Senior Manager, HRBP Business Units

Vertiv; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company seeks a Senior Manager HRBP for the EMEA Region to lead strategic HR initiatives, partner with executives, and drive talent management. This hands-on role focuses on organizational effectiveness and employee relations across multiple countries, requiring at least 7 years of HR leadership experience. Candidates should be well-versed in EMEA labor laws and possess strong business acumen.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including at least 3 years in a regional or multi-country HR leadership role.
• Understanding of EMEA labor laws, regulatory frameworks, and cultural nuances.
• Fluent in English; additional European languages a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with regional leaders to implement HR strategies for Safety, Quality, and Culture.
• Lead global talent programs including performance management and leadership development.
• Oversee employee relations matters ensuring fair and compliant resolutions.
• Lead organizational design and change management initiatives.

Skills

Strategic HR Leadership

Talent Management

Employee Relations

Organizational Effectiveness

HR Operational Excellence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

The Senior Manager HRBP, Business Units for EMEA Region serves as the strategic HR business partner to the EMEA Vice President Thermal, Vice President Power & ITS, Vice President Switchgear & Busbar, and Vice President Infrastructure Solutions and their respective leadership teams. The Senior Manager HRBP would be responsible for driving the talent, culture, organizational effectiveness, VOS and Employee Relations agenda across the relevant client groups in EMEA. The role is both strategic and hands-on, requiring the ability to lead through influence, provide operational excellence, drive global and regional initiatives and enable a high-performance, inclusive culture across the relevant client groups.

The role will report to Vice President HR EMEA, dotted line to Sr. Director HR for global ER&D and will be a member of the EMEA and global ER&D HR Leadership teams.

The role can be based in any of the Vertiv Hub or manufacturing locations across EMEA.

• Bedford, United Kingdom
• Redhill, United Kingdom
• Southampton, United Kingdom
• Bologna, Italy
• Tognana, Italy
• Burnfoot, Ireland
• Letterkenny, Ireland
• Campsie, Northern Ireland
• Cluj Napoca, Romania
• Istanbul, Türkiye

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic HR Leadership
  • Partner with regional functional leaders to design and implement HR strategies that drive Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Culture and VOS priorities and enhance organizational capabilities.
  • Drive alignment between Global HR initiatives and regional needs, balancing global consistency with local relevance.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing counsel on organizational design, leadership effectiveness, ER, workforce planning and other strategic objectives.
• Talent Management & Development
  • Lead the regional implementation of global talent programs including performance management, succession planning, and leadership development.
  • Identify high-potential talent and build succession pipelines for critical roles.
  • Partner with regional and global Business Unit teams to drive capability enhancement initiatives.
• Employee Relations, and Culture
  • Oversee complex employee relations matters, ensuring fair and compliant resolutions across multiple countries.
  • Design and drive consistent and relevant employee engagement initiatives aligned with company cultural priorities and Employee relations strategy.
  • Drive engagement survey participation, analysis and action planning for relevant client groups.
  • Champion a high performance culture across relevant client groups.
• Organizational Effectiveness
  • Lead organizational design and change management initiatives to enhance agility, scalability, and efficiency.
  • Provide guidance on spans and layers optimization, workforce restructuring, and productivity improvement initiatives.
  • Collaborate with finance and business operations to ensure workforce plans align with business priorities and budgets.
• HR Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
  • Utilize data, reporting and HR analytics to drive data-driven decision making.
  • Partner closely with VOS leaders and proactively drive a culture of VOS across relevant client groups.
  • Collaborate with regional MOR lead on HR metrics and reporting to monitor headcount, turnover, engagement, and performance trends.
  • Collaborate with other regional Business Unit HRBPs on best practice dissemination, talent and capability development initiatives and opportunities to drive efficiencies and scale within ER&D and Business Unit teams globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including at least 3 years in a regional or multi-country HR leadership role.
• Proven experience in global or matrixed organizations with complex structures.
• Understanding of EMEA labor laws, regulatory frameworks, and cultural nuances.
• Demonstrated success in strategic HR business partnering, organizational design, and talent development.
• Strong business acumen with ability to influence senior executives and drive measurable outcomes.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent in English; additional European languages a plus.

Success Profile

• Strategic Influence: Translates business strategy into actionable HR plans.
• Operational Excellence: Balances long‑term priorities with day‑to‑day execution.
• Cultural Agility: Navigates diverse cultural environments with sensitivity and effectiveness.
• Talent Advocate: Builds strong leadership pipelines and proactively enhances organizational capabilities.
• Trusted Advisor: Serves as a credible, ethical, and pragmatic business partner in a highly complex global and matrixed environment.
• Role model in Vertiv Drive & Engagement behaviors.