Align Technology is hiring an experienced HR Business Partner for its APAC-India-IT Delivery Center Hyderabad location. This role is ideal for an HR professional who can partner with a growing manufacturing operation and shape the people agenda by driving workforce readiness, talent initiatives, organisational effectiveness, employee relations, and culture-building efforts.
The HR Business Partner will work closely with plant leadership, functional leaders, and global stakeholders to ensure people strategies support business growth, operational excellence, workforce compliance, and employee engagement. The role will serve as the primary people leader for AFAB India, partnering with leadership to build workforce capability, culture, and organizational effectiveness required for rapid site growth and long-term business success.
Key Responsibilities:
Partner with AFAB leadership and global stakeholders to align people strategies with business and operational priorities. Lead workforce planning and organisational design to support site ramp-up, expansion, and long-term growth. Partner with Talent Acquisition teams to hire and onboard critical leadership and technical talent.
Support leadership onboarding and integration to accelerate effectiveness and business readiness. Strengthen leadership capability and team effectiveness through talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership pipeline development.
Manage employee relations activities including performance management, workplace concerns, conflict resolution, and manager guidance. Build a positive, high-performance culture focused on engagement, inclusion, accountability, and employee experience.
Drive change management initiatives related to business growth, operational readiness, and organisational evolution. Develop and implement engagement and retention strategies to attract and retain key talent.
Ensure compliance with labour laws, employment regulations, company policies, and people governance requirements. Partner with Legal, Ethics and Compliance, and HR Operations teams to proactively manage employee and compliance risks.
Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Talent Development, HR Operations, and global HR teams to deliver business outcomes. Support implementation of enterprise HR programmes, processes, and best practices.
Use people data and workforce insights to support business decisions and workforce planning. Drive process improvements, automation initiatives, and operational efficiency improvements.
Qualifications and Skills:
10+ years of progressive HR experience including HR Business Partner experience in manufacturing, MedTech, medical devices, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, or other regulated industries.
Experience supporting manufacturing operations, plant start-ups, greenfield projects, or large-scale business expansion initiatives. Strong experience managing blue-collar workforces, labour law compliance, contract workforce governance, and employee relations in a manufacturing environment.
Strong understanding of employee relations, labour law compliance, and workforce management. Demonstrated ability to partner with senior leaders and influence business decisions through effective people strategies.
Experience working in a matrixed and global environment with stakeholders across different regions and time zones. Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced growth environment.
Strong business acumen with the ability to translate business requirements into practical people solutions. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and HR analytics tools such as Power BI. Strong project management and organisational skills with experience in HR metrics, workforce analytics, data visualisation, process improvements, and automation initiatives.
