Human Resources Director
Job Description
The Human Resources Director serves as a global, enterprise-level HR leader responsible for shaping a compelling long-range people agenda that enables and accelerates the business strategy across FormFactor’s worldwide Operations organization. This role partners closely with senior global operations executives and site leaders across multiple regions, providing strategic guidance on talent, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, and leadership capability.
Key Responsibilities
Convert enterprise and business strategies into a multi-year global people plan; influence executive leader decisions with clear priorities, tradeoffs, and outcomes.
Lead portfolio execution across regions, ensuring work sits in the right place/right cost/right capability.
Drive “One HR” collaboration with COEs/PXP and regional teams.
Ensure alignment and execution through a “One Global HR” approach—translating strategy into measurable outcomes, driving consistency across regions, and serving as a trusted advisor who strengthens operational performance through people, culture, and organizational design.
Talent, Succession & Workforce Planning
Run the talent rhythm (performance reviews, succession pipelines, movement strategies) to build critical capabilities where and when needed.
People Operations & Employee Experience
Partner with the People Operations COE to simplify end-to-end processes; automate where feasible; balance moments-that-matter with scalable services.
Data & Insights
Provide prescriptive and predictive analytics on engagement, attrition, succession, and productivity to inform executive decisions.
Inclusion, Values & Culture
Embed inclusion, values, and refreshed behaviors into talent lifecycle practices and leader routines globally.
Key Skills & Experiences
Progressive global HR leadership, with substantial HRBP/PXP scope across regions and proven COE partnership in matrixed environments.
Depth in org design/change, talent & succession, analytics, and executive advising; track record leading multi-country portfolios.
Credible executive communicator; models a “One HR” collaboration mindset.
Advanced degree preferred.
Travel
Global travel up to 30% as needed.
Key Skills
Business Acumen
Change Management
Compliance Awareness
Employee and Labor Relations
Executive Communications
Goal Planning
HR Business Partnering
Inclusion
Labor Management Relations
Organizational Design
Organizational Effectiveness
Stakeholder Management
Talent Strategy
Workforce Planning
Education & Experience
Minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience in leadership roles, with a Bachelor’s degree; or 10 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 8 years experience; or equivalent experience
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
FormFactor is an equal opportunity employer. FormFactor complies with all national, state, and local laws that seek to promote equal opportunities for any applicant or employee without regard to age, race, color, gender, gender identity/expression, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, disability, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, military service, or any other legally protected characteristics. These protections apply to all aspects of employment, including but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotions, and compensation. For roles that are designated as remote-eligible, employees cannot be located in: AL, AK, AR, DE, GA, HI, IL, IA, KY, LA, ME, MD, MS, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, ND, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, WV, WI, WY. This list is continuously evolving and being updated, please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. A role is remote-eligible only when it is listed as "Remote" in the job location.