Senior People Leader — Growth, Performance & Change

BW Packaging; Stow (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BW Packaging is seeking a Senior Leader, People to drive people-focused strategy and ensure consistent execution across teams and locations. You will lead workforce planning, leadership capability, and organizational effectiveness while ensuring lifecycle processes align with policy.

You will partner with business leaders to translate enterprise People strategies into practical actions, coach leaders, manage employee relations, and strengthen organizational health in a complex environment.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience in HR, with significant business partnering.
• Experience supporting leaders across multi-functional/site organizations.
• Experience in organizational effectiveness, talent management, and workforce planning.
• Ability to influence leaders and drive change without direct authority.
• Strong coaching, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Experience managing complex employee relations situations.
• Capability to operate in a matrixed organization.
• Flexibility to take on evolving responsibilities in response to priorities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure consistent use of performance management practices across the business.
• Guide leaders through complex or sensitive performance-related decisions.
• Drive consistency and accountability in performance outcomes across teams.
• Reinforce clarity in expectations, feedback, and accountability.
• Support leaders in improving team and individual performance.
• Translate enterprise People strategies into clear actions for leaders.
• Provide practical guidance on organizational effectiveness and leadership approach.
• Challenge leaders to improve leadership and overall organizational performance.
• Ensure People priorities are applied across functions and locations.
• Identify patterns and risks across teams to inform action plans.

Skills

HR partner

Business partnering

Coaching

Change management

Employee relations

Organizational health

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field

Job description

BW Packaging is seeking a Senior Leader, People to drive people-focused strategy and ensure consistent execution across teams and locations. You will lead workforce planning, leadership capability, and organizational effectiveness while ensuring lifecycle processes align with policy.

You will partner with business leaders to translate enterprise People strategies into practical actions, coach leaders, manage employee relations, and strengthen organizational health in a complex environment.