Site HR Head Wilmington & HR Country Lead US

About the role

Expect to grow, personally and professionally: At Siegfried, we offer exciting challenges and ample opportunities to showcase your talents. As a trusted and respected partner to the pharmaceutical industry, we uphold the highest standards in safety, quality and sustainability, while fostering a culture that empowers you to thrive. Join a rapidly expanding global company, where diverse perspectives and experiences come together in a collaborative environment. Here, you'll find a workplace that values both collective success and your individual contributions—offering long-term opportunities to grow and make an impact.

Founded in 1873 in Zofingen, Switzerland, Siegfried has grown into a global network of 16 sites across three continents. With a team of more than 4,200 highly skilled professionals, we take the innovations of our pharmaceutical customers to industrial scale and manufacture safe drugs for patients worldwide. As a fully integrated CDMO, Siegfried is one of the few organizations today that can carry out the development and manufacturing of APIs and finished dosage forms under one roof. This unique combination of know-how and experience makes us the most trusted partner in the pharmaceutical industry.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior HR leader for the Wilmington site while coordinating selected HR activities across the U.S. organization.
• Translate business strategy into people solutions that drive performance, organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and sustainable growth.
• Act as a trusted advisor to site leadership, employees, and global HR colleagues, fostering a high-performance culture while ensuring compliance with labor regulations and company policies.
• Coordinate key people initiatives across U.S. locations as HR Country Lead, promoting consistency, efficiency, and excellence in HR practices.
• Partner with the Site Leadership Team to develop and execute a people strategy aligned with business and operational objectives.
• Lead the site HR function, ensuring effective workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, employee engagement, and organizational development.
• Drive change management, transformation initiatives, and culture-building efforts that support business growth and operational excellence.
• Provide strategic guidance on leadership effectiveness, performance management, and organizational health.
• Lead employee relations activities, including investigations, workplace concerns, grievance resolution, and compliance matters.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, company policies, and internal controls.
• Collaborate with Legal, Communications, and business leaders on sensitive workforce matters.
• Support talent acquisition activities for critical roles and strengthen employer branding initiatives.
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