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Thorlabs

Senior Manager – North America HRBP

Thorlabs

. Lead, coach, and develop the North America HRBP team .

Posted 10/19/2026full-timeNewton • New Jersey • United StatesSenior💰 $127,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates extensive HR business partnering experience with a strong focus on talent management, organizational design, and performance management. Capable of leveraging workforce analytics to inform strategic decisions and enhance organizational effectiveness.

Highest-signal resume keywords
HR Business PartneringTalent ManagementOrganizational DesignWorkforce AnalyticsEmployee Relations

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Hard Skills
Workforce PlanningPerformance ManagementSuccession PlanningLeadership DevelopmentOrganizational Effectiveness
Soft Skills
Influencing Senior LeadersCoaching HR ProfessionalsAgility and AdaptabilityExcellent Communication SkillsSound Judgment
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Human ResourcesBachelor’s Degree in Business
Industry Keywords
Organizational TransformationEmployee EngagementComplex Employee RelationsMatrixed OrganizationBilingual Spanish

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead, coach, and develop the North America HRBP team
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders on people, organizational, and workforce priorities
  • Translate business strategy into workforce plans, organizational design, and talent priorities
  • Lead talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership development efforts with global HR teams
  • Partner with leaders to strengthen performance management, employee engagement, and organizational effectiveness
  • Provide guidance on complex employee relations matters, organizational risk, and sensitive workforce issues
  • Lead the people aspects of organizational transformations, restructuring, and change initiatives
  • Use workforce data and analytics to identify trends, inform decisions, and recommend actions
  • Partner across the global HR organization to execute enterprise HR strategies, programs, and processes regionally
  • Identify opportunities to improve HRBP practices, consistency, and effectiveness across North America
  • Directly supervise employees

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant HR business partnering experience
  • Experience in talent management, workforce planning, organizational design/effectiveness, performance management, and employee relations
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and advise senior leaders on complex organizational and people matters
  • Experience leading, coaching, and developing HR professionals
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to connect people priorities to business objectives
  • Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, global organization and collaborate across functions and geographies
  • Agile and adaptable, with the ability to navigate evolving business priorities and organizational change
  • Bilingual Spanish preferred; French Canadian language capability a plus
  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field
  • Understanding of business models, financials, and competitive landscapes
  • Ability to shape people strategies that advance business results
  • Ability to set clear expectations and coach for growth
  • Sound judgment in sensitive employee relations and workforce matters
  • Ability to assess legal and organizational risk
  • Experience using workforce analytics to identify insights, measure impact, and guide recommendations
  • Ability to collaborate across global HR, Centers of Excellence, and functions
  • Agility and resilience in ambiguous, shifting environments
  • Excellent verbal and written presentation skills with the ability to influence and educate

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Company paid life insurance
  • Generous PTO package
  • 401(k) plan
  • Tuition reimbursement