Driven by the passion to improve quality of people’s lives, WS Audiology continues to grow as market leader in the hearing aid industry. With our commitment to increase penetration in an underserved hearing care market, we want to accelerate our business transformation in order to reach more people, more effectively.

Are you motivated by enabling transformative changes in the business and in HR? Become part of our Headquarters (HQ) team as a Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) for the R&D organization, where you’ll drive both strategic and operational HR initiatives.

This is an opportunity to work with senior leaders in our R&D organization, supporting strategies and handling essential HR functions. As part of our HQ team, you will report directly to the HQ Head of HR and work alongside a skilled group of HR professionals and global colleagues to advance the business and HR agenda.

What you will do

As an HRBP for the R&D organization, you will:

• Strategic Leadership: Partner closely with senior R&D leadership to align HR strategies with the organization’s evolving goals, offering guidance on workforce planning, talent development, and cultural transformation.
• Operational Excellence: Balance strategic responsibilities with the execution of routine HR administrative tasks, ensuring a seamless connection between the big picture and everyday details.
• Change Agent: Support the organization through its transformation, encouraging initiatives that boost workforce engagement, performance, and collaboration in an innovative environment.

Key Responsabilities:

• Collaborate with senior R&D leaders to anticipate and address business needs, turning them into HR solutions that support growth and innovation.
• Talent and Succession Planning: Develop and implement strategies for workforce planning, career development, and succession to ensure a robust talent pipeline.
• Build connections with senior leaders and teams, aligning HR initiatives to add measurable value.
• Promote a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace by launching programs to enhance a culture of collaboration, creativity, and engagement.
• Performance Management: Oversee performance reviews and provide counsel to leaders on enhancing team effectiveness and individual growth.
• Examine HR metrics to provide insights on hiring, staff retention, and workforce strategy.
• Ensure adherence to employment laws and best practices, advising on updates to policies and procedures.

What you bring

We need a candidate who can handle strategic planning and manage operational HR responsibilities. The ideal candidate will possess the following:

Experience

• A master’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
•  At least 8+ years of progressive HR experience in an HRBP or strategic HR role.
• You can coach and challenge senior leaders and handle complex organizational situations.
  
• You have a good understanding of HR metrics, compliance, and strategies for increasing employee engagement and satisfaction

Personal competencies

•  Collaboration: Builds partnerships and works collaboratively to meet shared goals.
•  Stakeholder Management: Anticipates and balances the needs of diverse stakeholders.
•  Change and Transformation: Articulates and guides plans for transformation, anticipating future trends and situations.
•  Applies knowledge to optimize processes for efficiency and ongoing improvement.
•  Communication: Communicate credibly to a diversity of audiences

Why Join Us?

You can develop within the organization through this role, making a real difference in its culture and HR strategy. As part of our HQ team, you’ll work closely with a broad, qualified network of HR professionals who are focused on creating value through people-centered solutions.

Manage the HR landscape within our R&D organization, where everything we do revolves around innovation and transformation.

Who we are

At WS Audiology, we provide innovative hearing aids and hearing health services.

Together with our 12,000 colleagues in 130 countries, we invite you to help unlock human potential by bringing back hearing for millions of people around the world.

With us, you will become part of a truly global company where we care for one another, welcome diversity and celebrate our successes.

Sounds wonderful? We can't wait to hear from you.

WS Audiology is an equal-opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all. Regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status we firmly believe that our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self.