Senior Human Resources Business Partner

PUMA North America, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 123,000; Full time

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Job summary

PUMA North America, Inc. is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to act as a strategic partner and end-to-end owner of the full employee lifecycle for designated business groups.

You will build strong relationships with leaders, drive talent, advise on organizational design, and ensure an exceptional employee experience. You will guide managers through talent management, support headcount planning and recruiting, and analyze HR metrics to improve retention and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field (or equivalent combination of experience).
• Minimum 8+ years of progressive HR experience across multiple disciplines.
• Experience in supporting organizational design, transformation and change management.
• Strong knowledge of US and Canada labor law and HR best practices.

Responsibilities

• Owns the full employee lifecycle for assigned business groups—attraction, onboarding, development, performance, engagement, and transition.
• Builds relationships with leaders and stakeholders to drive talent and workforce planning.
• Advices on organizational design and helps shape a high-performing organization.
• Provides employee relations guidance, policy interpretation, and incident investigation.
• Guides managers through talent management processes and learning opportunities.
• Supports headcount planning and recruiting for functional teams.
• Analyzes HR metrics to report on talent management, recruiting, and retention.
• Oversees immigration cases with external legal counsel (visa, PERM, renewals).
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, local, and company regulations.

Skills

HR Strategy

Employee Relations

Talent Management

Organizational Design

Change Management

Recruiting

Workforce Planning

Immigration Case Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Human Resources

Job description

SPEED & SPIRIT is what we look for in our candidates, defined by some simple values that inspire us to BE DRIVEN in our performance, BE VIBRANT in our sporting legacy, BE TOGETHER in our team spirit, and to let our individual talent and experience shine.

YOUR MISSION

The Senior HR Business Partner reports to the Senior Director HR and serves as a strategic partner and endtoend owner of the full employee lifecycle for designated business groups. This role builds strong relationships with leaders, drives talent, advises on organizational design, and ensures an exceptional employee experience. The HR Business Partner provides expert guidance in employee relations, talent management, learning, and workforce planning. Acting as a proactive, solutionsfocused partner, the Senior HR Business Partner helps shape a highperforming team and a futureready organization.

• Serve as a strategic, endtoend HR partner by owning the full employee lifecycle for assigned business groups-covering attraction, onboarding, development, performance, engagement, and transition
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and leaders for responsible corporate teams
• Translate global HR strategy and CoE standards into regional priorities and plans
• Provide effective, creative, and objective employee relations support through coaching, policy interpretation, progressive disciplinary action, and incident investigation
• Guide managers through the talent management process to ensure consistency, clarity, and achievable action plans
• Identify learning opportunities for employees to offer ongoing development
• Support respective functional teams with headcount planning and recruiting
• Analyze HR metrics to assess and communicate the effectiveness of people management practices including talent management, recruiting, employee relations, retention and turnover
• Oversee immigration cases; visa, PERM and renewals in partnership with external legal counsel.
• Ensure compliance with HR-related federal, state, local and company rules and regulations by staying abreast of general and common regulations and legal resources; contribute to the development of compliance components of policies and programs

YOUR TALENT

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field (or equivalent combination of experience)
• Minimum 8+ years of progressive HR experience across multiple disciplines like workforce planning, talent acquisition, talent management and career development
• Demonstrated experience in supporting organizational design, transformation and change management
• Strong knowledge of US and Canada labor law and HR best practices
• Exceptional relationshipbuilding skills with the ability to influence, coach, and partner at all levels using a collaborative and empathetic approach
• High level of business and people acumen, with the ability to diagnose needs, recommend solutions, and drive outcomes
• Outstanding communication skills required
• Detailoriented with strong analytical, problemsolving, and decisionmaking skills
• Thrives in fast-moving, dynamic environments; capable of managing multiple priorities while delivering high-quality results
• Self-starter with proven ability to work independently
• Results-oriented and comfortable working within tight timeframes and evolving business expectations

The hiring range base pay for this position is $86,600-$122,900 + Bonus + Benefits

(Benefit Summary Corporate)

Pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

PUMA provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex,

gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at

PUMA and we do not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.

At PUMA, every application is reviewed by real people who are committed to fairness, transparency, and equal

opportunity - no matter your background, identity, or experience.To ensure our process stays true to these values, no automated systems or AI tools are used to make hiring decisions. Every decision is made by real people -with real judgment and accountability. We may use functions supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to carry out isolated organizational steps, such as scheduling interviews. These functions have no influence on decisions in the application process. We believe in creating spaces where everyone is welcome, celebrated, and empowered to contribute authentically. Because at PUMA, whoever wants to play, can play.

PUMA is a global sports brand creating footwear, apparel, and accessories that inspire athletes and everyday movers. The PUMA Group owns PUMA, Cobra Golf, and stichd, operates in 120+ countries, and has around 22,000

employees worldwide.

PUMA is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of PUMA to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender, physical or mental disability, veteran-status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.For additional information, please contact: [e-mail]