Global Human Resources Director

Badger Meter – Where Every Drop Counts and So Do You

At Badger Meter, we're more than a leading global water technology company - we're innovators with a mission: to preserve and protect the world's most precious resource. For over 120 years, our trusted solutions have enabled our customers to optimize the delivery and use of water, maximize revenue and reduce waste.

Every employee at Badger Meter is an important part of our success. Here, your work doesn't just move a business forward - it shapes a more sustainable future. We are committed to building a workplace where we celebrate differences, empower voices, and encourage fresh ideas that drive innovation.

When you join us, you'll find:

• Purpose-driven work that makes a real difference in communities around the globe.
• Career growth and development opportunities designed to help you achieve your potential.
• A supportive, inclusive culture where collaboration and creativity thrive.

Be part of something bigger. At Badger Meter, your contributions will ripple far beyond the workplace - creating lasting change for people and the planet.

The Global Human Resources Director provides strategic HR leadership for Badger Meter’s international business across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia as well as the SaaS function. This role serves as a key business partner to international and SaaS leadership, aligning people strategy with business priorities to strengthen organizational capability, leadership effectiveness, workforce planning, and employee engagement across a diverse, multi-country employee population.

Reporting to the Executive Vice President, SaaS, Global Commercial & International Utility
, this leader is responsible for shaping and executing an integrated international people strategy that supports growth, operational excellence, and a consistent One Badger Meter employee experience. The role leads the international HR team and partners closely with business leaders to drive talent planning, succession, organizational design, employee engagement, leadership development, and culture initiatives, while ensuring compliance with local labor laws and company policies.

This position requires a leader who can operate as both a strategic advisor and a practical operator—balancing long-term talent and organizational priorities with day-to-day HR leadership across the international business.

Executive Vice President, SaaS, Global Commercial & International Utility

Dotted-line reporting to General Manager, Water Quality

• Full-time, Exempt
• Location:
  
  Milwaukee, WI (On-site)
• Travel: 25%

This position has leadership responsibility for the international HR team.

• HR Manager, UK
• HR Manager, Austria
• HR Manager, Germany

• Serve as the senior HR partner to international business leadership, ensuring people strategies are directly aligned with business objectives, growth priorities, and operational needs.
• Develop and execute a forward-looking international talent strategy that supports business performance, strengthens organizational capability, and prepares the organization for future growth.
• Lead workforce planning efforts in partnership with international leaders to anticipate talent needs, assess organizational capacity, identify capability gaps, and build action plans to address current and future business requirements.
• Drive robust succession planning and talent review processes across the international organization, ensuring strong leadership pipelines and readiness for key roles.
• Partner with leaders and HR Managers to identify and develop high-potential talent, create targeted development plans, and strengthen bench strength across functions and geographies.
• Assess organizational structure and team effectiveness, and provide recommendations on organizational design, role clarity, and capability alignment to improve performance and scalability.
• Use employee data, workforce metrics, and business insights to guide decision-making, track organizational health, and inform talent-related strategies and priorities.
• Champion a consistent One Badger Meter…