IPG Photonics · 2 months ago
Human Resources Business Partner
Marlborough, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$156K/yr - $216K/yr
8+ years expIPG Photonics is committed to fostering a culture of engagement and innovation, and they are seeking an HR Business Partner to align human capital strategies with business objectives. This strategic role involves leading transformational change and enhancing workforce agility to support IPG's growth agenda.
ElectronicsIndustrial ManufacturingLaserManufacturing
Responsibilities
Strategic Talent Alignment: Partner with business leaders to align talent strategies with IPG's strategy, and business goals focusing on future-ready capabilities and organizational agility. Contributes to the strategic planning process discussions and workforce planning
Change Leadership: Lead, facilitate and support enterprise-wide transformation initiatives, serving as a trusted advisor to executives and managers to ensure smooth transitions and sustained change and culture shifts. Coaches leaders on team effectiveness, communication, and talent development
Workforce Planning & Capability Building: Analyzes talent needs, design and implement workforce strategies that build critical skills, hires the right talent, develops leadership strength and capacity to support IPG's growth strategy and support a more digitally enabled organization
Organizational Design & Effectiveness: Collaborate with leaders to evolve structures, roles, and workflows that enhance cross-functional collaboration and speed to innovation and business responsiveness and effectiveness
Executive Influence: Cultivate strong, trust-based relationships with senior leaders, providing strategic HR counsel and influencing decisions that shape organizational direction and performance
Global HR Integration: Partners across regions and cultures to ensure consistent, effective implementation of HR strategies, leveraging global Centers of Excellence
Data-Driven Decision Making: Apply analytics and business metrics to inform strategy, measure impact, and continuously improve talent and organizational outcomes
Performance, Culture & Engagement: Supports goal setting, performance management, and feedback mechanisms. Champion a high performing engaged culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning- reinforcing IPG's values and enabling long term growth. Guides conflict resolution and champion fairness for employees and coaches managers on employee development, engagement and behavior issues
Supports HR Evolution: Champion best practices, process efficiency and continuous improvement across HR practices, using data-driven insights to optimize workflows and enhance service delivery to customers. Partners across regions and cultures to ensure consistent, effective implementation of HR strategies, leveraging global centers of excellence
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field required
Master's degree or MBA strongly preferred
8–12 years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5-7 years in a strategic HR Business Partner role within a global, matrixed organization—preferably in high-tech, engineering, or advanced manufacturing sectors
Proven success in leading enterprise-wide change management initiatives, including organizational design, cultural transformation, performance enablement, and leadership alignment
Strong understanding of business strategy, market dynamics, and competitive landscapes with the ability to anticipate and translate complex business needs into impactful people strategies
Experience working across international teams, with a deep appreciation for cultural diversity, international labor practices, and regional compliance requirements
Exceptional relationship building, communication and coaching skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence and advise executive stakeholders
Skilled in navigating ambiguity and complexity, with proactive, solution-oriented mindset
Proficient leveraging HRIS platforms, MS Office 365 and other digital tools
Strategic thinker with a proven ability to analyze complex challenges, identify root causes, and design effective solutions, processes, and frameworks that drive meaningful outcomes
Benefits
Paid vacation time accrued based on years of service
Paid sick time
12 (twelve) Paid Holidays Each Calendar Year
Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans with options for HSA/FSA
Dependent Care FSA
Paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
Short-term and Long-term Disability insurance
401(k) plan with Company matching
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Adoption Assistance
Pet Insurance
Parental Bonding Leave
Bright Horizons Backup Care
Bright Horizons College Coach
Company
IPG Photonics
IPG Photonics develops and manufactures fiber lasers and amplifiers for diverse applications in numerous markets.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$80MKey Investors
TA Associates
2006-12-13IPO
2000-12-13Series Unknown
2000-09-21Series B· $80M
Leadership Team
Mark Gitin
Chief Executive Officer
Mira Sahney
Senior Vice President, Global Laser Systems and President IPG Medical
Recent News
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2025-12-15
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