Senior Manager, Human Resources

About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces and a Best Workplace for Diversity by Fortune Magazine. Learn more about our award-winning organization by visiting stryker.com

You will be responsible for executing the talent strategy, providing a consistent experience to leaders, directors, managers and employees and supporting and executing the engagement strategy for the market. The Senior Manager, HR provides HR partnership to managers, directors and leaders of an organization focusing on the work environment, employee relations, employee retention and business processes by executing the business unit HR strategy. You will performs needs analysis to identify gaps in areas of compensation, talent, recruiting and change management and partners with Senior HR Leaders and subject matter experts to deliver solutions to meet the needs of their assigned business unit. You possess a solid understanding of all HR functions and works with business clients and/or HR partners in areas such as employee relations, compensation, and performance management.

Who we want:

• Network builders. Managers who build connections with other teams and divisions and coordinate cross-functional collaboration.

• Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders, senior management, and their teams.

• Talent developers. Growth-oriented managers who recruit and hire top-performing talent and prioritize the development of their team members.

Your role:

Human Resources Expertise

• Deliver HR partnership to Managers, Directors and Senior Leaders through workforce planning, talent management, performance management, employee relations and the orchestration of other HR services for assigned business unit or geography as the subject matter expert in Human Resources

• Seeks ways to proactively improve organizational processes and outcomes; implements solutions that are aligned and consistent with global HR best practices

• Identifies and reports trends to Senior HR Leaders for business unit.

Business Acumen

• Provides business partnership to Leaders and Directors and Executes HR business strategies to drive key business results; provides guidance on HR matters, partnering with subject-matter experts to develop needed solutions.

• Maintains broad-based knowledge of the organization and its operations; uses knowledge of business and HR metrics to facilitate business decisions.

• Demonstrates working knowledge of the labor market and its relationship to organizational success.

Consultation

• Partners with managers and HR to proactively implement business solutions, utilizing HR expertise and perspective; supports managers on HR projects.

• Proactively coaches managers, directors and business leaders on HR and business-related issues.

• Aligns solutions with business unit HR strategy and advocates for solution implementation.

What you need:

• B.A. or B.S from accredited university required. Advanced Degree preferred.

• 10+ years work experience required; Must posses Sr. HR Manager level experience.

• Expertise in supporting multiple and ever-changing complex business units in an HR generalist capacity required.

• Previous demonstrated experience interacting with COE's and business leaders required.

• Demonstrated ability to operate in a complex environment, leveraging internal and external partners to meet the HR needs of the client base.

• Strong facilitation, consulting, relationship-building, influence, negotiation skills, and project management skills.

• Demonstrated business and analytical ability with a proven ability to build relationships and influence different groups.

• Direct supervisory experience preferred.

• 10+ years of increasingly responsible human resources experience preferred.

• 4+ years HR leadership experience preferred.

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