Senior HR Business Partner

Woven by Toyota; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401k program

Flexible vacation policy

Family planning care

Job summary

Woven by Toyota is seeking an accomplished HR Business Partner to enable a global engineering organization to meet goals of convergence, innovation, and execution. This role reports to the Director, HRBP and partners with regional engineering teams.

The position emphasizes leadership coaching, talent planning, and alignment of HR strategies with business objectives across cultures and time zones. Equal opportunity employer and values diversity.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of HR experience, with at least 8 years in HRBP.
• Proven expertise in performance management, talent planning, employee engagement, and leadership development.
• Ability to flex communication style to work with different audiences and cultures.
• Strategic advisor to senior management, aligning HR strategies with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to plan and build a fast-growing organization; provide leadership coaching.
• Offer talent solutions that support innovation and breakthrough products.
• Act as trusted HR advisor with confidentiality and integrity.
• Lead annual talent planning, performance assessment, and compensation processes.
• Collaborate with HR COE on compensation, benefits, employee relations, and analytics.
• Support Talent Management initiatives, including mentoring, development programs, and mobility.
• Drive inclusion initiatives and foster an environment where all employees feel valued.
• Coach managers on communication, feedback, conflict management, and performance improvement.
• Leverage data to guide programs and measure employee experience success.
• Work with cross-functional teams to support organizational goals and initiatives.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Executive coaching

Organizational design

HR analytics

Change management

Job description

Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation — expanding what “mobility” means and how it serves society.

Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, we’re working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all.

TEAM

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) team partners with business leaders to build the talent and organizational capabilities required to deliver on our mission and vision— in alignment with our values. HRBPs are the primary interface between the business and HR, listening to, understanding, and addressing talent needs. We identify and apply existing solutions or create new solutions in partnership with relevant teams and global colleagues to enable the company's success.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are seeking an accomplished and experienced Human Resources Business Partner with a high level of global and cultural agility to enable a global engineering organization to meet its goals of technical convergence, innovation, and execution. This role will support regional engineering teams and will report to the Director, HRBP.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to plan and build a fast-growing and evolving organization. Provide leadership coaching and enable high-performing leadership teams
• Provide talent solutions that support the organization’s goals to innovate and deliver breakthrough products
• Act as a trusted advisor providing expert HR advice, guidance, and coaching while maintaining the highest level of confidentiality and integrity
• Implement and enhance annual talent planning, performance assessment, and compensation processes for your coverage organization
• Partner with HR Subject Matter experts in Compensation, Benefits, Employee Relations, Talent Management/Learning & Development, Analytics, and HR Operations, and provide fit-for-purpose solutions
• Support and rollout Talent Management and development initiatives such as Talent planning and review, mentoring and coaching programs, learning & development programs, and talent mobility programs
• Support and champion initiatives on company values and inclusion initiatives, fostering an environment where all employees feel valued and respected
• Drive employee engagement efforts through the implementation of innovative programs and initiatives that enhance morale, motivation, and productivity. Understand organizational dynamics, coach managers on people-related issues, including communication, feedback, conflict management, and performance improvement. Advise and be a part of implementing organizational design and structure changes
• Collaborate with Global HR team members, serving as a key link from your client to the rest of the organization. Collect, analyze, and leverage various types of employee data and metrics to guide programs for and measure the success of the employee experience
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support organizational goals and initiatives, contributing HR expertise and insights
• Provide inspirational leadership with active listening, empathy, inclusivity, and modeling company values to maximize the performance of the teams and individuals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Proven ability in collaborating with key stakeholders to solve complex people challenges and create pragmatic talent solutions to enable the organization to achieve its goals
• Strong business partner expertise and communication skills to influence, collaborate, and build bridges with stakeholders at all levels, including executives.
• Demonstrated success partnering with executives to shape organizational design, scale teams, and drive high-performance teams
• Always learning, adapting, and engaging with evolving challenges and rapid changes
• 12+ years of HR experience, with at least 8 years in HRBP specifically
• Proven expertise in performance management, talent planning, employee engagement, and leadership development.
• Ability to flex communication style to be effective with different audiences and cultures
• Ability to act as a strategic advisor & partner to senior management, aligning HR strategies with overall business objectives, including leveraging HR COE expertise in support of their client
• Strong business acumen with the ability to align HR strategies with engineering and technology business priorities.
• Track record in leading change management initiatives and supporting organizations through periods of rapid growth or transformation.

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience working across cultures and time zones, demonstrating high cultural agility and adaptability.
• Global HR experience in technology or related engineering-driven industries

What We Offer

• Excellent health, wellness, dental and vision coverage
• A rewarding 401k program
• Flexible vacation policy
• Family planning and care benefits

Our Commitment

• We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.

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