Josh Kruse

Passionate about learning, knowing and advising business leaders on how to go from good to great.

Nutanix| San Jose, CA

Director, People Business Partner                                                                                                             2022-Present
Sr Global People Business Partner                                                                                     2019-2022

Drive the talent strategies and initiatives for the executives (and associated teams) leading our customer facing services organizations.  These teams comprise over 1800 people globally.

• Manage a team of People Business Partners in supporting their respective business client groups
• Partner with executives on developing talent programs to improve engagement and leadership development 
• Drive organizational design efforts both within the org and large multi-organization efforts
• Coach leaders and managers at all levels of the organization in both business and talent strategies

AMD  (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc)| San Jose, CA                                                                                         2018-2019
Manager, HR Business Partner 

Partnered with executive leaders in GPU (Graphical Processing Unit) side of the business to drive talent initiatives that allowed the business to keep pace with the rapid growth and change.  Focused specifically on the hardware (Gfx, IP, Architecture, SOC) areas in the business – the scope of my role directly supported over 2000 employees worldwide.

• Led retention efforts around key skills and geographies – particularly in graphics IP and machine learning efforts
• Partnered with executive team in talent strategy creation and execution – focused on creating a culture empowered to drive the next generation of products on the roadmap
• Facilitated coaching and development of executive staff and their leadership teams globally
• Created and executed large-scale global organizational design projects to help organization meet program requirements

MOZILLA CORP. | Mountain View, CA                                                                                                            2015-2017
Sr. HR Business Partner 

Hired to drive global strategic and operational HR activities for multiple client groups. Supported Advanced Research and Engineering, IT, Taiwan Development Center, Finance, and other corporate functions. Facilitated strategic talent management processes, including succession planning, talent development, talent reviews, and workforce planning.

• Developed global talent framework for Mozilla, including talent assessments, talent reviews, 9-box, location strategies, development planning, and succession planning. 
• Led project for defining bonus program and implementation; this included designing recognition programs to boost engagement and drive cultural changes throughout the organization. 
• Facilitated and created impactful training materials/courses; led focus group conversations, assisted leadership in change management initiatives, and managed organizational effectiveness initiatives across organizations. 
  • Courses taught and created included: Manager Training, Insights Discovery, and Crucial Conversations. 

KLA-TENCOR | Milpitas, CA                                                                                                                           2011-2015
HR Business Partner

Oversaw all aspects of strategic and tactical HR decisions in multiple business units (divisions) in Wafer Inspection; partnered with senior VPs to improve organizational effectiveness through actionable people strategies. Managed recruiting, employee relations, immigration, training, talent development, and compensation/benefits initiatives. Led cross-functional performance management team of 12 (international) in implementing changes to performance management process and HR metrics.

• Directed team of six through redesign of global company hiring approval processes; this resulted in empowering managers to make decisions, decreasing time-in-process from 32 working days to 4, and improving perception by 85%.
• Co-developed a globally-used Excel tool which enabled more efficient and effective annual focal process for executive and HR business partner use (merit increases, bonuses, and incentives); reduced time consumed by 50%+.
• Partnered with Corporate Learning Center to develop and deliver global instructor-led trainings; certified instructor for: Crucial Conversations (VitalSmarts), Leadership Architecture 101 (Lominger), and Advanced DiSC (Group Harmonix). 

NORTHROP GRUMMAN AEROSPACE SYSTEMS                                                                                      05/2010-12/2010
HR Analytics Specialist (Intern)

Brought onboard to oversee workforce-planning initiatives; supported 20 VPs in the Aerospace sector by managing and monitoring talent acquisition activities (3000+ hires annually). Met weekly to review recruiting activity across the sector and encouraged use of newly created dashboard to drive targeted actions; assisted in evaluating performance of 34 recruiters.

• Developed tools to reduce time required producing executive reports by almost 90% (from 6 hours to 30 minutes); as part of tool development, created macros and documentation that made the transition of work more feasible.
• Increased overall team efficiency by 33% (7 employees) over an 8-week period; this involved redesigning and improving communication processes, workflows, and organizational structure with transition to Taleo applicant tracking system. 
• Created interactive dashboards (Flash-based) to assist in workforce planning for current and future programs; this provided strategic insight for staffing needs of current and future programs within Aerospace business unit. 

NOVELL, Prague, CZ/Provo, UT                                                                                                                     2004-2009
Team Lead | Senior Engineer II | Technical Support Engineer I&II

Partnering with SVP and European Area Director, co-led organizational design for implementation of new European Support Center employing approximately 60 engineers of various disciplines. This initiative included process design, training, staffing, coaching, and leadership development. The workforce was a mix from eight European countries, adding to the variety and complexity of the working environment.   

• Drove 25% overall productivity improvement by organizing training, improving processes, and creating procedures for transition of support center front-line operations from Netherlands to Czech. 
• Bettered customer retention by 30% among support agreements; within a two-year period, proactively addressed problems and ensured customer satisfaction through personalized support and interactions.
• Co-led organizational design with Sr. VP and European Area Director for implementation of new European Support Center employing ~60 engineers.  

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY | Provo, UT 
Master of Business Administration – Organizational Behavior/Human Resources  

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY | Provo, UT 
Bachelor of Arts – German Language/Literature 

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY | Provo, UT 
Bachelor of Science – Business Management Information Systems