Senior Human Resources Business Partner

This role reports to the Senior Director HR and serves as a strategic partner and end-to-end owner of the full employee lifecycle for designated business groups. It builds strong relationships with leaders, drives talent, advises on organisational design, and ensures an exceptional employee experience. The position provides expert guidance in employee relations, talent management, learning, and workforce planning.

• Serve as a strategic, end-to-end HR partner by owning the full employee lifecycle for assigned business groups, covering attraction, onboarding, development, performance, engagement, and transition.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and leaders for responsible corporate teams.
• Translate global HR strategy and Centre of Excellence standards into regional priorities and plans.
• Provide effective, creative, and objective employee relations support through coaching, policy interpretation, progressive disciplinary action, and incident investigation.
• Guide managers through the talent management process to ensure consistency, clarity, and achievable action plans.
• Identify learning opportunities for employees to support ongoing development.
• Support functional teams with headcount planning and recruitment.
• Analyse HR metrics to assess and communicate the effectiveness of people management practices, including talent management, recruitment, employee relations, retention, and turnover.
• Oversee immigration cases, including visas, PERM, and renewals, in partnership with external legal counsel.
• Ensure compliance with HR-related federal, state, local, and company rules and regulations, staying abreast of regulations and legal resources and contributing to the compliance components of policies and programmes.
• Participate in HR projects related to employee experience, organisational effectiveness, and process improvement.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of experience.
• Minimum of 8+ years of progressive HR experience across multiple disciplines such as workforce planning, talent acquisition, talent management, and career development.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting organisational design, transformation, and change management.
• Strong knowledge of US and Canada labour law and HR best practices.
• Exceptional relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence, coach, and partner at all levels using a collaborative and empathetic approach.
• High level of business and people acumen, with the ability to diagnose needs, recommend solutions, and drive outcomes.
• Outstanding communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to thrive in fast-moving, dynamic environments and manage multiple priorities while delivering high-quality results.
• Self-starter with proven ability to work independently.
• Results-oriented and comfortable working within tight timeframes and evolving business expectations.

• Hiring range base pay for this position is $86,600-$122,900, plus bonus and benefits.
• Pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

• Bonus and benefits are provided, with reference to the corporate benefit summary.

PUMA is a global sports brand creating footwear, apparel, and accessories that inspire athletes and everyday movers. The PUMA Group owns PUMA, Cobra Golf, and stichd, operates in 120+ countries, and has around 22,000 employees worldwide. PUMA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type, affording equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.