Business Partner, People - Burgess Hill, United Kingdom - Edwards Ltd

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Our solutions are a key part of most industries - electronics, medical research, renewable energy, food production, infrastructure and many more.

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Join us on our journey for a better tomorrow.

Business Partner, People & Culture:


We have a fantastic opportunity to join our People and Culture team within the Semiconductor division at an exciting time of growth and change.

This role will be aligned to support and partner key functional VPs of the division.

Working with both internal and external stakeholders you will support the People & Culture Vice President in building and delivering the strategic activities across all areas of HR including Learning & Development, Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations and Compensation & Benefits.


You will have a good understanding of the role that HR play in a period of exciting change and have experience of organisational design and development.

With the ability to drive the people plans, develop our talent and fully participate in projects driven by Atlas Copco, the Business Area and the Semi divisions, this global role will offer the opportunity to work in both a strategic and operational role.


Key accountabilities:


  • Supporting the People and Culture VP with strategic initiatives within our talent learning and development programmes, talent acquisition strategies, organisational design and development, equality & inclusion, employee engagement, early careers propositions, wellbeing and change management
  • Provide a true business partner relationship to understand the challenges, opportunities and offer and execute on solutions that meet business objectives
  • Work with local HR in our Product Companies and Customer Centres to support the local activity and alignment to divisional strategy
  • Support the operational efficiencies through people efficiencies such as workforce planning, organisation effectiveness, agility and responsiveness
  • Encourage and actively work with divisional teams to develop a high performing company culture that emphasises openness, trust, collaboration, feedback and continuous improvement
  • Drive a culture of decentralisation, pace of activity and responsibility throughout the division with transparency and true alignment
  • Work with the local HR Managers and line managers to ensure that cyclical HR activities are executed effectively and efficiently within the Division.
  • Provide support with global mobility moves within Semiconductor including expat, global assignments and graduate rotations. Ensure familiarity with policy, processes and manage internal communications between host, home country and Centre of Excellence
  • Be familiar with HR Management Information and provide analytics, data accuracy and reporting for the division and play an active role of continuous improvement and the move to digitalising our processes
  • Liaise regularly with HR Centre of Excellence team (Compensation & Benefit and Talent, Learning & Development) as required to ensure that expertise activity can be effectively delivered at sites and that local needs are taken into account.
  • To be involved in wider global and local HR projects, as appropriate and as directed by the People & Culture VP.
  • Collaborate with other members of the global People & Culture team as appropriate to align ways of working and share best practice globally
  • Support in merger, acquisition and integration activity when required
  • Maintain a strong connection with employees in your area of responsibility

Skills, experience and knowledge:


  • Educated to degree level or relevant work experience as an HR professional
  • Experience of operating a continuously changing and evolving environment
  • Positive and serviceoriented mindset, being solution driven and forward thinking
  • Ability to understand and use HR Systems.
  • Be a strong advocate for change with an understanding on the impact of continual improvement
  • Business driven and ability to connect HR to business projects
  • Can work independently, setting own priorities, managing multiple tasks and reschedule work in a changing environment
  • Show resilience whilst working in a complex international, intercultural matrix organisation
  • Agile minded, open and curious to learn new things
  • Able to influence others and work collaboratively at all levels
  • Understand and drive selflearning and development
The role reports to the VP, People & Culture, Semiconductor. There will be a requirement to work with teams globally.

This role does not have any direct reports but you will be required to coach and work extensively supporting local HR Managers and their teams.


You will also be required to work and support the VP People & Culture, Semiconductor and other Semi Divisional People & Culture team members.

You will provide support and partnership to the Senior Leadership Team made up of VPs within Semiconductor, participating

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