HR Business Partner
About The Position
As an HR Business Partner, you will be a trusted advisor to people leaders and a catalyst for high-performing teams. You will bring practical HR expertise, sound judgment, and data-driven insight to help managers coach, develop, engage, and retain talent while creating a consistent, positive employee experience. Working closely with Centers of Excellence, Strategic HR Partners, Shared Services, and business leaders, you will translate enterprise people priorities into local impact and help shape a culture where associates can grow, contribute, and do their best work. This highly visible, business-facing role focuses on coaching managers, addressing employee relations matters, supporting HR programs, and improving workforce and employee experience outcomes. Success includes building manager capability, supporting timely and consistent employee relations practices, strengthening engagement and retention, and helping leaders make thoughtful people decisions aligned with business outcomes. No immigration sponsorship is available for this position.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
- 5 years of progressive HR experience, including HR business partner, employee relations, or manager coaching experience.
- Demonstrated ability to advise leaders, resolve complex people matters, and balance employee experience with business needs.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to use data and insights to inform recommendations and improve outcomes.
- No immigration sponsorship is available for this position.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting plant, field, sales, operations, or other distributed workforces.
- Experience partnering across a matrixed HR model with Centers of Excellence and Shared Services.
- Working knowledge of employment practices, employee relations, compliance, and HR policies.
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and stakeholders.
- Experience with HR systems, workforce data, dashboards, or analytics.
- SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
Responsibilities
- Coach and advise managers on performance, development, engagement, employee relations, and workforce decisions.
- Use data, insights, and sound HR judgment to help leaders build high-performing teams and address emerging talent needs.
- Support implementation of enterprise HR programs and Centers of Excellence-led processes across client groups.
- Partner with Strategic HR Partners, Centers of Excellence, Shared Services, Legal, and business leaders to deliver consistent, compliant, and practical HR solutions.
- Lead and resolve complex employee relations matters with care, speed, and appropriate partnership.
- Support performance management, development planning, talent movement, and localized talent initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and improve HR processes and the employee experience.
- Foster a positive work environment that supports engagement, well-being, inclusion, and Ecolab’s culture.
- Help managers and associates embrace new ways of working and navigate change effectively.
- Ensure HR practices align with Ecolab policies and applicable legal, safety, and regulatory requirements.
- Enable leaders to make thoughtful people decisions using data, insights, and enterprise HR guidance.
- Deliver timely, balanced, and well-documented employee relations support.
- Build manager capability through coaching, tools, and practical problem-solving.
- Connect enterprise programs to local business needs to strengthen employee experience.
- Surface feedback, trends, and opportunities to help Centers of Excellence and HR partners improve programs and processes.
- Promote compliance, consistency, and responsible risk management across people practices.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package beginning day one of employment.
- Development opportunities in a company that values growth, inclusion, diverse perspectives, and continuous improvement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
