Strategic HR Partner for Technology & Growth

W.W. Grainger; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Therapy sessions (6 per year)

PTO 18 days annually

6 company holidays

401(k) with 6% company match

Employee discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan refinancing

Financial counseling tools

Maternity support programs

Nursing benefits

Up to 14 weeks paid parental leave

Up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth

Job summary

Grainger is seeking a Lead HR partner for the Grainger Technology Group in Chicago, IL. You will translate GTG's business and technology priorities into people, organization, and talent strategies to strengthen leadership capability and enable faster delivery.

You will work with Product Engineering, Infrastructure, Architecture, Data, ML, Information Security, and Business Systems, ensuring an inclusive and high-performing employee experience through strategic HR guidance and change management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent professional work experience.
• 5+ years progressive HR management experience required.
• Influencing and facilitation skills that surface differing viewpoints and support sound decision-making.
• Understanding of organization dynamics and ability to navigate appropriate channels.
• Proven success managing projects.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into human resource plans and programs.
• Identify and assess human resource needs across designated departments.
• Collaborate with HR centers of excellence including Total Rewards, Talent Development, Talent Acquisition, and Organization Effectiveness.
• Provide HR expertise across employee development, performance, talent acquisition, inclusion and diversity, and total rewards.
• Partner with leaders on organization structure and job design aligned to work processes.
• Advise leaders on performance management tools within specific departments with team member relations advisors.

Skills

Influencing

Facilitation

Change management

People strategy

Leadership partnership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Grainger is seeking a Lead HR partner for the Grainger Technology Group in Chicago, IL. You will translate GTG's business and technology priorities into people, organization, and talent strategies to strengthen leadership capability and enable faster delivery.

You will work with Product Engineering, Infrastructure, Architecture, Data, ML, Information Security, and Business Systems, ensuring an inclusive and high-performing employee experience through strategic HR guidance and change management.