Director, HR Business Partner

We believe that great healthcare is an essential safeguard of human dignity. At Laborie, we know the work we do matters – it’s what fuels our motivation and contributes to our success. If you’re ready to make a positive impact in the lives of patients across the globe, we’d like to meet you.

About the role

We're seeking an a Director, Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to serve as a trusted strategic advisor to executive leadership, with primary partnership to the Chief Operating Officer (COO). This role will be based on-site at Laborie’s Plymouth, MN location and will support all Laborie operations across all locations, providing enterprise-level HR leadership in a complex, global, and highly regulated healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the strategic HR partner to the COO and senior operations leaders, aligning talent, workforce, and organizational strategies with enterprise business priorities across all Laborie locations.
• Influence executive decision-making through data, insight, and sound judgment in a complex, highly regulated environment.
• Lead organizational design, workforce planning, and succession strategies to ensure the right capabilities, structures, and leadership bench are in place to support current and future operations.
• Coach senior leaders on leadership effectiveness, performance management, accountability, and change leadership.
• Champion a cohesive, high-performance culture grounded in inclusion, collaboration, and accountability across a distributed and global workforce.
• Lead enterprise-level change initiatives by advising on communication, readiness, leadership alignment, and employee adoption.
• Leverage engagement and listening data to drive targeted action plans and measurable improvement.
• Provide executive-level guidance on complex employee relations matters, ensuring consistency, fairness, and risk-mitigated outcomes.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Quality, and EHS to ensure HR practices align with healthcare and medical device regulatory requirements.
• Influence HR policy governance and enterprise standards to balance compliance with a positive employee experience.
• Partner with Global HR COEs to deploy and operationalize core HR programs (performance management, compensation, leadership development, engagement) across operations.
• Translate global strategies into practical, manager-ready execution at the site and enterprise level.
• Utilize HR analytics and metrics to identify trends, anticipate risks, and drive continuous improvement in talent outcomes and workforce health.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred (Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or related field).
• 10–15 years of progressive HR experience, with 5+ years supporting executive or senior operational leaders in an HRBP capacity.
• Demonstrated success influencing at the executive level, including partnership with C-suite leaders.
• Experience in healthcare, life sciences, medical device, or other highly regulated industries strongly preferred.
• Proven expertise in organizational design, workforce planning, leadership development, and complex change initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of HR fundamentals, employment law, compliance, and risk mitigation in a global environment.
• Experience operating within matrixed, fast-paced, and multi-site organizations.
• HR certifications (SHRM-SCP, SPHR) highly beneficial.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to balance long-term strategic thinking with strong operational execution.
• Thrives in a dynamic, matrixed environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with executives and employees.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and execution.
• Change management and leadership.
• Organizational design and workforce planning.
• Employee relations and risk management.
• HR program deployment and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Paid time off and paid volunteer time.
• Medical, Dental, Vision.
• Pension Plan.
• Parental Leave and Adoption Services.
• Health and Wellness Programs and Events.

Pay

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The position is full-time and based on-site at Laborie’s Plymouth, MN location.