Manager - HR Business Partner

About Lowe’s

Lowe’s is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 billion, Lowe’s operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

About the Team

As a member of the India HR Business Partner (HRBP) team, you will be the primary point of contact for business leaders, collaborating closely with them to understand key business drivers and talent-related challenges. You will also partner with the HR Centers of Excellence (CoE) to integrate and deliver talent initiatives that align with business needs.

While this is an individual contributor role based in India, it is expected to operate in a global context, requiring cross-shore collaboration with business and HR stakeholders across geographies. You will be instrumental in ensuring consistency and alignment of HR programs while addressing local nuances and business objectives.

An HR Business Partner must be able to work across strategic, operational, and tactical levels, and must possess the ability to influence effectively across all levels of the organization

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Core Responsibilities:

• Be the leader with HR subject matter expertise & align HR practices to business needs and associate expectations.
• Align business practice with people to drive effective performance. Identify, analyze, scale and implement best practices suited for the organization through effective HR interventions.
• Develop effective partnership with leaders and associates. Work towards enhancing business performance through efficient business partnering.
• Be an active mentor and coach for leaders on people and practices. Coach senior leaders and managers on people management and HR challenges
• Help co-create and implement talent development/ talent management strategies with CoEs and develop strategic relationship with business to drive organization goals.
• Evaluate potential associate challenges and address proactively to enhance associate satisfaction.
• Create effective analytical tools & reports to analyze associate information. Enable managers & leaders with proactive solutions to address people challenges and foster positive work environment
• Identify HR intervention needs, create appropriate programs, actively participate in HR interventions & projects, and ensure timely completion.
• Ensure consistent adherence to policies and programs with an effort to minimize company liability and exposure, and to enhance associate morale and effectiveness.
• Administer the performance review process and talent management initiatives and collaborate with leaders and associates to assist the business in meeting performance goals. Ensure the performance management process is effective. Be a coach and advisor to business units, and a resource to associates.
• Closely collaborate and partner with US HRBP teams to ensure consistency in HR programs and provides feedback on programs as appropriate. Work closely with peer teams in the US to be effective business partners
• Provide organizational feedback to functional HR groups to ensure programs/policies are aligned with the company’s vision and values.
• In collaboration with the leadership team, drive Engagement Program, identifying strengths and opportunities to improve, and working with leaders identify actions that help the organization grow.
• In partnership with Talent Development team, works with the business teams to identify development needs and collaborate in the development and implementation of training and/or organization development opportunities.

Years of Experience:

• A minimum 10+ years of HR experience, including minimum 5 years in HR Business Partner role

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required OR Master’s degree
• Demonstrated experience in the various HR functional areas, especially organization development, change management, talent management and associate relations.
• A deep knowledge of HR programs and practices

Primary Skills (must have)

• Excellent business orientation and ability to understand business units’ specific product/service value proposition and can translate their HR needs within larger context of company success and profitability.
• Proven ability to influence and interact effectively across all levels of the organization, including at senior levels.
• Effective contribution towards strategic initiatives and efficient in performing tactical & operational work.
• Passion to lead a high profile, successful and challenging work environment
• Passionate and driven by ownership across all facets of the job requirement including people, business, culture & leadership.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to influence and have impact on key decisions by demonstrating deep subject matter expertise.
• Excellent interpersonal skills: approachable, insightful, good negotiator, ability to influence others. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Superior conflict resolution skills.
• Tried ability to work with all levels within the organization.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times.