Director, Human Resources Business Partner; HRBP

Director, Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP)

Shark Ninja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people's lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed Shark Ninja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains.

Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company's products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

As the Director, Human Resources Business Partner, you'll partner with business and People & Culture (P&C) leadership to build people strategy for your client group. You'll design and deliver the programs that develop world-class talent — performance management, succession planning, talent assessment, and workforce planning — alongside targeted initiatives that help your business groups outperform their strategy. Your bias for action and thought leadership will position your teams to win in a fast-moving environment.

The Director, Human Resources Business Partner will collaborate closely with global functional leaders, regional P&C colleagues, and COEs across talent access, talent acceleration, and total rewards.

Shark Ninja's leadership team moves fast — decisions are made in real time, sensitive matters are handled face-to-face, and trust is built through visible, consistent presence. This role is built for an HRBP who wants to be embedded in the business: on the floor, in the room, and available when leaders need them.

The Director, HR Business Partner will be the trusted advisor across organizational design, change leadership, management coaching, employee relations, performance management, onboarding, policy, and employment law compliance — the strategic point of contact for your client group.

This is a hybrid role based in our Needham, MA office 3 days per week.

Here are some of the exciting things you'll get to do:

• Act as a trusted advisor to the operations leadership, driving P&C strategies that support business objectives, foster innovation, and enhance organizational effectiveness. Build deep, sustained relationships with senior leaders through consistent presence and proactive engagement.
• Align the P&C agenda to the corporate strategy and the key business drivers for the business unit supported.
• Shape talent strategy for your client groups — build the leadership pipeline, run succession planning, and drive end-to-end strategic workforce planning in partnership with the business.
• Lead change. Drive P&C initiatives and process improvements end-to-end, and champion Shark Ninja's culture through how we hire, develop, and retain talent.
• Coach and mentor associates at every level — as an integrated member of the business unit, not an outside function.
• Design the organization. Partner with leaders to build structures, processes, and cultures that drive agility and high performance. Facilitate in-person workshops, leadership offsites, and team effectiveness sessions.
• Use data to drive change. Analyze people trends, surface complex issues, identify capability gaps, and recommend the programs and structural changes that close them.
• Shape the talent development agenda. Diagnose capability gaps and partner with the Talent Development team to design, broker, and deliver the programs that close them.
• Communicate P&C policy changes clearly across your business units and champion cross-functional collaboration.
• Oversee local compliance with employment law and regulations across teams and geographies.
• Leverage AI tools and emerging P&C technology to accelerate analysis, improve decision-making, and scale people programs across your client groups. Champion a tech-forward mindset within the P&C function and model responsible, effective use of AI in daily work.

Attributes &

Skills:

• At least 8-10 years of HR experience with a blend of business partnering and talent management/development focus,…