People Business Partner, Sr. Manager

Brobston Group; Nutley (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Brobston Group is seeking a Senior Manager, People Business Partner to lead People and Development strategy for the Brand Image organization. The role partners with global business leaders and supports populations in Nutley, NJ, and New York City, collaborating across North America, EMEA, and APAC.

The position is hybrid, requiring presence in Nutley and NYC, with the ability to influence across regions and drive organizational design, change management, and talent initiatives.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a senior HR business partner or generalist leader.
• Demonstrated executive presence and ability to influence senior leaders.
• Strong strategic judgment and analytical problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Advise global leaders on organizational design, change management, and workforce planning.
• Lead complex employee relations matters, investigations, and mediation.
• Oversee performance management, talent reviews, calibration, succession, and development.
• Manage HR operations including compensation benchmarking and payroll-related trackers.
• Lead employee engagement initiatives and oversee HRIS, timekeeping, and organization charts.

Job description

Summary

The Senior Manager, People Business Partner leads People and Development strategy for the Brand Image organization and serves as a strategic partner to global business leaders. This hybrid role supports corporate populations in Nutley, New Jersey, and New York City, partnering across North America, EMEA, and APAC.

Responsibilities

• Advise global leaders on organizational design, change management, workforce planning, and strategic business challenges.
• Lead complex employee relations matters, investigations, and mediation in partnership with relevant teams.
• Oversee performance management, talent reviews, calibration, succession, employee development, and recruitment integrity.
• Manage workforce and freelance trackers, bonus plans, merit cycles, compensation benchmarking, and related HR operations.
• Lead employee engagement initiatives and oversee HRIS, timekeeping, share drives, and organization charts.

Requirements

• Extensive experience as a senior HR business partner or generalist leader, with knowledge of related People and Development disciplines.
• Demonstrated executive presence and ability to influence senior leaders and build effective partnerships.
• Strong strategic judgment, analytical problem-solving, change leadership, and ability to lead project teams.
• Ability to work from both Nutley, New Jersey, and New York City locations and collaborate across global regions.