Lead HR Business Partner

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence is seeking a Lead HR Business Partner to serve as a strategic HR partner to Production Software leaders across the Americas. You will translate business strategy into people strategies and ensure talent, structure, leadership, and culture align with objectives.

The role spans a distributed organization, balancing strategic work with hands-on execution, requiring data-informed decisions and change leadership in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressive HR experience, including significant HR Business Partner experience.
• Strategic HR partner with ability to connect people decisions to business objectives.
• Experience in organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Extensive employee relations experience, including handling sensitive situations with sound judgment.
• Experience advising leaders in manufacturing, industrial, technology, software, or similarly complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. employment law and HR compliance requirements.
• Ability to use HR data and analytics to identify trends and support business decisions.
• Strong communication, facilitation, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to challenge leaders constructively in a fast-paced, matrixed org.

Responsibilities

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Skills

Strategic HR partner

HR data analytics

Organizational design

Workforce planning

Leadership development

Employee relations

US employment law

Change management

HRIS tools

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related

Tools

SuccessFactors

Job description

Summary

Hexagon is a global leader in measurement technologies. From microns to Mars, we measure what matters for the future. Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence's Production Software Division delivers production and quality solutions that help manufacturers accelerate innovation, improve productivity, and confidently bring their ideas to life.

Our mission-to "deliver trusted software technology that gives manufacturers the confidence to make it, prove it, and repeat it"-is made possible by our talented and dedicated employees around the world. Together, we combine deep industry knowledge, innovative technology, and a shared commitment to helping our customers solve complex challenges and shape the future of manufacturing.

Why Join Us

• Make an impact. Your work will contribute to solutions used by manufacturers around the world to address real challenges, improve productivity, and drive innovation.
• Work globally and collaboratively. Join a diverse, international organization where teams across functions, products, and geographies work together to deliver meaningful customer outcomes.
• Grow your career. Build new skills, take on meaningful challenges, and explore career opportunities across Production Software and the broader Hexagon organization.
• Help shape what's next. Be part of an organization evolving how manufacturers use software, data, automation, and emerging technologies to build the products of the future.

About the Role

The Lead HR Business Partner serves as a strategic HR partner to Production Software leaders across the Americas, providing trusted counsel on people, organizational, and business priorities. This role partners closely with senior leaders to translate business strategy into effective people strategies and helps ensure the organization has the talent, structure, leadership capability, and culture needed to achieve its objectives.

The role operates across a broad and geographically distributed organization and balances strategic partnership with hands‑on execution. The successful candidate will be comfortable challenging leaders, navigating complex employee and organizational issues, using data to inform decisions, and leading through change in a fast‑moving, matrixed environment.

Job Responsibilities

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Qualifications

Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressive HR experience, including significant HR Business Partner experience supporting senior leaders.
• Demonstrated experience operating as a strategic HR partner, with the ability to connect people decisions to business objectives.
• Strong experience in organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Significant employee relations experience, including the ability to navigate complex and sensitive situations with sound judgment.
• Experience advising leaders in manufacturing, industrial, technology, software, or similarly complex environments.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. employment law and HR compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to use HR data and analytics to identify trends, assess organizational needs, and support business decisions.
• Strong communication, facilitation, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge leaders constructively, build trust, and influence decisions without relying on formal authority.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, matrixed organization with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Experience with SuccessFactors or other HR information systems and workforce analytics tools.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting field‑based sales, engineering, product, or other distributed organizations.
• Experience in advanced manufacturing, metrology, industrial technology, or software environments.
• Experience supporting organizations through significant growth, transformation, restructuring, or M&A activity.
• Experience working across multiple U.S. states and/or supporting employees in Canada or other countries within the Americas.
• HR certification such as SPHR, SHRM‑SCP, or equivalent.
• Experience working within a global, highly matrixed organization.