Lead, HR Business Partner

Company Overview Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

Job CategoryHRPosition Summary As a Lead Human Resources Business Partner at Bridgestone, you will serve as a trusted advisor and strategic thought leader supporting West R&D businesses. This role partners closely with executive leaders and people managers across functions including Research & Development, Product Development, and Advanced Materials and other enterprise teams to drive business outcomes through effective people strategies.

You will help shape and execute HR strategy across the full teammate lifecycle balancing near term execution with longer-term organizational capability building. The ideal candidate brings strong business acumen, a consultative mindset, and a proven ability to deliver creative, practical solutions to complex HR challenges.

This highly visible role offers meaningful executive exposure, influence over functional strategy, and the opportunity to have a lasting impact on teammate experience and business performance.

Responsibilities Strategic Partnership & Leadership Serve as a strategic HR partner to senior leaders across West R&D, aligning people strategies with business priorities and long-term goals

Provide thought leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, and capability development

Influence and support leaders through change, transformation, and periods of growth or complexity

Talent & Organization Strategy Partner closely with the Talent team and business leaders to drive talent reviews, succession planning, leadership development, and career pathways aligned to business priorities, performance, potential, and future skill needs

Lead integrated talent and organizational effectiveness initiatives including: talent acquisition strategy, org design, structure, and capability enhancements to strengthen leadership capability, bench strength, and long-term readiness

Compensation & Workforce Programs Partner closely with the Compensation team to build and maintain a strong understanding of the company’s compensation philosophy, programs, and playbook

Effectively apply compensation principles and guidelines in advising leaders and supporting talent-related decisions

Partner closely with the business to effectively execute our internal technical career progressions.

Teammate Relations & Engagement Own and address complex teammate relations matters with sound judgment, consistency, and empathy

Champion teammate engagement, inclusion, and culture initiatives in line with Bridgestone’s values

Advise leaders on performance management, teammate concerns, and risk mitigation

What Success Looks Like Trusted advisor to senior leaders across the business, recognized for insight, credibility, and results

Clear alignment between business needs and people strategies

Strong leadership bench and measurable improvement in engagement and retention

Scalable HR solutions that support both current and future business needs

Ability to operate at both the strategic and execution level, shifting seamlessly between the two Strong judgment and comfort making decisions in ambiguous, high-visibility situations

Discipline in planning, sequencing, and follow-through

Willingness to engage directly, challenge constructively, and hold leaders accountable

Comfort working across a matrixed environment, driving alignment without direct authority

Clear, concise communicator who can simplify complexity for leaders and teams

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required (Master’s or MBA strongly preferred)6+ years of…