Senior Human Resources Business Partner

Fortive

Senior HRBP advising on talent and culture matters for Fortive, an innovative sterilization solutions provider. Key collaboration with senior leaders in a complex business environment.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeIrvine • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serves as a strategic advisor to senior leaders across Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance (RAQA), Research & Development (R&D), and Operations
Partners with senior leaders across RAQA, R&D, and Operations to translate business priorities into clear talent strategies
Provides forward-looking insights on capability gaps, succession risks, and organizational effectiveness
Shapes leader decisions through data, pattern recognition, and scenario planning
Leads talent review synthesis, identifying enterprise-wide patterns, bench strength risks, and successor readiness
Coaches leaders on differentiated and impactful development action plans
Provides consultation to people leaders regarding goal setting and the full lifecycle of performance management inclusive of annual processes, feedback and coaching as part of the ongoing performance management inclusive of performance improvement plan consultation
Provides guidance and support to managers on interpretation of HR policies, procedures, and best practices
Works closely with people leaders to coach through employee relations matters that may arise
Exhibits proficiency in workforce planning methodologies and tools to anticipate future talent needs and align workforce plans with organizational objectives
Coaches leaders through organizational talent assessment
Analyzes workforce data to inform manager and business decision-making and optimize resource allocation
Serves as the connector between the business and HR COEs
Maintains accountability for business outcomes, while leveraging COEs partnerships

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of progressive HR experience, including direct partnership with senior leaders
Demonstrated ability to operate as a strategic advisor in complex, matrixed organizations
Strong experience in workforce planning, org design, and talent strategy
Proven project management skills and ability to use data and analytics to influence decisions
Ability to translate business strategy into talent implications
Track record of influencing leaders through ambiguity
Anticipates business, talent and compliance trends; recommends innovative improvements to our talent and culture programs and processes
Demonstrated impact across a range of clients, business operations and leading cross-functional projects, managing significant risk, resources and complexity
Experience supporting technical or regulated environments (R&D, manufacturing, healthcare, etc.)
Experience working in COE-based HR operating models
Travel up to 25%

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

workforce planningorganizational designtalent strategyproject managementdata analyticsperformance managementemployee relationsHR policiessuccession planningcapability gap analysis

Soft Skills

strategic advisinginfluencing leaderscoachingcommunicationpattern recognitionscenario planningconsultationgoal settingorganizational effectivenessanticipating trends