Senior Manager, HR Business Partner

About Carrier

Carrier global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancementsin climate solutions such astemperature control air quality and transportation we improve lives empower critical industries and ensure the safe transport of food life-saving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902 we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information visit follow Carrier on social media at @Carrier.

About This Role

The Senior Manager HR Business Partner is a strategic HR leader responsible for partnering with Plant Leadership to develop and execute a people strategy that enables operational excellence and cultural transformation within the manufacturing site. This role leads the on-site HR team ensuring effective delivery of HR services and programs while shaping the organizations talent structure and culture to meet business goals. The HR Business Partner plays a key role in driving initiatives related to talent development organizational design workforce planning employee engagement and leadership coaching.

Key Responsibilities

HR Strategy & Organizational Design

• Define and lead the plants HR strategy in alignment with broader business objectives.

• Partner with plant leadership to assess and optimize organizational structure roles and capabilities to drive performance and adaptability.

• Use workforce data and analytics to anticipate organizational needs drive headcount planning and support continuous improvement.

• Promote a culture of accountability high performance and employee engagement.

Talent & Workforce Planning

• Lead talent management efforts including succession planning leadership development and critical capability building.

• Collaborate with business leaders to proactively plan for talent needs ensuring the plant is staffed with the right skills for future success.

• Support execution of plant-level training and development programs in partnership with L&D.

People Leadership

• Lead coach and develop the Plant HR team fostering collaboration growth and strong performance.

• Build a high-performing HR function recognized for business partnership and value delivery.

• Provide guidance and support on complex employee relations issues conflict resolution and investigations.

Employee Relations

• Serve as a trusted advisor on employee relations matters ensuring fair and consistent application of policies and practices.

• Drive proactive engagement strategies to maintain a positive work environment.

• Ensure compliance with employment laws and company policies.

Culture Engagement & Change Leadership

• Lead culture and engagement initiatives driving actions from employee feedback and fostering a positive inclusive environment.

• Guide change management efforts to support organizational transformation and continuous improvement.

• Champion diversity equity and inclusion at all levels of the plant.

Performance & Total Rewards Guidance

• Oversee performance management processes and support calibration coaching and development planning across departments.

• Partner with Compensation and Total Rewards teams to ensure competitive and equitable pay practices are upheld.

• Support leaders in recognition and retention strategies.

HR Operations & Compliance

• Ensure effective execution of core HR processes (e.g. onboarding policy deployment HRIS data accuracy).

• Monitor and ensure compliance with employment laws company policies and safety regulations.

• Utilize metrics and dashboards to track progress identify risks and guide decision-making.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree

• 5 years of progressive HR experience in manufacturing distribution or consumer goods

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree

• Extensive experience in talent management organizational design and change leadership

• People leadership experience including coaching and developing HR teams

• Strong leadership presence with ability to influence and coach senior leaders

• Deep understanding of HR strategy workforce planning and cultural transformation

• High level of integrity discretion and emotional intelligence

• Proficiency in HR systems (Workday SAP or similar) and data-driven decision-making

Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits including:

• Health Care benefits: Medical Dental Vision; wellness incentives
• Retirement benefits
• Time Off and Leave: Paid vacation days up to15 days; paid sick days up to 5 days; paid personal leave up to 5 days; paid holidays up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave;parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty; military leave;purchasedvacation
• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
• Tuition Assistance

To learn more about our benefits offering please click here: Work With Us Carrier Corporate The specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

This position is entitled to short-term cash incentives subject to plan requirements.

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is $146750$ which may affect pay within this range include but are not limited to skills education experience and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.

Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days from Job Posting Date. Job Posting Date: 01/15/2026

Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status age or any other federally protected class.

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