VP, HR Business Partner

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Your role at Clorox:

We’re looking for a passionate, strategic people leader to join us as our VP, HR Business Partner (HRBP). In this role, you’ll lead a high-performing team of HR Business Partners and Employee Relations (ER) consultants to support our dynamic, global workforce. You’ll partner to develop and execute our people strategy to transform our culture, our business and our ways of working, and ensure we have the right talent to achieve our growth aspirations. You’ll serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, use data and insights to identify and solve business challenges, and lead the execution of our key people processes globally. You’ll partner with our Centers of Excellence (COEs) to translate and prioritize business needs, shape and scale solutions and ensure a consistent experience for teammates no matter where they sit in the world. You’ll represent the HRBP and ER teams on the HR Leadership Team and People Strategy Squad, ensuring alignment between business priorities and our people strategy.

In this role, you will:

• Strategic leadership: Develop and execute the people strategy to align with business goals.
• Business partnership: Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, understanding and translating business needs, solving challenges, and building high performing teams.
• Global team management: Lead the HRBP and Employee Relations teams globally, setting clear priorities, allocating resources, delivering people processes consistent with the global people strategy and driving a culture of performance and adaptability.
• Transformation leadership: Lead and consult on major enterprise transformation efforts including org design, change management and aligning talent with evolving business needs.
• Talent management: Drive global talent initiatives including performance management, workforce planning, succession planning and leadership development programs.
• People analytics: Uses data and insights to spot trends, set priorities, and connect talent, culture, and performance to solve real business challenges.
• HRBP and COE partnership: Foster collaboration between the HRBP and COE teams, partnering to co-create and redesign programs and policies to meet business needs and create a seamless experience for teammates globally.
• Employee Relations: Manage complex employee relations issues and provide guidance to HR teams globally.
• Compliance: Stay current on employment laws and update policies to ensure ongoing compliance.

What we look for:

• 15+ years of progressive, broad HR experience across various COE's and HR Business Partner roles.
• 10+ years leading and managing teams.
• 7+ years as an HR Business Partner
• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization with scale and complexity.
• Experience in a consumer packaged goods, manufacturing or retail industries.
• Proven ability to translate the business strategy into a people strategy and deliver expected outcomes.
• Success leading organization transformation and complex change initiatives.
• Deep knowledge of core HR practices including talent acquisition, talent management, culture, workforce planning, employee relations, compensation, benefits, HR technology, people analytics and inclusion, diversity, equity & allyship through a variety of in-role experiences.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements in the US and key international locations (Canada, Latin America, Asia, Europe and Middle East).

Skills & Abilities We’re Looking For:

• A business leader first: Driving impact beyond HR, and a trusted voice on broader business strategy.
• Enterprise mindset: Thinking beyond the day-to-day, aligning actions to long-term goals and impact.
• Strategic problem-solver: Thrives in dynamic environments, tackling new and complex business challenges with agility and a solutions-oriented mindset. Able and willing to operate at both the strategic and operational levels (rolling up sleeves) to drive the required outcomes.
• Cultural change champion: Skilled at influencing and driving cultural shifts.
• Simplifier of complexity: Great at breaking down complicated situations and making them easier to understand and navigate.
• Decisive and results-driven: Confident leader who makes tough decisions, takes calculated risks, says no when needed, and offers alternatives to drive progress.
• Adaptable: Navigates uncertainty with ease—knows how to find solutions even without all the answers, is curious about what’s happening externally and adapts quickly to shifting priorities. Is persistent and resilient.
• Relationship builder and influencer: Builds trust and coaches executive leaders with courage, influencing change at the highest levels.
• Risk-taker and confident decision-maker: Comfortable making bold moves with limited information, knowing how to balance risk with calculated action to drive progress.
• Excellent communicator: strong interpersonal, presentation, and consultative skills with the ability to influence, inspire, and build commitment at all levels.
• Innovative: Develops and implements creative, forward-thinking solutions that drive growth while aligning with the organization’s values, culture, and strategic priorities. 

What’s Nice to Have:

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in related field.
• Experience in labor relations and the collective bargaining process in the US and Internationally.
• Experience with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.

Workplace type:

Hybrid/Dynamic

We seek out and celebrate diverse backgrounds and experiences. We’re looking for fresh perspectives, a desire to bring your best, and a non-stop drive to keep growing and learning.

At Clorox, we have a Culture of Inclusion. We believe our values-based culture connects to our purpose and helps our people be the best versions of themselves, professionally and personally. This means building a workplace where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate in our Clorox community. Learn more about our I&D program & initiatives here.

Benefits we offer to help you be well and thrive:

• Competitive compensation

• Generous 401(k) program in the US and similar programs in international

• Health benefits and programs that support both your physical and mental well-being

• Flexible work environment, depending on your role

• Meaningful opportunities to keep learning and growing

• Half-day Fridays, depending on your location

Please apply directly to our job postings and do not submit your resume to any person via text message. Clorox does not conduct text-based interviews and encourages you to be cautious of anyone posing as a Clorox recruiter via unsolicited texts during these uncertain times.

To all recruitment agencies: Clorox (and its brand families) does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Clorox employees, including any members of our leadership team. Clorox is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.