Hello V***t, I’m J***e, an HR recruiter at StrategyBrain. I came across your profile and was impressed by your eight years leading HR at X***i T***y,especially your work in performance management and executive search. We’re partnering with T***a I***s in Beijing on a Senior Human Resources Business Partner role. Would you be interested in a brief chat to learn more? Best regards, J***e

Hi V***t, Great to hear you’re interested! Before we schedule a call, here’s a quick overview of the Senior HR Business Partner role at T***a I***s: • Company & Culture T***a is a fast-growing consumer electronics and IoT provider headquartered in Beijing, with 1,200+ employees worldwide. We pride ourselves on a collaborative, innovation-driven environment and invest heavily in employee development and cutting-edge technologies. • Key Responsibilities 1. Lead full-cycle recruitment and executive search to attract top-tier talent (aligns with your X***i experience) 2. Partner with senior leadership on performance management systems, succession planning, and org development (your core strength) 3. Drive workforce planning and organizational design across business units 4. Advise on compensation & benefits benchmarking, HR policies, and compliance to optimize engagement and retention 5. Mentor and coach junior HR colleagues, fostering professional growth and high performance • Why This Role? , Strategic Impact: You’ll sit on the leadership table, shaping HR strategy for a rapidly scaling business. , Career Growth: Clearly defined paths into HR leadership and broader people-strategy roles. , Resources & Support: Dedicated learning budgets, leadership programs, and a committed HR team. , Competitive Package: Market-leading salary, bonus potential, and stock incentives. Does this sound aligned with your background and career goals? I’m available for a brief call tomorrow (Wednesday) between 10:00,11:00 AM CST or Thursday between 3:00,4:00 PM CST. Please let me know which slot works best, or suggest another time that suits you. Looking forward to diving deeper! Best regards, J***e HR Recruiter, StrategyBrain

Great, V***t,looking forward to our call this Thursday at 3:00 PM CST. In this Senior HR Business Partner role, you’ll report directly to T***a’s Chief Human Resources Officer. Your main priorities will be: 1. Scaling and refining our performance-management system to support rapid growth. 2. Leading workforce planning and organizational design across our consumer electronics and IoT divisions. 3. Building robust succession plans for key leadership roles. 4. Advising on competitive compensation and benefits to attract and retain top talent. 5. Mentoring junior HR colleagues and fostering a high-performance culture. Key challenges include maintaining our collaborative culture during fast expansion, sourcing specialized IoT talent, and ensuring HR policies are consistently applied across business units. We’ll dive deeper into each of these on Thursday,let me know if you’d like any materials beforehand.

Hi V***t, Great questions,happy to share a bit more so you can hit the ground running on Thursday. 1. Performance-Management Pain Points & Metrics • Completion Rate: Last cycle saw ~82% of managers submitting reviews on time; we’re targeting 95% this year. • Calibration Consistency: We’ve identified up to a 1.2-point variance in rating distributions across business units and are rolling out enhanced calibration workshops. • Manager Enablement: Only 60% of frontline managers feel fully trained on setting SMART goals,our focus is on a “train-the-trainer” approach and bite-sized toolkits. • Cycle Duration: Current end-to-end process takes ~8 weeks; we’re aiming to streamline to 6 weeks by digitizing feedback collection and automating reminders. 2. HR Team Org Chart (Reporting to the CHRO) CHRO ├─ Senior HR Business Partner (this role) ├─ Talent Acquisition Lead ├─ Total Rewards & Compensation Manager ├─ Learning & Development Manager └─ HR Operations & Systems Manager Each of these leads has 2,4 direct reports specializing in areas like campus hiring, EVP, leadership programs, payroll and HRIS. We’ll go deeper on Thursday, and I can share a more detailed diagram then. Let me know if you’d like any additional context before our call. Looking forward to chatting on Thursday at 3:00 PM CST! Best, J***e HR Recruiter, StrategyBrain

Hi V***t, Great questions,here’s a bit more on both: 1. Calibration Workshops • Structure: We run them in three phases,pre-work (managers complete self-assessments and review rating guidelines), cross-functional calibration sessions (small groups moderated by L&D to align on performance criteria), and a final leadership calibration meeting to sign off on distributions. • Measurement: We track variance reduction in rating patterns (aiming to cut the 1.2-point spread to under 0.5), post-workshop manager confidence scores (we’re targeting an 80% “very confident” rating in our follow-up survey), and percentage of on-time calibrated reviews (from 82% to 95%). 2. HRIS Platform We use a cloud-based HCM system (W***y) to automate the entire performance cycle,feedback collection, approval workflows and reminder nudges. It feeds real-time dashboards for both managers and HR to monitor completion rates, pending actions and calibration readiness. Happy to demo the workshop materials and the W***y configuration on our call Thursday at 3:00 PM CST. Let me know if you’d like anything else in the meantime. Best, J***e

Hi V***t, Great question,here’s how we tackle both: 1. Guarding Against Cross-Functional Rater Bias • Pre-Session Data Checks: We pull rating distributions by function, level and tenure, flagging any groups with a variance >2 SD from the overall mean. • Calibration Debriefs: After each small-group session, we hold a 15-minute “rationale review” where moderators call out any extreme shifts and document context (e.g., market changes, role differences). • Anchor Stories & Norming Exercises: We start with 2,3 benchmark case studies, so everyone aligns on what a “3” vs. “4” performance looks like before discussing real employees. 2. W***y Dashboards & Integrations • Custom Outlier Dashboard: In W***y Reporting, we’ve built a dashboard that highlights rating distributions, flags employees whose scores fall beyond ±1.5 SD, and tracks trending deviations over time. • BI Integration & Alerts: We push those metrics into our P***r B***I environment and set up automated email/Teams alerts when a group’s variance breaches our threshold,so HR and managers know instantly. • Real-Time Nudges: W***y’s Business Process Framework sends reminder nudges to raters with pending calibration tasks or anomalous ratings before sign-off. I’m happy to demo the data-checks workflow and our dashboard setup on Thursday at 3:00 PM CST. Let me know if there’s anything specific you’d like to see or prep before then,looking forward to diving deeper! Best, J***e