holding regular team meetings and team events. Ensures that everyone is well informed and up to date with critical items for the people team.- develops open and enduring stakeholder relationships with turnitin leaders to assist the development and delivery of the people strategy and link it operationally to business needs, providing personal coaching and guidance/development for leaders personally and via team