Senior HR Manager

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, HR Business Partner is a strategic advisor to senior business leaders, responsible for aligning people strategies with business priorities across a global footprint. This role drives workforce planning, talent management, employee relations, and organizational effectiveness, enabling sustainable growth and a high performance culture.

Responsibilities

• Partner senior leaders to shape and execute HR strategies aligned with business objectives and growth plans.
• Lead workforce planning and organizational design to ensure the right structure, capability, and succession readiness.
• Drive end to end talent management, including performance management, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Collaborate closely with HR Centres of Excellence and HR Operations to deliver compensation, benefits, and learning initiatives effectively.
• Manage industrial relations matters, including union engagement, collective agreements, and dispute resolution, ensuring compliance and constructive outcomes.
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations, policy interpretation, and compliance with local labour laws and global HR standards.
• Support and enable change management initiatives through clear communication and stakeholder alignment.
• Act as a trusted advisor on organizational health, employee engagement, and culture building initiatives.
• Analyse workforce data and trends to deliver actionable insights and informed recommendations.
• Ensure consistent application of HR policies and practices across regions, while respecting local requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 10 years of HR experience, including 5 years in an HR Business Partner role within a global or matrix organization.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate HR strategies into financial and operational outcomes.
• Proven capability to influence senior stakeholders and manage complex people and organizational issues.
• Deep expertise in talent management, workforce planning, and employee relations.
• Strong command of written and spoken English, with confidence communicating at all organizational levels.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, with experience leveraging HR systems and workforce data.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced, global environment.