HR Director - Innovation Team

Nextpower; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) matching

Unlimited PTO

Bonuses

Job summary

Nextpower is seeking a strategic Human Resources Director to partner with our Innovation organization and shape talent, culture, and organizational effectiveness strategies for growth. You will advise senior leaders, drive performance, and foster a culture where innovation thrives.

The role emphasizes executive presence, business acumen, and data-driven decision making to unlock organizational potential across a dynamic global environment. This is a senior leadership position at Nextpower.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience partnering with global Engineering, Product, Innovation and Sales organizations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Deep expertise in talent management, organizational effectiveness, employee relations, change management, and workforce planning.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, compensation practices, workforce planning, and HR compliance in a complex global environment.
• Proven success influencing senior leaders and driving business outcomes through strategic people initiatives.
• Exceptional communication, coaching and executive influencing skills.
• Experience leveraging analytics and workforce data to inform strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

• Strategic HR Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor to executive and senior leaders, influencing critical business and talent decisions.
• Talent & Leadership Excellence: Lead workforce planning, succession planning, and talent review processes to ensure a strong pipeline of future leaders and critical talent.
• Culture, Engagement & Employee Experience: Create an environment where innovation, accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and belonging thrive.
• Organizational Effectiveness & Change Leadership: Guide leaders through organizational transformation, growth, restructuring, and change initiatives.
• Employee Relations, Risk & Compliance: Provide strategic guidance on complex employee relations matters with fairness, integrity, and sound judgment.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Utilize workforce analytics and HR metrics to identify trends, inform decisions, and measure organizational health.

Skills

Executive leadership

HR analytics

Workforce planning

Employee relations

Change management

Executive coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Job description

Job Description:

We are seeking a strategic and highly influential Human Resources Director to partner with our Innovation organization. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the talent, culture, and organizational effectiveness strategies that power our growth and competitive advantage.

As a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, you will play a pivotal role in driving organizational performance, developing exceptional talent, building leadership capability, and fostering a culture where innovation thrives. You will work at the intersection of business strategy and people strategy, helping leaders navigate growth, transformation, and evolving workforce needs across a dynamic global environment.

The ideal candidate is a forward-thinking HR leader who combines strong business acumen, executive presence, data-driven decision making, and a passion for unlocking individual and organizational potential.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic HR Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive and senior leaders, influencing critical business and talent decisions.
• Develop and execute integrated people strategies that accelerate business performance, innovation, and growth.
• Translate business priorities into talent, organization, and workforce initiatives that drive measurable outcomes.
• Anticipate emerging talent and organizational challenges and proactively develop solutions that enable long-term success.
• Leverage business insight, workforce analytics, and market trends to guide strategic workforce decisions.

Talent & Leadership Excellence

• Lead workforce planning, succession planning, and talent review processes to ensure a strong pipeline of future leaders and critical talent.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to attract, engage, and retain world-class and diverse talent.
• Champion leadership development, career growth, succession readiness, and internal mobility.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen organizational capability through targeted development and talent strategies.
• Collaborate with Total Rewards to ensure competitive and equitable compensation practices that support attraction and retention.

Culture, Engagement & Employee Experience

• Create an environment where innovation, accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and belonging thrive.
• Drive employee engagement strategies and action plans that enhance the employee experience and strengthen retention.
• Partner with leaders to build high-performing teams and foster a culture of continuous feedback, recognition, and growth.
• Advance inclusion and belonging initiatives that cultivate diverse perspectives and support business success.

Organizational Effectiveness & Change Leadership

• Guide leaders through organizational transformation, growth, restructuring, and change initiatives.
• Coach executives and managers on organizational effectiveness, team performance, leadership impact, and change management.
• Drive initiatives that improve agility, effectiveness, and organizational health.
• Foster leadership practices that enable teams to perform at their highest potential.

Employee Relations, Risk & Compliance

• Provide strategic guidance on complex employee relations matters with fairness, integrity, and sound judgment.
• Partner closely with Legal and business leaders to address workplace concerns, investigations, and organizational risks.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and company policies while promoting a positive and inclusive workplace culture.
• Coach leaders on performance management, employee development, conflict resolution, and difficult conversations.

Data-Driven Decision Making

• Utilize workforce analytics and HR metrics to identify trends, inform decisions, and measure organizational health.
• Translate data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations for executive leadership.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of talent and HR programs to continuously improve business impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience partnering with global Engineering, Product, Innovation and Sales organizations.
• Deep expertise in talent management, organizational effectiveness, employee relations, change management, and workforce planning.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, compensation practices, workforce planning, and HR compliance in a complex global environment.
• Proven success influencing senior leaders and driving business outcomes through strategic people initiatives.
• Exceptional communication, coaching and executive influencing skills.
• Experience leveraging analytics and workforce data to inform strategic decisions.

Nextracker offers a comprehensive benefits package. We provide health care coverage, dental and vision, 401(K) participation including company matching, company paid holidays with unlimited paid time off, generous discretionary company bonuses, life and disability protection and more. Employees in certain positions may be eligible for stock compensation. All plans are in accordance with relevant plan documents. For more information on Nextracker’s benefits please view our company website at www.nextracker.com.

Pay is based on market location and may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education and other job-related reasons. The annual salary range for this position is $185,000 to $210,000.

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Nextpower is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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