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HR Excellence Leader (Op Ex)


Job Location:

Davidson, NC - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 142690 - 192885
Posted: 2 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 29 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Be a part of our mission! As a world leader in creating comfortable sustainable and efficient climate solutions for buildings homes and transportation its our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies and through our businesses including TraneandThermo King sustainability is not just how we do businessit is our business. Do you dare to look at the worlds challenges and see impactful possibilities Do you want to contribute to making a better future If the answer is yes we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging whats possible for a sustainable world.

Learn about our benefits designed for you to Thrive at work and at home.

We boldly go.

Where is the work:

Monday to Thursday work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays choose your work location balancing what your work requires.

HR Operational Excellence Leadership
  • Serves as the functional leader forOperational Excellence representing HR in enterprise operational excellence forums and councils
  • Partners with the HRLT to shape and execute the vision strategy and roadmap for HR operational excellence and transformation.
  • Leads the development and implementation of lean strategies tactics practices and policies that drive sustainable improvement across end-to-end HR value streams and functional operations.
  • Builds HR capability in operational excellence including coaching leaders and teams on standard work daily management tiered accountability metrics root cause problem solving and continuous improvement.
  • Promotes a strong coaching culture as a primary means for developing leaders managers and team members across HR.
Project Management Leadership
  • Leadsproject management across the HR function including planning governance prioritization and execution support for strategic initiatives.
  • Provides project management leadership forL1 and L2 goals ensuring clarity of milestones ownership risks dependencies and alignment to overall business strategy.
  • Supports enterprise-wide and function-wide projects as well as high-impact HR Solutions projects that influence shared services delivery compliance operational performance and employee experience for the company.
  • Builds organizational capability in project management by defining methods tools discipline and coaching for HR leaders and project teams.
  • Ensures breakthrough goals and transformation initiatives are effectively managed from initiation through execution and sustainment.
Capability Building and Functional Effectiveness
  • Strengthens capability across HR in theHR operating system HR competency model operational excellence and project management.
  • Partners with HR leaders to identify opportunities for standardization simplification global consistency and more effective use of technology.
  • Develops and maintains key management systems performance metrics and tiered accountability structures for the HR function.
  • Partners with leaders to create and refine service level agreements standard operating procedures standard work and performance measures.
  • Identifies and addresses operational inefficiencies streamlines workflows and improves the effectiveness and scalability of HR processes.
  • Guides leaders through change management efforts needed to embed new ways of working and the desired cultural attributes across the function.
Qualifications
  • Bachelors degree preferred not required.
  • 10 years of experiencein operational excellence lean transformation project management business operations shared services HR operations or a related field.
  • Significant experience leading transformation in large complex functions programs processes and/or technology environments.
  • Strong experience withlean continuous improvement and business operating systems ideally including Toyota Production System principles or equivalent approaches that balance tools and people development.
  • Demonstrated success building organizational capability through coaching teaching influencing and leader development.
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence and partner effectively with senior leaders across functions and regions.
  • Excellent written verbal facilitation and presentation skills.
  • Proven ability to prioritize and deliver in a fast-paced complex and evolving environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor teams and lead culture change in environments with varying levels of readiness and acceptance.
  • Experience establishing or leading a PMO project governance model or enterprise project management discipline preferred.
Leadership Profile
The ideal candidate will be:
  • A strategic thinker who can translate vision into practical execution
  • A disciplined operator with strong project and management system rigor
  • A skilled coach who develops leaders and builds capability at scale
  • A relentless problem solver focused on root cause and sustainable improvement
  • An influential change leader who can work across boundaries and align diverse stakeholders
  • A builder of systems standards and routines that improve functional performance over time

Annual Base Salary Range or Hourly Base Pay Range:

$142690.00 - $192885.00

Compensation Type:

Salary

Incentive Eligible:

Yes

Sales Commission Eligible:

No

Disclaimer: We strive to provide competitive compensation for this position tailored to a variety of factors. The actual compensation will depend on elements such as seniority merit geographic location education experience travel requirements and union designation. Our compensation range is generally based on the national average for the country. Additionally benefits may vary depending on the region business alignment union involvement and employee status.

Thrive at work and at home:

  • Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives WE DARE TO CARE!

  • Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.

  • 401K match up to 6% plus an additional 2% core contribution up to 8% company contribution.

  • Paid time off includes 15 vacation days 9 paid holidays 3 floating holidays sick leave and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.

  • Educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.

Disclaimer: Benefit offerings may vary depending on Collective Barraging Agreements and local/state regulations.

Safety Sensitive Role:

No

The company designates certain roles as Safety Sensitive. Safety Sensitive roles may require that you pass additional drug screening.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin pregnancy age marital status disability status as a protected veteran or any legally protected status.


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