HR Partner, North America

Haleon • Lincoln, NE

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The HR Partner is a trusted, in-market HR contact who helps employees and managers navigate people matters and brings enterprise HR programs to life locally. The role provides practical guidance, leads employee relations matters, and helps ensure HR services are accurate, compliant, and easy to use. It partners with HR Business Leaders, Centers of Excellence, and People Solutions teams to deliver a seamless employee experience, support business priorities, and implement change effectively. The position is based in Lincoln, Nebraska, and requires at least three days onsite each week.

The HR Partner provides local HR support and ensures activities meet legal, regulatory, and company requirements. Responsibilities include maintaining audit readiness, coordinating documentation and data, protecting employee records and HR data, and coordinating local HR systems and payroll support when needed. The role advises employees and managers, coaches managers on policies and employment practices, and leads or oversees employee relations matters and workplace investigations.

The position also leads HR projects and change initiatives, translating enterprise programs into practical local plans and supporting organizational and workforce changes such as restructures, site changes, mergers, acquisitions, divestments, and employee transitions. It prepares leaders and employees for new initiatives and coordinates implementation across HR and the business. The successful candidate is a practical, discreet HR professional with sound judgment, a strong service mindset, and the ability to build partnerships and deliver projects in a changing environment.

Requirements

• HR generalist experience supporting employees and managers in a site, market, country, or multi-location environment.
• Working knowledge of employment law and HR practices relevant to the role’s geography.
• Experience coaching managers, managing employee relations matters, and conducting or supporting workplace investigations.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver HR projects or change initiatives through planning, stakeholder engagement, implementation, and follow-through.
• Strong organization, prioritization, and problem-solving skills in a changing environment.
• High discretion, integrity, and commitment to confidentiality and data privacy.
• Clear, practical communication and ability to build effective partnerships across HR and the business.
• Confidence using HR systems, data, and digital tools to support accurate decisions and service delivery.

Nice To Haves

• Professional HR qualification, relevant degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in a multinational, matrixed, or shared-services HR environment.
• Experience supporting a manufacturing, supply chain, quality, or other regulated site-based workforce.
• Experience implementing company-wide HR programs across teams, locations, or business areas.
• Exposure to organizational change, workforce transitions, compliance, audits, payroll, or HR operations.
• Familiarity with employee self-service platforms and modern HR service-delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Ensure locally delivered HR activities meet legal, regulatory, and company requirements, applying sound local interpretation where needed.
• Maintain audit readiness, coordinate required data and documentation, and partner with internal teams or regulatory bodies.
• Protect employee records and HR data, upholding confidentiality, privacy, and local data-protection requirements.
• Coordinate local HR systems and payroll support when required for in-market delivery.
• Serve as the primary local HR contact for matters requiring judgment, local interpretation, or support beyond standard digital and transactional services.
• Coach managers on policies, employment practices, onboarding responsibilities, and complex people processes.
• Lead or oversee employee relations matters and workplace investigations, escalating cases when appropriate.
• Help employees and managers use self-service tools and connect them with the right HR resources.
• Lead HR projects from planning through delivery, aligning stakeholders, managing risks, and tracking progress.
• Translate enterprise HR programs into practical local plans that reflect business and workforce needs.
• Support organizational and workforce changes, including restructures, site changes, mergers, acquisitions, divestments, and employee transitions.
• Prepare leaders and employees for new HR initiatives and coordinate implementation across HR and the business.
• Provide flexible support on high-priority projects across operating units, functions, and markets.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits program.
• Generous 401(k) plan.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Time off programs, including six months of paid parental leave.
• Healthcare programs, with the company paying the majority of medical coverage for the employee and family, eligible on day one.
• Opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus based on achievement of key business performance.
• Other incentive and recognition programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed