Senior HR Business Partner

About the role

The Senior HR Business Partner acts as a trusted advisor to Applied Materials' customer service senior business leaders, driving the people strategy that supports business growth, organizational effectiveness and workforce transformation. As part of the HR leadership team, the role partners with executive leadership to align talent, culture, organization design and leadership capability with business objectives, covering workforce planning, organizational development, talent management, change leadership, employee engagement, succession planning and leadership effectiveness.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with senior executives to develop and execute people strategies and turn business priorities into HR initiatives
• Lead workforce planning, analyze talent supply, skill gaps and succession risks, and build talent acquisition, mobility and retention strategies
• Drive organizational design, change management and transformation programs, and assess organizational health
• Lead talent reviews, succession planning, leadership development and executive coaching, and build diverse leadership pipelines
• Champion company values, employee engagement and an inclusive, high-performance culture
• Guide performance management, partner with compensation and benefits teams, and ensure fair, compliant people practices
• Use workforce analytics to measure HR initiative effectiveness and support data-driven decisions
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation and policies, and manage complex employee matters with Employee Relations, Legal and Compliance

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology or a related field; Master's degree or MBA preferred
• 12+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant HR Business Partner leadership experience
• Experience supporting senior executives and global or regional business organizations
• Proven track record leading organizational transformation, workforce planning and talent strategies
• Experience in fast-paced, matrixed, multinational environments; semiconductor, advanced technology, manufacturing, engineering or industrial sector experience preferred

Required skills

• Organizational design, talent management, leadership development, succession planning and workforce planning
• Change management and transformation methodologies
• Stakeholder management and influencing senior leaders
• Data-driven decision making using workforce analytics
• Communication, presentation and executive facilitation