Human Resources Director, HR Business Partner

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signaling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time Human Resources Director, HR Business Partner in Philadelphia, PA, US we’re looking for? (Successful candidate may also be located in the Wilmington, DE metropolitan area). 

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your extensive Human Resources and leadership expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and innovative teammates.
You'll play a pivotal role in shaping and driving the business strategy, ensuring alignment with corporate values and fostering a high-performance culture. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Services North America management team, HR Leadership team, and Centers of Expertise), coach leaders to become talent champions, and support the implementation of the HR Delivery Model—and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

• Supporting the implementation of Alstom’s HR Delivery Model and collaborating with HR teams and Centers of Expertise.

• Managing change programs, fostering organizational effectiveness, and cultivating a high-performance culture.

• Driving leadership development initiatives, including critical transitions support and leadership nominations.

• Contributing to workforce planning, headcount management, and labor cost budgeting.

• Leading efforts to build internal talent pipelines for technical and innovative leadership roles.

• Supporting labor and employee relations to optimize manpower costs and enhance employee engagement.

• Coaching leaders to become talent champions and ensuring talent is in the right place at the right time.

• Analyzing current organizational capabilities to identify and address gaps aligned with the business strategy.

• Leveraging data analytics to inform decision-making and create clear, actionable insights.

• Ensuring compliance with local, regional, and international labor laws.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field (advanced degree or master's preferred).

• Experience or understanding of HR business partnering in a matrixed, culturally diverse organization.

• Knowledge of local, regional, and international labor laws, as well as HR processes such as talent management, succession planning, and leadership development.

• Strong labor relations/union negotiations background

• Familiarity with organizational effectiveness and change management programs.

• Strong communication and coaching skills to support leaders in becoming talent champions.

• Proven ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a global and diverse environment.

• Ability to use data to create metrics and analytics for clear data storytelling.

• High level of learning agility, curiosity, and critical thinking skills.

• Strategic business acumen with a proactive, adaptive, and results-driven mindset.

• Strong leadership skills to inspire teams and drive innovation.

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Progress towards becoming a trusted advisor and strategic partner to senior leadership, driving impactful HR initiatives aligned with business goals.

• Work with a dynamic, culturally diverse, and highly matrixed organization that values innovation and teamwork.

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries,

• Utilize our flexible hybrid working environment based out of Philadelphia, PA, designed to support work-life balance and professional growth.

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.