Regional HR Business Partner, Americas

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In this role, you are responsible for aligning HR practices with business objectives, driving HR initiatives, and managing the full employee lifecycle. This role will oversee country-specific HR operations, ensuring compliance with local regulations, employee engagement, and alignment with global HR policies. This HR Business Partner will provide strategic and operational human resources support to business leaders and employees in the United States, Canada, Brazil, and to a degree in Mexico.

Your Role and Responsibilities:

• Partner with senior leaders to provide strategic HR support, ensuring alignment with business objectives and organizational goals. Act as a trusted advisor to managers and employees, providing guidance on talent management, employee relations, performance management, and organizational development.
• Drive the implementation of HR programs and plans. Support leaders in managing change and driving employee engagement initiatives. Manage country-specific HR projects. Drive continuous improvement of HR practices, ensuring they are efficient, standardized, and scalable.
• Ensure compliance with local employment laws and regulations. Ensure employee master data is accurate and current. Oversee country-specific employee relations matters, including disputes, performance issues, and legal claims (e.g., EEOC, Code of Conduct).
• Work closely with finance, legal, and other departments to manage costs and processes. Maintain accurate and confidential employee records and ensure data compliance with GDPR or local data protection laws.
• Lead HR initiatives in recruitment, onboarding, training, and talent development, ensuring the organization attracts, retains, and develops top talent. Ensure the effective management of employee lifecycle processes, including recruitment, onboarding, development, performance management, exits, and offboarding. Implement and track KPIs related to talent management, employee engagement, retention, and performance to ensure HR contributes to business objectives.

The work model for the role is: #LI-Hybrid based out of our Alpharetta, GA office (3 days office/2 days remote)

Our Team Dynamics

You will join a dynamic, talented, and high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the Role:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or related field, required.
• 10+ years of HR experience, with at least 3 years in a strategic HRBP or HR Lead role.
• Proven experience in a multi-site, multi-country HR environment, with knowledge of local labor laws and employment practices for United States, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico.
• Strong knowledge of HRIS platforms (Workday preferred)
• Demonstrated experience in managing employee relations, talent management, change management, and organizational development.
• Certification such as SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP is a plus.
• Up to 10% travel, mostly in the region, with occasional other domestic and international travel; valid driver's license and passport required, with no barriers to travel.
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

What's in it for you?

We give you the space to lead, the support to grow, and the chance to make a difference. Whether you're solving problems, building something new, or helping others succeed, your impact is real. You'll be part of a team that values your voice and celebrates your progress.

Benefits: Our benefits? Competitive, comprehensive, and crafted with you in mind.

More about us
The Machine Automation Division offers integrated automation solutions based on programmable logical controllers, industrial PCs, servo motion, industrial transport systems and machine vision. It also provides software for engineering and optimization. The range of solutions are mainly used by machine builders for various types of series machines, e.g. for plastics, metals, printing and packaging.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

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