Regional HR Business Partner, Americas

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This position reports to

Regional Managing Director, Americas

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you are responsible for aligning HR practices with business objectives, driving HR initiatives, and managing the full employee lifecycle. This role will oversee country-specific HR operations, ensuring compliance with local regulations, employee engagement, and alignment with global HR policies. This HR Business Partner will provide strategic and operational human resources support to business leaders and employees in the United States, Canada, Brazil, and to a degree in Mexico. The work model for the role is: #LI - Hybrid This role is contributing to the Robotics & Discrete Automation Machine Automation Division in Roswell, Georgia area. You will be mainly accountable for: • Partner with senior leaders to provide strategic HR support, ensuring alignment with business objectives and organizational goals. Act as a trusted advisor to managers and employees, providing guidance on talent management, employee relations, performance management, and organizational development. • Drive the implementation of HR programs and plans. Support leaders in managing change and driving employee engagement initiatives. Manage country-specific HR projects. Drive continuous improvement of HR practices, ensuring they are efficient, standardized, and scalable. • Ensure compliance with local employment laws and regulations. Ensure employee master data is accurate and current. Oversee country-specific employee relations matters, including disputes, performance issues, and legal claims (e.g., EEOC, Code of Conduct). • Work closely with finance, legal, and other departments to manage costs and processes. Maintain accurate and confidential employee records and ensure data compliance with GDPR or local data protection laws. • Lead HR initiatives in recruitment, onboarding, training, and talent development, ensuring the organization attracts, retains, and develops top talent. Ensure the effective management of employee lifecycle processes, including recruitment, onboarding, development, performance management, exits, and offboarding. Implement and track KPIs related to talent management, employee engagement, retention, and performance to ensure HR contributes to business objectives. Our team dynamics You will join a dynamic, talented, and high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or related field, required.
• 10 years of HR experience, with at least 3 years in a strategic HRBP or HR Lead role.
• Proven experience in a multi-site, multi-country HR environment, with knowledge of local labor laws and employment practices for United States, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico.
• Strong knowledge of HRIS platforms such as Workday, SAP, and UKG.
• Demonstrated experience in managing employee relations, talent management, change management, and organizational development.
• Certification such as SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP is a plus.
• Up to 10% travel, mostly in the region, with occasional other domestic and international travel; valid driver’s license and passport required, with no barriers to travel.
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

More about us

The Machine Automation Division offers integrated automation solutions based on programmable logical controllers, industrial PCs, servo motion, industrial transport systems and machine vision. It also provides software for engineering and optimization. The range of solutions are mainly used by machine builders for various types of series machines, e.g. for plastics, metals, printing and packaging. We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_ English_formattedESQA508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. myBenefitsABB.com