Director, HR Business Partner

Overview

The Director, Human Resources will be responsible for providing HR support to our Waltham, MA headquarters and Bridgewater, NJ facilities. This is a highly visible, hands-on role that will provide the opportunity to collaborate and act as a trusted, strategic partner to the site leadership teams by providing proactive HR leadership, strategic counsel and consultative services to the business.   

Responsibilities

• Provide HR solutions support, process knowledge advice and consultation to site leaders
• Partner with site leadership, HR and other key stakeholders as appropriate to shape culture and drive employee engagement
• Provide HR leadership in the areas of organizational assessments, succession planning, organizational structure and workforce planning in order to strengthen organizational capabilities
• Act as a catalyst for change, guide and direct organizational design, development and change management solutions
• Implement large scale initiatives (roll out annual programs, new programs/policies, etc.)
• Collaborate with Center of Excellence partners to execute and implement HR initiatives
• Translate business plans into critical HR actions, programs and initiatives
• Participate in HR continuous improvement projects and initiatives
• Utilize data to solve complex business issues and provide recommendations to leaders
• Coach management team on leadership and HR issues including application of HR policies and processes
• Conduct employee relations investigations and bring to resolution

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• 8+ years in Human Resources (preferably in a manufacturing environment)
• Experience working in a multi-location, global, matrix’d organization
• Ability to innovate and willing to challenge the status quo
• Proven experience leading and supporting large scale change initiatives
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interface with all levels of the organization
• Proven analytical capabilities
• M&A experience a plus
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality, work independently, multi-task and follow up on projects and issues
• Proven project and time management skills with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Self-motivated and bias for action
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing business needs