Sr. HR Business Partner

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Job Summary

The SR HR Business Partner serves as a strategic advisor to business and site leaders, translating business priorities into integrated people, talent, and organizational strategies that enable performance and sustainable growth. As the Sr HRBP you will lead workforce, talent, and succession planning; strengthen leadership capability and internal talent pipelines and support organizational effectiveness, change, employee engagement, and culture.

Partners with business leaders to diagnose current and future people and organizational needs and translate business priorities into an integrated HR strategy and actionable workforce plan. Create and monitor individual development, career, and retention plans; identifies capability gaps and targeted experiences needed to strengthen internal pipelines, improve bench strength, and reduce succession risk.

Lead talent and succession planning for the business, including talent reviews, identification and calibration of high-potential and critical talent, assessment of leadership readiness, and development of diverse succession slates for critical roles. Advances workforce planning and organizational effectiveness by assessing structure, capabilities, spans, roles, and future talent requirements against the business strategy.

Serves as a trusted advisor to business and functional leaders, providing objective counsel, constructively challenging assumptions, influencing decisions, and recommending practical solutions. Maintains strong business literacy, including an understanding of the business unit’s financial position, mid-range plans, operating environment, culture, and competitive landscape.

Uses dashboards, reporting, and qualitative and quantitative insights to identify trends, evaluate risk, inform decisions, and drive continuous improvement in performance, retention, talent, and employee experience. Leads the delivery of HR strategies, programs, and processes in alignment with business and HR priorities, partnering with Centers of Excellence to implement relevant, high-quality solutions.

Acts as the primary HR partner and point of accountability for the quality, relevance, and performance of HR services provided to the business while ensuring appropriate direct engagement from HR specialists. Build leadership capability through ongoing coaching, feedback, and development that strengthen performance management, accountability, employee engagement, and high-performing teams.

Leads complex employee relations matters, including investigations, progressive discipline, performance improvement plans, and voluntary and involuntary separations, with sound judgment, consistency, compliance, and appropriate risk mitigation. Ensures compliance with company policies and applicable federal, state, and local regulations and coordinates responses to EEOC, DOL, and other agency inquiries or charges.

Promotes a strong organizational culture by integrating Glanbia values into leadership practices, talent decisions, and employee experience.

Education

& Skills Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. 5-7 years of progressively responsible HR experience, including experience operating at a manager or HR business partner level with increasing scope Demonstrated managerial experience in a manufacturing or shift-based workforce environment Professional HR certification, such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR, preferred.

In partnership with HR Centers of Excellence, the role delivers relevant, high-quality HR programs and solutions, uses data and business insights to inform decisions, and provides sound guidance on complex employee relations, compliance, and organizational risk. The SR HRBP also coaches leaders and colleagues to strengthen accountability, performance, and the overall employee experience.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia our culture will celebrate individuality, knowing that together we are more.