HR Business Partner Manager – Global Functions
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseAbout the role
This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.
Who We Are:
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.
Job Description:
The HR Business Partner Manager – Global Functions is a people leader role responsible for leading, developing, and governing HR Business Partner (HRBP) delivery across Global Functions. This role ensures consistent, high quality HR partnership, strong adherence to the HR Operating Model, and effective translation of enterprise HR strategy into scalable execution.
The role serves as a key connector between HR strategy and HRBP execution, strengthening HRBP capability, reinforcing role clarity, and ensuring predictable, professional HR support for senior leaders across the Global Functions.
Essential Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of HR Business Partners supporting Global Functions
- Set clear performance expectations; provide regular feedback, coaching, and career development support
- Build HRBP capability as work shifts toward more complex, judgment‑based, and advisory HR support
- Reinforce adherence to the HR Operating Model, including clear role boundaries between HRBP, Country HR, People Care, and COEs
- Address role ambiguity, scope creep, and inconsistent practices across Global Functions support
- Drive consistency in HRBP ways of working while allowing for nuance where necessary
- Serve as an escalation point for complex people matters requiring experienced HR judgment
- Translate enterprise and Global HR and Global Function L1 priorities into clear, actionable guidance for HRBPs
- Ensure HRBPs are aligned and prepared prior to change rollout to business stakeholders
- Partner closely with HR leaders, COEs, Country HR, and People Care to ensure seamless end‑to‑end HR support
- Identify systemic issues impacting HR delivery and recommend improvements to governance, processes, or capability
- Balance HRBP workload, coverage, and prioritization to ensure sustainable delivery and impact
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
- 4+ years experience as an HR Business Partner in a complex, global organization
- Strong understanding of HR operating models, shared services, and global HR governance
- Experience supporting many different client groups across HPE
Preferred Education and Experience
- Experience leading HR teams through organizational or operating model transformation
- Experience driving consistency across global or multi‑regional HR teams
Knowledge and Skills
- Strong HR judgment and ability to manage complex, sensitive people issues
- Ability to translate strategy into clear expectations and execution
- Effective coaching, feedback, and talent development skills
- Strong stakeholder management and influence capabilities
- Comfort leading through ambiguity and change
- Enterprise mindset with ability to balance consistency with specific global function needs
What We Can Offer You:
Health & Wellbeing
We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
Personal & Professional Development
We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your s
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