HR People Partner, NA Kihei, HI

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HR People Partner NA - Kihei HI

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role Human Resources People Partner North America are to:

The HR People Partner NA will be located in Hawaii and will perform HR consulting and coaching by collaborating with business leaders to address significant people and cultural role works closely with business leadership across Hawaii to implement near-to- long term HR solutions aligned with business strategy. This role provides expertise in hiring termination performance management and HR People Partner enables business change by supporting the talent aspects of organizational structure changes and facilitating talent integration during mergers and position advocates HR programs by communicating the business value of HR initiatives and managing program rollouts to minimize HR People Partner partners with business and talent management/staffing and recruiting colleagues on key talent initiatives including workforce planning high-potential employee development and succession planning.

• Serve as an embedded HR consultant in daily operations partnering closely with site and business leaders to stabilize workforce performance through data-based insights and pragmatic solutions;
• Provide timely high-volume real-time issue resolution by being visible and accessible to employees and leaders (including on the shop floor) and by aligning actions to shift schedules attendance and safety/conduct needs;
• Deliver on-demand coaching consultation and data-based analysis to leaders with a strong focus on employee relations and risk mitigation (including investigations discipline/corrective action attendance management and policy enforcement) and tight coordination with Legal and Employee Relations COEs as needed:
• Integrated Talent Management (workforce planning for coverage/continuity; retention and attrition control; talent reviews and development; D&I consultations; succession planning in partnership with Business leadership/Talent/Staffing).
• Employee Issue Management (investigations; discipline and corrective action; attendance management; policy interpretation and enforcement; compliance and legal needs.
• Culture Change and Organization Management (support org and team changes that may impact schedules roles pay and safety protocols; drive leader consistency; communicate change in clear repetitive and often face-to-face ways).
• Total Rewards (annual compensation practices; recognition; and ad-hoc compensation support including guidance during operational changes that affect pay practices).
• Manage and resolve individual cases through the AskHR platform and other channels providing local HR expertise that prevents escalation reduces grievances and minimizes labor disruption;
• Proactively share relevant HR information and clarify policies through effective communication channels (including leader toolkits employee touchpoints and self-service resources);
• Participate in site projects and transformation initiatives partnering with Hawaii state business leadership Talent Leads HR Site Heads HR Operations and Focus Areas to implement solutions that improve workforce effectiveness;
• Act as a role model for VACC behaviors within the Dynamic Shared Ownership framework serving as a stabilizer and guardrail by fostering inclusion accountability consistent leader practices and agile ways of working;

This role will require inter-island travel to Molokai on a monthly basis and quarterly inter-island travel to Oahu. Some travel to Bayer Crop Science offices in MO may be required.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Deep and broad knowledge of operational HR portfolio.
• Demonstrated experience in promoting positive employee relations and workplace culture;
• Adept at working in a global multi-location environment and communities thus understanding and valuing diversity of thinking across stakeholders;
• Demonstrated collaboration and growth mindset; interest and curiosity to continuously learn and develop;
• Strong business acumen and understanding of related business drivers challenges and opportunities;
• Excellent interpersonal and consultation skills including building trustful relationships with internal and external community stakeholders;
• Strong problem-solving capabilities with a solution orientation;
• Demonstrated proficiency in project management;
• Demonstrated skills in engaging organizational change by aligning people structures and culture with transformation goals for sustained adoption and business impact;
• Analytical and digital skills to drive organizational and talent decision making to improve performance; competence and willingness to leverage digital technology data and AI.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preferred at least 7 years of HR experience.
• Relevant university degree.

Employees can expect to be paid a salarybetween $108160 to $ compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care vision dental retirement PTO sick leave etc.. Thissalary rangeis merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicants location market data/ranges an applicants skills and prior relevant experience certain degrees and certifications and other relevant factors.

This posting will be available for application until at least 7/27/2026.