Head of HR Partnering, Walkersville Site

Location: Walkersville, Maryland, United States; based in the Walkersville office. Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM EST.

Base annual salary: $155,700–$181,650, plus performance-related bonus.

Company

hirify.global operates more than 30 sites across five continents and manufactures medicines and therapies for the life sciences sector.

What you will do

• Lead HR strategy for the Walkersville site and align workforce plans with business objectives, organizational effectiveness, and site performance.
• Advise the Site Head, leadership team, and managers on employee relations, performance management, leadership effectiveness, talent development, and succession planning.
• Implement enterprise HR programs, policies, and initiatives in coordination with HR Centers of Excellence, People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Compensation, Benefits, and Learning & Development.
• Lead workforce planning, talent assessment, organizational design, capability development, change management, and organizational transformation initiatives.
• Use workforce analytics, talent metrics, and organizational insights to improve engagement, retention, productivity, and organizational health.
• Lead and develop local HR team members while promoting inclusion, employee engagement, accountability, continuous improvement, and a high-performance culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 8+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including HR Business Partnering, employee relations, talent management, workforce planning, organizational development, and leadership coaching.
• Experience supporting senior leaders and leadership teams in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Experience leading HR in a manufacturing, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, technical, or similarly regulated environment is strongly preferred.
• Experience leading and developing HR teams and building a high-performance, service-oriented culture.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws, compliance requirements, and HR best practices.
• Experience managing employee relations issues, organizational change, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, HR programs, talent initiatives, and change efforts.
• Ability to influence leaders at all levels, understand organizational priorities, and translate them into actionable people strategies.
• Experience using workforce analytics, talent insights, business data, HRIS platforms, talent management systems, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, coaching, stakeholder management, problem-solving, conflict-resolution, decision-making, confidentiality, and professionalism skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing workplace culture.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as an MBA, MS, MA, or related qualification.
• Professional HR certification such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, or equivalent.

Culture & Benefits

• Performance-related bonus.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) matching plan.
• Life insurance and short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Employee assistance programs and paid time off.
• Values centered on Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion, Integrity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity.