Sr. HR Business Partner

Position

Senior Human Resources Business Partner

Location

Kokomo, Indiana

About Us

BorgWarner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions. We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that brings together talented employees, meaningful work and amazing technology in a unique environment. At BorgWarner, we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world. 

Our Culture

BorgWarner promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive environment, honors integrity, strives for excellence, commits to responsibility for our communities and the environment, and builds on the power of collaboration.  We believe the health and safety of our employees are a top priority.

Career Opportunities  

We manage talent as seriously as we manage our businesses and encourage you to learn about our proud history, strong culture, technologies, and vision for the future. We offer positions locally and globally with over 80 locations in 19 countries.

If this position energizes you and you feel you can help us achieve our mission and vision, you are invited to submit an application for consideration.

You may see the list of requirements and feel you do not meet all of them. However, remember that BorgWarner thinks differently. If your qualifications align with the majority of those outlined in this job description, we encourage you to apply and share your experience and skills with us.

Job Purpose

BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems is currently looking for “dynamic, results driven” individual to join as a Senior Human Resources Business Partner (Sr. HRBP).

The Sr. HRBP is responsible for translating business strategy into people strategies, driving consistency in HR practices, and ensuring compliance, engagement, and talent effectiveness across the site.  This role has direct accountability for employee relations, talent management, workforce planning, and change leadership, while maintaining strong alignment with enterprise HR frameworks. 

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic business partner to assigned engineering competency leaders and cross-functional leaders, providing guidance on workforce strategy, organizational effectiveness, change management, and people-related risk.
• Translate organizational priorities into actionable HR strategies that support business performance and culture.
• Advise leaders on complex employee relations matters, including investigations, conflict resolution, performance management, and corrective action.
• Lead and support assigned engineering competencies site-level activities, workforce transitions, and change initiatives in alignment with leadership goals.
• Ensure alignment, consistency, and compliance with BorgWarner HR policies, processes, and standards.
• Act as a mentor and escalation point for complex or sensitive HR matters.
• Lead and facilitate talent management processes including workforce planning, succession planning, talent reviews, and development planning.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to support hiring strategies, workforce needs, and critical role fulfilment.
• Advise leaders on career development, internal mobility, and retention strategies.
• Support campus and early-career programs as applicable to the ITC population.
• Champion engagement, inclusion, and culture initiatives aligned with BorgWarner values.
• Analyse employee feedback (e.g., engagement surveys) and drive targeted action planning with leaders.
• Support wellness initiatives, site-level committees, and employee programs that enhance the employee experience.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, HR policies, data privacy, and documentation standards.
• Oversee HRIS (Workday) data accuracy, audits, and correction actions.
• Analyse workforce metrics and trends; provide insights and recommendations to leadership.
• Participate in enterprise HR projects, transformational initiatives, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Maintain the highest level of confidentiality, integrity, and professionalism in all HR activities.

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressively responsible HR experience, including employee relations and business-partnering responsibilities.
• Prior experience leading or mentoring HR team member strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and manage complex, sensitive HR issues.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to align people strategies to organizational goals.
• Strong detail orientation and a de