Senior Director, HR Business Partner - Central Functions

About the role

Applied Materials is hiring a Senior Director, HR Business Partner for its SPG Central Functions (Engineering, Operations, Strategy and Corporate Quality) in Santa Clara, California. The role partners directly with senior executives across these functions to shape organization design, talent strategy and workforce decisions, and leads a global team of HR Business Partners and HR professionals, including Director-level HRBPs.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a trusted member of the Central Functions leadership team's talent agenda, bringing an enterprise-wide HR perspective and connecting distinct functions
• Use workforce and business data to give insight and evidence-based recommendations on workforce planning, organizational health and talent decisions
• Shape organization design, global workforce planning and succession strategy, and lead organizational change, restructuring and integration
• Partner with Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards and Talent Management COEs, and lead organizational change initiatives
• Influence senior leaders' behavior and decisions, acting as a thought partner on organizational and talent risk
• Lead, develop and hold accountable a global team of HR Business Partners and HR professionals

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, organizational psychology or a related field; MBA or MS/MA in HR/OD preferred
• 15+ years of progressive HR experience, including as a strategic HR Business Partner to senior executives in a large, global, matrixed organization
• Proven experience leading a global team of HRBPs and professionals, including Director-level HRBPs
• Track record shaping organization design, workforce planning and talent strategy in a technology, semiconductor or advanced manufacturing environment
• Ability to coach and influence senior executives, and to balance enterprise priorities against function-specific interests
• Preferred: prior HR leadership in a global semiconductor, capital equipment or high-tech manufacturing company, and experience with restructuring, M&A integration or shared-services HR models

What we offer

• Salary of $200,000 - $275,000
• Full-time position with travel of 20% of the time; relocation eligible
• Comprehensive benefits package, with possible eligibility for a bonus and stock award program