Vice President, Human Resources

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Position Summary

The Vice President, Human Resources (Global Regions) is responsible for leading and executing the regional HR strategy across North America, EMEA, and Asia, ensuring alignment with the company’s global HR strategy and business objectives.

This role provides end-to-end HR leadership across regional teams, drives operational excellence, and serves as a strategic business partner to senior leadership. The incumbent ensures consistency, compliance, and scalability of HR practices while enabling business growth, productivity, and organizational effectiveness.

This position partners closely with our Centers of Excellence (CoEs) to deliver a globally aligned, locally effective HR model.

The incumbent also assumes the role of HRBP for Global Operations & Advanced Industrial Segment and serves as a strategic business partner, change agent, and member of the senior management staff, providing expert advice and guidance on all HR matters.

Key Responsibilities

•Translate global HR and business strategy into regional execution and drive organizational effectiveness – Provide guidance and direction as needed
• Lead regional HR teams and ensure standardization of processes and governance
• As an HRBP, act as a strategic HR advisor to both Operations and Advanced Industrial senior leaders
• With support from the COE, perform strong talent management & leadership development for a robust succession pipeline and effective leadership capability
• Ensure compliance & governance through adherence to labor laws, policies, and risk management
• Lead the team towards our High Performing culture and ensure HR transformation through digitalization, automation, standardization and continuous improvement initiatives

Competencies & Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience
• Proven global/multi-region leadership experience
• Strong background in HR transformation and organizational design
• Deep knowledge of global HR practices and labor laws
• Solid experience as HRBP
• Excellent leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire and develop a high-performing team in a high-performance culture
• Strategic thinker with the ability to analyze complex business challenges and provide innovative HR solutions as a trusted partner
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Demonstrated ability to navigate in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively
• Proven track record of implementing HR strategies that drive business results

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