US HR Business Partner
About The Position
The AMS HR Business Partner is a strategic people leader responsible for executing the Human Resources agenda across the Americas region for the Water Division, with a focus on North America. The role serves as a trusted advisor to business leaders, aligning people strategies with business objectives, strengthening organizational effectiveness, developing leadership capabilities, and fostering a high-performance culture. A key priority is developing, engaging, and retaining talent through succession planning, capability building, performance management, career development, and employee experience initiatives. The role partners closely with the Regional General Manager, Global HR Director, and Corporate HR to ensure that organizational structures, leadership practices, and workforce capabilities support business growth and operational excellence.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, or a related field.
- 3–5 years of progressive HR leadership or HR Business Partner experience within multinational organizations.
- Demonstrated experience partnering with senior business leaders to drive organizational performance and people strategies.
- Proven experience in talent management, leadership development, succession planning, organizational design, workforce planning, and HR analytics.
- Strong knowledge of local labor legislation and HR compliance requirements.
- Experience managing HR budgets and supporting HR systems and tools.
- Excellent coaching, influencing, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strategic business partnering, change management, employee engagement, continuous improvement, and a strong talent-development mindset.
- Willingness to travel up to 10–20%, based on business needs.
Responsibilities
- Advise business leaders on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, leadership development, talent strategies, employee relations, change management, communication, and team engagement.
- Partner with regional leadership to integrate people priorities into business plans and translate business objectives into HR initiatives aligned with Corporate HR strategies and global people priorities.
- Lead the regional talent agenda, including performance management, succession planning, leadership assessment, career development, internal mobility, and workforce capability planning.
- Strengthen leadership pipelines, support high-potential employees, and work with managers to define development needs and individual development plans.
- Advise employees and managers on career development, talent reviews, growth opportunities, and international or cross-functional mobility.
- Lead organizational design and workforce planning initiatives, and manage job architecture, role descriptions, and grading processes in line with corporate guidelines and approved budgets.
- Provide data-driven recommendations on workforce trends, talent risks, retention strategies, and organizational effectiveness.
- Drive employee engagement initiatives and action plans, promote an inclusive and collaborative workplace, and support change through clear communication and stakeholder alignment.
- Develop and manage the annual HR budget with Corporate HR, the Regional General Manager, and the Global HR Director.
- Support effective use of SuccessFactors and other HR technologies.
- Ensure compliance with local labor laws, company policies, and governance requirements, and monitor HR metrics and KPIs.
- Partner with business leaders and Talent Acquisition teams to attract, assess, and hire talent.
- Build relationships with universities, professional associations, and industry organizations to strengthen talent pipelines and employer branding.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
