Human Resources Business Partner

Fortive • Everett, WA

27d • Onsite

About The Position

Fluke is seeking a strategic, business-minded Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to partner with senior leaders across its Global Operations and Services organization. The role serves as a trusted advisor to business leaders, helping shape organizational strategy, build leadership capability, and drive workforce outcomes that enable business performance. It calls for strong business acumen, exceptional influencing skills, and a focus on organizational effectiveness, talent development, and change leadership.

Based in Everett, Washington, the position reports to the Director of HR, Global Operations. It partners with leaders across manufacturing, supply chain, fulfillment, procurement, engineering, and operations functions worldwide. The HRBP connects people strategies to business priorities; supports organization design, workforce planning, talent management, and change initiatives; uses workforce data to inform decisions; and provides strategic guidance on complex employee relations and workforce matters.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of progressive HR experience, including significant business partner experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, operations, supply chain, fulfillment, or other operational environments.
• Demonstrated success influencing people leaders and driving organizational change.
• Strong business acumen and ability to connect workforce decisions to business outcomes.
• Experience leading organization design, workforce planning, talent management, and change initiatives.
• Strong analytical, consulting, and problem-solving capabilities.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or equivalent certification.
• Experience in a global, matrixed manufacturing organization.
• Experience supporting large-scale transformation, operational excellence, or growth initiatives.
• Lean, continuous improvement, or Fortive Business System experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with people leaders to align people strategies with operational and business priorities.
• Advise on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, talent strategy, and people leader effectiveness.
• Provide regular insights and recommendations to people leaders to drive business performance.
• Translate business objectives into practical people strategies and measurable outcomes.
• Partner with people leaders and Finance on workforce planning to align organizational capability with current and future business needs.
• Support organizational design, succession planning, and capability-building initiatives.
• Identify organizational risks and opportunities related to structure, talent, and workforce demographics.
• Support strategic growth initiatives, business transformations, integrations, and restructuring activities.
• Drive talent review, succession planning, and leadership assessment processes.
• Coach people leaders to strengthen leadership effectiveness, culture, team performance, and employee engagement.
• Partner with Talent Enablement to identify and address critical capability gaps.
• Build talent pipelines for key business-critical roles.
• Lead people-related aspects of organizational change and business transformation initiatives.
• Help leaders communicate vision, build alignment, and increase organizational readiness.
• Reinforce Fluke's culture, values, and leadership expectations throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Use employee feedback and engagement data to strengthen culture and organizational health.
• Analyze workforce metrics and business trends to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Use data on retention, engagement, productivity, leadership effectiveness, and talent movement to drive action.
• Present recommendations to people leaders using data and business context.
• Measure and communicate the effectiveness of talent and organizational initiatives.
• Provide strategic guidance on complex employee relations matters and workforce challenges.
• Coach leaders through sensitive situations while balancing business objectives, legal requirements, and employee experience.
• Partner with Legal, Ethics & Compliance, Employee Relations, and HR Centers of Excellence on high-impact issues.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and company policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior