Human Resources Director, Business Lead - Global Water

Ecolab•Naperville, IL

2d•$136,600 - $204,800

About The Position

As the HR Business Lead for assigned businesses within Ecolab’s Global Water team, you will be a high-impact thought partner to senior business leaders who work with our most important customers, translating business priorities into people and organization strategies that accelerate growth, strengthen leadership capability, improve productivity, and deliver measurable financial and operational results. This role requires strong business acumen, enterprise perspective, data-driven judgment, and the ability to influence leaders through complex talent, organization, culture, and change decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field
10+ years of progressive HR experience, including experience supporting executive-level leaders
Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy into talent, workforce, organization, and culture strategies that deliver measurable results
Strong business acumen, financial fluency, analytical capability, executive-level influence, and data-driven decision-making skills
Experience in workforce planning, succession planning, organization effectiveness, performance management, leadership development, and change leadership
No immigration sponsorship available for this position

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
Experience partnering with senior/executive leadership in a large, matrixed, global organization
SHRM-SCP or SPHR certification

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, connecting talent, organization, culture, and workforce strategies to business priorities, financial outcomes, productivity, and customer impact
Use business insight, financial fluency, market perspective, and people analytics to identify talent risks, capability gaps, and organization opportunities that improve execution and performance
Translate business strategy into workforce plans, organization designs, succession actions, and talent moves that build leadership depth and ensure the right capabilities are in place to deliver the plan
Coach, challenge, and influence leaders with candor and credibility, helping them make better decisions, build accountable teams, and lead effectively through complexity and change
Lead organizational transformation, culture, inclusion, and change initiatives that improve agility, engagement, retention, innovation, and business resilience
Represent business needs across HR Centers of Excellence, HR Service Delivery, and the broader HR organization to deliver simple, scalable, consistent, and high-quality solutions
Advance new ways of working, including technology, automation, self-service, and process simplification, while mentoring HR talent and strengthening the strategic impact of the HR business partner organization