Human Resources Business Partner

Role Overview

• Act as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to business leaders across multiple sites and regions
• Develop a deep understanding of business priorities and translate them into effective people strategies
• Balance global consistency with local adaptation of HR practices, ensuring compliance with regional requirements
• Provide constructive challenge to leadership, ensuring people decisions align with business objectives and values
• Act as a connector between sites and global HR functions, ensuring alignment and sharing of best practices
• Lead workforce planning initiatives to align talent capability with current and future business needs
• Support organizational design, restructuring, and change initiatives
• Identify opportunities to improve workforce productivity, efficiency, and cost effectiveness
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to attract, recruit, and retain high-quality talent across sites and regions
• Drive robust talent management processes, including succession planning and talent reviews
• Support leadership development and promote a high-performance culture
• Encourage internal mobility and development opportunities across sites and regions
• Support onboarding and integration of new employees
• Build strong relationships with employees and leaders to drive engagement, retention, and a positive workplace culture
• Provide coaching and guidance to managers on people management, policies, and employment matters
• Manage employee relations matters in line with applicable local legislation, partnering with regional HR and legal teams where required
• Maintain effective relationships with employee representatives, including unions and/or works councils where applicable
• Support leadership teams in creating inclusive, collaborative, and engaging work environments
• Ensure compliance with company policies and applicable employment legislation across relevant jurisdictions
• Partner with HR Operations to ensure accurate and consistent delivery of HR processes, including payroll, employee data management, and HR systems
• Oversee HR documentation, recordkeeping, and compliance activities
• Use HR data and business metrics (e.g., turnover, absence, productivity, labor cost) to support fact-based decision-making
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities to improve organizational performance
• Promote and support HR systems and tools (e.g., Workday, performance management platforms)
• Lead or contribute to local and global HR projects aligned to business strategy
• Identify, lead, and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance HR effectiveness and employee experience
• Challenge existing processes and drive adoption of best practices across sites and regions
• Provide coaching, guidance, and support to managers and leadership teams
• Support capability development and leadership effectiveness
• Facilitate collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across teams

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field, or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated experience as an HR Business Partner within a complex, matrixed organization
• Experience operating within a global or multi-site environment, managing competing priorities across locations
• Proven ability to balance strategic HR partnership with operational delivery
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to align HR strategies to business objectives
• Experience working within a shared services HR model, partnering with COEs such as Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, and HR Operations
• Knowledge of employment legislation across relevant jurisdictions, or ability to work effectively with regional experts
• Experience managing employee relations matters, including complex cases
• Experience in industrial or manufacturing environments preferred
• Proven ability to act as a strategic business partner and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Excellent people management, coaching, and workforce development skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data
• and goal-oriented mindset
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, navigate ambiguity, and challenge the status quo
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships across all levels, including union partners and external stakeholders
• Experience advising on employee relations matters and administering policies and procedures
• Experience working in union environments, including administering collective bargaining agreements, grievance investigations, and participation in negotiations preferred
• Experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment preferred
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience in HRIS systems, specifically Workday
• Willingness and ability to travel to site locations on a periodic basis (approximately quarterly) to support high-level employee relations matters, participate in strategic leadership meetings, and conduct in-person engagement with leaders and employees

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• Paid time off