Senior People Partner - Hardware Solutions - Duncan
About The Position
The Senior People Partner – Hardware Solutions – Duncan will be a strategic partner across Duncan, SC that owns and delivers the local associate experience – shaping and delivering strategies for engagement, culture, talent, and employer brand. The role anticipates and mitigates people risk, ensures compliant governance, and influences leaders to deliver an inclusive and positive associate culture while enabling people leaders to lead with confidence and clarity. The Hardware Solutions business delivers solutions and services that enable customers to accelerate, integrate, and optimize the development and manufacturing of therapeutics throughout the drug lifecycle. The Senior People Partner works closely with HRBPs, COEs, and HR Shared Services to deliver scalable, compliant execution while maintaining ownership of the people agenda. They model modern HR ways of working, using self-service and case management tools as the primary entry point for HR support. This position reports to the Senior Director People Partner, Americas and is part of the North America HR team located in Duncan, SC and will be an on-site role.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree, 7+ years of progressive leadership roles in HR, MBA preferred
- Broad HR generalist expertise (ER, compliance, talent, engagement) with ability to independently translate global standards into locally compliant practices.
- Skilled in coaching and influencing People Leaders on sensitive matters and driving adoption of modern HR operating practices (self-service/case management).
- Track record in leading local HR projects/change with moderate-to-high complexity and delivering measurable improvements to the associate experience.
- Uses people data and associate insights to spot trends and recommend actions with HRBPs/COEs and business leaders.
- Continuous improvement and process oriented – has familiarity with lean principles, problem solving and how to apply them to Human Resources in a measurable and sustainable way
Nice To Haves
- Experience in regulated environments, managing HR governance (legal entity, audit/regulatory, crisis response) with high confidentiality and integrity.
- Experience operating in a complex, matrixed, and global organization.
- Leveraging digital, analytics, or AI enabled tools to enhance HR decision making and execution.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Duncan site and remote Hardware Solutions business leaders to develop and execute people strategies that support organizational goals, strengthen team effectiveness, minimize workforce risk, and drive business performance.
- Partner with HRBPs and COEs (Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Total Rewards) to translate global workforce/talent strategies into locally effective programs that improve attraction and retention.
- Collaborate with HR Business Partners and business leaders on local organizational design, operationalizing workforce plans, building succession pipelines, and ensuring timely execution of headcount actions.
- Ensure effective people governance and risk management, promoting consistent application of policies, compliance requirements, and employee relations practices.
- Partner with the LER COE and leaders to anticipate and manage complex, sensitive, or high-risk people matters - including crisis and emergency response - govern escalations, and strengthen preventative practices.
- Enable leaders through coaching and guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, employee relations, and change management.
- Leverage technology, people insights and workforce analytics to identify trends, inform decision making, and improve organizational and talent outcomes.
Benefits
- paid time off
- medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
