HR Leadership Partner

HR Leadership Partner

TSMC is the world's leading semiconductor foundry, pioneering advanced chip manufacturing technologies that power the future of electronics. Our cutting-edge 4-nanometer fab in Phoenix, Arizona represents our commitment to expanding US-based semiconductor production and technological innovation.

Job Summary

The organizational Leadership Partner (LP) is a senior, high-judgment HR Business Partner who partners directly with operations and functional leaders to drive leadership effectiveness, organizational health, and enterprise risk mitigation at TSMC's Phoenix facility. This role operates as a peer advisor to leaders (supervisors, section managers, department managers), owning HR judgment on complex leadership, organizational, and employee relations matters. The LP serves as the final HR authority on escalated people risk, leadership conduct, organizational design recommendations, and high-risk employee relations matters for assigned client groups while embodying TSMC's core values of Integrity, Commitment, Innovation, and Customer Trust.

Essential Functions

Senior Leadership Partnership & Advisory (Primary Function)

Serve as the primary HR advisor to Operations Directors and senior functional leaders on leadership behavior, performance, and decision-making

Coach leaders through complex people decisions, including performance management, conduct issues, and leadership behavior concerns

Provide direct, candid counsel to leaders on risk, impact, and organizational consequences of people decisions

Participate in senior leadership meetings as the HR voice on people, structure, and risk considerations

Organizational Design & Operating Model Advisory

Partner/Support senior leaders on organizational design decisions (new Fabs), including team structure, spans and layers, role clarity, and accountability models

Lead HR assessment for restructures, reorganizations, and workforce actions, including role elimination, redeployment, and workforce communication planning

Evaluate using performance data, ER trends, engagement results, and operational outcomes

Recommend targeted interventions to address structural, leadership, cultural, or individual breakdowns

Leadership Effectiveness & Change Enablement

Assess leadership capability and effectiveness through Effective Management Development Initiative (EMDI) program, direct observation, data review, and leader interactions

Identify leadership capability gaps and recommend development actions or corrective interventions

Partner with leaders through change initiatives, including operational transformations, process changes, and workforce transitions

Guide leaders on change readiness, stakeholder impact, and communication sequencing

High-Risk Employee Relations & Investigations

Serve as the HR owner for high-risk employee relations matters (Strategic Retention Framework), including leadership conduct, harassment, retaliation, ethics, and sensitive investigations

Lead or oversee complex investigations involving managers or senior leaders, including findings, recommendations, and outcome decisions, and results from Effective Talent Development Initiative (ETDI) programs

Partner closely with Legal, Compliance, and senior HR leadership on risk assessment, corrective action, and termination decisions

Determine the final HR position on escalated cases, balancing legal exposure, precedent, and organizational impact

Enterprise Risk Mitigation & Escalation Management

Identify systemic people risks based on patterns across cases, leaders, or functions

Advise HR and Operations leadership on emerging risk themes and mitigation strategies

Serve as escalation point for People Experience HRBP's on complex or high-risk cases

Ensure consistency of outcomes and precedent across leadership populations

Decision Authority

Owns Advises Escalates

Leadership coaching and performance counsel Leaders on workforce and structure decisions

Enterprise-level reputational risk Org design & restructuring support HR leadership on systemic org risks

Litigation-risk matters Final HR judgment on escalated ER cases Cross-functional teams on change readiness Board/executive-level exposure Enterprise risk posture for client groups

Qualifications Required

Bachelor's or master's degree required in Human Resources or related field

Minimum 7+ years of HRBP experience in complex, high-risk environments (manufacturing, operations, or regulated industries)

Demonstrated expertise in leadership coaching and advisory, organizational design and workforce actions, and high-risk investigations and employee relations

Proven experience partnering with Legal and Compliance on sensitive matters

Proven ability to influence and challenge senior leaders with credibility and discretion

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

Master's degree or advanced HR certification (SPHR, SHRM-SCP)

Experience in semiconductor or advanced technology manufacturing environments

Bilingual capabilities (English/Mandarin)

Experience with organizational design frameworks and change management methodologies

Prior experience in a global or cross-cultural manufacturing organization

Date: May 10, 2026

Country/Region: US

City: Phoenix

Company: TSMC Arizona