Sr HR Leader

About the role

The Sr HR Leader serves as the HR advisor to US/CAN Regional Business Leaders, Plant Management, and Functional Leaders, driving business success through strategic people leadership, workforce planning, labor relations, organizational effectiveness, and talent management.

Responsibilities

• Partners closely with regional Centers of Excellence (CoEs), Shared Service Centers, and local leadership teams to translate global and regional HR strategies into impactful US/CAN-level actions.
• As the primary HR escalation point for management and unions, the US/CAN HR Business Partner ensures compliance, fosters positive employee relations, and strengthens organizational capability to achieve business objectives.
• Lead HR transformation, change management, and organizational design efforts, ensuring global and regional people strategies are successfully deployed and aligned with business objectives across manufacturing operations.
• Drive talent management processes including succession planning, leadership development, learning strategies, performance management, talent reviews, critical skill identification, and workforce capability building.
• Partners with labor unions and leadership teams to lead employee relations, collective bargaining, compliance, labor law governance, and risk mitigation while fostering constructive workforce relationships.
• Champion HR operational excellence through collaboration with Centers of Excellence and Shared Services, leveraging HR technology, analytics, and continuous improvement practices to enhance effectiveness and decision-making.
• Build a high-performance culture through employee engagement, diversity and inclusion initiatives, total rewards programs, and leadership accountability that strengthen the employee experience and business outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, Master’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive HR Business Partner leadership experience within automotive, manufacturing, or other complex industrial environments.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing HR teams and driving enterprise-wide people strategies.
• Proven success leading HR transformation, organizational change, workforce planning, talent management, and labor relations initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, collective bargaining, organizational design, talent strategies, compensation, and HR analytics.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and influence effectively at all organizational levels, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Agile, business-minded leader with the credibility to partner with executive leadership while remaining connected to plant operations and frontline workforce needs.

Qualifications

• Hybrid work schedule (4 days in Corporate Farmington Hills, MI office).