People Leader Partner (Cambridge, MA) Position Available In Middlesex, Massachusetts

Job Title People Leader Partner (Cambridge, MA) Job Description The People Leader Partner (PLP) helps carry out the Global People Strategy for a specific business, region, or function in a fast-changing environment. This role is part of a global team that coaches People Leaders and their teams. The PLP oversees several People Leaders in different locations and works closely with their People Business Partner (PBP) to make sure the People Leaders effectively implement the workforce strategy. They also connect with local People Partners (PP) to address any legal issues or local labor laws. The PLP supports People Leaders in understanding how to work within the People Function Operating Model and serves as a role model. Ideally, this PLP will have prior experience supporting Integrated Supply Chain, specifically with Direct and Indirect Procurement.

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Partners with People Leaders to attract, develop, and retain top talent by conducting exit interviews for critical roles and using insights to inform leadership and team priorities. Provide coaching and support to build leadership capability, enabling PL to navigate change and lead organizational transformation effectively. Guide performance and development practices by helping leaders set clear goals, hold regular feedback discussions, and align with global frameworks and local HR requirements. Ensure smooth collaboration with local PP to maintain compliance and cultural alignment across regions. Lead engagement and be a culture partner, role model and foster our culture of impact with care, manage team engagement and act on feedback (e.g. through Employee Engagement Survey), to ensure our PL facilitate efficient and impactful onboarding of new team members leveraging available global resources. Also support, workforce planning and operations, by partnering with PL to ensure organizational structures are aligned with business needs and operational workforce plans and position management is secured optimizing cost. Provide business transformation support, by acting as a strategic partner for business transformation initiatives designing impact assessment and strategies ensuring leadership buy-in and smooth planning for activation with local People Partners. If necessary, represent the business context in conversations with unions or workers councils to ensure local compliance at all times. Ensure appropriate handoffs to local PP in cases where local legal advice is needed, such as, PIPs, reorganizations, etc. Could manage high complexity in terms of the number and diverse set business/function and/or countries served in combination with capability required to manage stakeholders; Executes strategic initiatives, mostly applying independent judgement You’re the right fit if: You’ve acquired 5+ years of experience in People Partnering or similar roles, preferably in a regional or global environment. Prior experience with Direct and Indirect Procurement, ideal. Your skills include a proven ability to coach, develop, and influence People Leaders, while fostering a culture of high performance and leadership excellence. You have experience leading organizational change, business transformation, and People Initiatives that deliver measurable impact. You have a Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, People Management, Change Management, HR Processes or equivalent. You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position. You’re an excellent communicator with strong strategic influencing skills, able to challenge and guide People Leaders. You have extensive experience managing complex stakeholder relationships across various geographies, cultures, and businesses. You navigate ambiguity and high-complex situations, providing clear guidance and solutions. You operate with a high degree of autonomy, shaping and executing strategies while aligning with the People Business Partner. How we work together We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations. This is an Office role. About Philips We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won’t stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others. Learn more about our business. Discover our rich and exciting history. Learn more about our purpose. Learn more about our culture. Philips Transparency Details The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity. The pay range for this position in Cambridge, MA is $100,000- $160,000. In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives, may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here. At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case. Additional Information US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future. Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Cambridge, MA. This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration. Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace. At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health-tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life. For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people’s lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health. Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That’s why we’re taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other’s views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success. 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