Human Resources Business Partner

Job Description

Job Description

Key Accountabilities  

Strategic Business Partnership  

• Serve as a strategic advisor, contributing to business planning, organizational priorities, and key people decisions  

• Translate business strategy into a clear people and organizational capability agenda  

• Provide thoughtful challenge, coaching, and data-driven insights to strengthen leadership decisions and organizational performance 

Organization and Workforce Strategy  

• Shape organizational structures, role clarity, governance, and operating models to support business growth and effectiveness 

• Partner with leadership on organizational transformation, restructuring, integration, and change-management initiatives  

• Identify organizational risks and capability gaps and develop practical, forward-looking solutions  

Talent and Succession  

• Drive talent reviews, succession planning, critical-role identification, and leadership pipeline development 

• Build differentiated development strategies for high-potential employees, emerging leaders, and critical talent  

• Strengthen the quality of talent decisions through consistent assessment, calibration, and development planning  

Leadership and Culture  

• Coach and advise leaders on leadership effectiveness, team dynamics, employee engagement, and organizational health 

• Build leadership and managerial capability, with particular emphasis on accountability, performance, collaboration, and change leadership  

• Champion Armstrong’s values and support the evolution of a high-performance, inclusive, and employee-focused culture  

Performance and Organizational Effectiveness  

• Strengthen the effectiveness of performance management by improving goal quality, feedback, differentiation, and accountability  

• Develop and monitor people metrics that provide insight into workforce health, talent risks, productivity, and organizational effectiveness 

• Ensure enterprise HR programs are adapted and implemented in a manner that supports regional business priorities  

Employee Relations and Governance  

• Provide strategic oversight and guidance on sensitive employee relations matters, balancing business requirements, employee experience, and risk  

• Ensure alignment with applicable employment legislation, internal policies, and organizational governance standards  

• Leverage plant HR, employee relations, and industrial relations knowledge to anticipate and manage workforce risks 

Key Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive HR experience with strong strategic HRBP expertise.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field required; equivalent experience may substitute.
• Proven ability to advise senior leaders and translate business priorities into people and organizational strategies.
• Experience supporting salaried and operational/manufacturing populations; manufacturing, industrial, engineering, or related experience preferred.
• Expertise in workforce planning, organizational design, talent management, succession, leadership development, and change management.
• Experience in growth/evolving organizations and developing scalable HR frameworks and processes.
• Strong commercial acumen with ability to connect operational and financial drivers to workforce decisions.
• Ability to use people data and insights to diagnose issues, influence decisions, and measure impact.
• Strong executive presence, stakeholder management, and ability to challenge and influence senior leaders.
• Independent, accountable, adaptable, and pragmatic, with sound judgment and ability to navigate ambiguity while maintaining business focus.