Area HR Manager, Motion Systems Group

About the Role

Join the In Motion Systems Group, where we drive innovation in applications that shape the future. Our technologies are integral to nearly everything that moves, helping customers overcome complex engineering challenges. As an Area HR Manager supporting North America Operations for the Motion System Group in Cleveland, OH, you will serve as a strategic HR partner, deploying people strategies that enhance operational performance, ensure business continuity, and deliver measurable outcomes. This role leads HR professionals and oversees key processes, including talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, workforce planning, compliance, compensation, benefits, learning and development, inclusion, and engagement.

At Parker, we believe our team members are our greatest asset. We foster a culture where everyone feels safe, included, and empowered, and where diversity is a driving force behind our success. If you're passionate about making an impact and growing your career, this is an opportunity to join a winning team built on a people-first and customer-first culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment of group HR strategy by translating business priorities into measurable goals, KPIs, and leadership reporting.
• Serve as a strategic HR advisor to group leadership on workforce planning, organizational design, change management, and business continuity.
• Establish group-wide HR governance to ensure compliance, audit readiness, risk mitigation, and accountability across divisions.
• Lead and develop divisional HR teams, including performance standards, operating rhythms, budget management, and succession planning for key HR roles.
• Oversee end-to-end HR service delivery across the team member lifecycle, ensuring timely resolution of escalations and continuous improvement.
• Drive talent acquisition, performance management, succession planning, leadership development, and inclusion strategies aligned to business needs.
• Lead compensation, job architecture, market pricing, pay equity, and annual merit, incentive, and promotion processes.
• Own HR analytics and continuous improvement initiatives, using workforce data to identify trends, guide action plans, and improve organizational outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (required).
• Advanced degree (MBA, MHR, or similar) and additional HR certifications (PHR/SPHR, SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP) (preferred).
• 15+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 7 years in a managerial or leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, benefits administration, compensation, performance management, and HR best practices.
• Proficiency with HRIS platforms and HR analytics tools, such as Workday, Oracle, SAP, or similar systems.
• Demonstrated experience scaling HR programs in high-growth, complex, or matrixed organizations.
• Experience with total rewards strategy, organizational design, large-scale change management, and DEI program design and measurement.
• Proven ability to lead, develop, and build high-performing HR teams while partnering effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, sound judgment, and ability to manage complex, sensitive, and confidential matters.

About the Company

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For over a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities, and create a brighter future. Our team members, spanning more than 40 countries, serve customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway, and transportation sectors. Our purpose—Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow—is brought to life through a people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation, and growth is encouraged. We are advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.