HR Business Partner

Emerson; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson in Florham Park, NJ seeks an experienced HR Business Partner to partner with the FLMC Americas Commercial and Revenue Operations teams to drive culture and talent strategies that enable sales productivity and growth. You will leverage advanced Excel and PowerPoint to execute enterprise talent and planning cycles across the Americas.

This role acts as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, anticipating organizational needs and leading cross-functional HR initiatives that strengthen

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years of progressive HR and leadership experience, including strategic HRBP experience.
• Strong financial acumen, data analysis and reporting skills; proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Coaching skills and experience partnering with senior executives.
• Experience in organizational development, workforce planning, and change management.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnership – Americas Commercial and Revenue Operations.
• Lead strategic workforce planning and headcount governance across the Americas.
• Develop HR dashboards and strategic reviews to inform decisions.
• Identify talent risks and drive mitigation strategies with leaders.
• Drive HR functional continuous improvement and leadership development.

Skills

Financial analysis

Data analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Coaching

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's or MBA (preferred)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Job description

Job Description

Are you an experienced HR Business Partner looking for an opportunity to grow? If so, Emerson has an exciting opportunity based in Florham Park NJ. In this role, you will partner with the FLMC Americas world area Commercial and Revenue Operations organizations to drive culture and talent strategies that enable sales productivity, business growth, and performance. On a broader basis, you will leverage your advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills to drive execution of enterprise, annual talent and planning cycles across the Americas world area, ensuring consistency, accountability, and high-quality delivery.

This position is a strategic advisor to senior leaders, anticipates organizational needs, and drives cross-functional HR initiatives that enhance culture, strengthen talent outcomes, and facilitate improvement of overall organizational performance.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Strategic Business Partnership – Americas Commercial
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Commercial and Revenue Operations leaders on people strategy, organizational effectiveness and design, sales effectiveness, and compensation incentive alignment.
• Translate commercial strategy into HR priorities that drive growth, productivity, and competitive advantage, leveraging data, analytics, and market insights to shape long‑range capability and workforce plans.
• Identify talent opportunities and risks that impact revenue growth, margin performance, and operational scalability; partner with leaders to develop and implement mitigation strategies.
• Lead succession planning and support leadership and culture effectiveness across the Commercial organization.
• Guide leaders through transformation, change management, and business evolution with a focus on clarity, communication, and continuous improvement.
• Strengthen leadership team effectiveness and build leadership capability through coaching, development planning, and strategic partnership with senior leaders.
• Equip people leaders with the tools and support needed to onboard, develop, coach, and manage performance for high‑performing teams.
• Partner with HR COEs and Talent Acquisition to ensure critical roles are filled with top talent.

Americas HR Planning and Program Leadership

• Lead strategic workforce planning and headcount governance, annual HR culture and talent cycles including succession planning, ensuring alignment across stakeholders.
• Lead the development of strategic reviews, business updates and planning materials, and HR dashboards that inform regional HR and business decision‑making.
• Lead and partner with HR COEs and regional HR leaders to ensure consistent execution and accountability across HR programs, with clear roles, timelines, and deliverables.
• Identify and mitigate talent risks through retention, engagement, and development strategies, including annual engagement planning.
• Drive HR functional continuous improvement.

Who You Are

You use financial analysis to generate, evaluate, and act on strategic options and opportunities. You analyze multiple and diverse sources of information to define problems accurately before moving to solutions. You are capable to be visionary and able to articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods. You facilitate an open dialogue with a wide variety of contributors and stakeholders. You view talent development as an organizational imperative. You create pipelines of talent for the future from both internal and external talent pools.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of progressive HR and leadership experience, including 3+ years related experiences as strategic HRBP supporting commercial organizations and senior leadership.
• Strong financial acumen, data analysis and reporting skills along with high Excel, and PowerPoint proficiency. Must be tech‑savvy.
• Strong coaching skills and proven experience partnering with senior executives and influencing business outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience in organizational development, including organizational design and effectiveness, strategic workforce planning, and change management.
• Strong experience leading HR planning cycles, cross‑functional programs, or enterprise HR initiatives to include reporting and strategic insights.

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Master’s or MBA preferred.
• Professional HR certification (e.g., SHRM, SPHR)
• Bi‑lingual Spanish
• Leadership/Sales assessment certification
• Power BI (or similar BI tools) experience, including the ability to build or refine HR dashboards to support strategic workforce insights.

Our Culture & Commitment to You

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results. We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

About Us

WHY EMERSON

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration. We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award‑winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor. At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.

Work Authorization

Emerson will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT) , H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

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About Emerson

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability. With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety. We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go!