Job Summary

About the Job

Are you a passionate Senior HR professional seeking to advance your career with a pioneering scientific and creative organization that is paving the way in their industry? You might be a great fit for a Senior HR Business Partner role at IFF!

It’s an exciting time to be part of our North America HR team. We are seeking to hire a talented and passionate Senior HR Business Partner to support some of IFF’s locations. In this role, you will act as a trusted advisor, coach, and consultant for business leaders. Through close partnering with the business, you will successfully improve their people leadership capability, team culture, talent pipeline, and people development. Reporting to the Director of HR, North America, you will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, agile, and continuous learning work environment.
This position can be based in Holmdel, NJ, or New York City, NY.

You will spend your time …

Acting as a trusted advisor, coach, and consultant for business leaders.Managing complex internal investigations and employee relations mattersCreating credibility and trust to contribute to overall business decisions.Leading and supporting change management initiatives across businesses and functionsImplementing changes in organizational structure, work design, team-based systems, and organizational communications.Leading and supporting process improvement efforts for optimal organizational performance.Supporting projects through involvement on HR and/or business lead project teams.Partnering with HR colleagues to share best practices to ensure consistency and overall alignment.Ensuring timely and accurate input of data into various HR systems.Auditing system data on a regular basis to ensure accuracy and sharing insights into data impacting HR analytics.Understanding the business’s hiring needs, calendar and priorities to create a clear plan on workforce planning.Implementing best practices for hiring and selection in accordance with global and local processes and legal requirements. Managing succession planning and movement of internal talent.Driving execution of the talent assessment process.Supporting culture, employee engagement and diversity, equity & inclusions initiatives aligned with IFF’s corporate goals and objectives.Partnering with business leaders to run talent review processes that are outcome driven that deliver on talent development plans, retention risk assessments and talent gap analysis.Establishing and maintaining strong work relationships with key stakeholders And various senior leadersProviding continuous coaching to leaders on the development and execution of people-related strategies to enable our teams to do their best work.Developing and maintaining close partnerships with the Centers of Expertise, sharing insights throughout the development of HR processes, and ensuring alignment on HR initiatives with key stakeholders.

What you need to be successful...

Bachelor’s degree in human resources management, or related field, or equivalent combination of educational and work experience. MBA, SHRM certification or SPHR a plus.7-10years of work experience, with 5+ years’ broad-based HR generalist experience within a global organization, dealing with stakeholders of multiple locations.Ability to proactively work with key stakeholders to develop pragmatic, value-added solutions that drive business results.Highly analytical with the ability to interpret data, create insights and make strategic recommendations that support business objectives.Demonstrate the ability to influence and collaborate at all levels of the organization.Strong knowledge of and proficiency in Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.  Experience using WorkDay is strongly preferred but not required.Critical Thinking -specifically, using problem solving skills to assist in determining priorities, finding timely solutions to issues impacting people and programs, and demonstrating quality customer service to key stakeholdersSuccessfully collaborates on projects and programs with HR colleagues and leaders across businesses and functionsTakes responsibility for consistent completion and follow-up on tasks/assignments and providing excellent service delivery.Ability to flex, be agile and responsive to change and demonstrates adaptability in a variety of high pressure situations.Mature relationship building skills and the ability to partner with various levels of management, in particular senior leaders.

What we offer...

IFF is where science and creativity meet, our work environment values diversity and creativity while supporting learning and career development.Our customer-centric culture is focused on innovation, empowerment, and expertise. We embrace pro-active and can-do attitude, where you can have the flexibility to shape your work and make an impact.Market relevant benefits and competitive rewards. IFF is an exciting and rewarding place to be.Hybrid and inclusive work arrangements: you can work from home and on-site – the number of days per week on site will vary based on business needs. Number of days to be aligned in line with business needs. This position may require occasional domestic business travel.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more