
HR Partner & PMO
Required skills
- strategic people initiatives
- business transformation efforts
- HR Centers of Excellence
- headcount planning
- workforce strategy
- talent management
- AI transformation
- AI adoption
- workforce capability building
- HR team effectiveness
Nice to have
- leadership presence
- influence
- establish credibility
- emotional intelligence
- cultural awareness
- navigate diverse teams
Role summary
Lenovo is seeking an HR Partner & PMO lead to support the Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) business. This role will act as a strategic advisor, aligning HR strategies with business priorities and translating business needs into scalable HR solutions. Key responsibilities include leading the HR Program Management Office (PMO), shaping talent strategies, advising on employee relations and change management, influencing workforce planning, and driving AI adoption within HR. The position requires 8+ years of progressive HR business partner experience, strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and proficiency with Microsoft Tools. A Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field is required.
Why Work at Lenovo
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Description and Requirements
The HR Business Partner will support leaders across the Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) business, serving as a trusted strategic advisor to align HR strategies with business priorities. This role will partner closely with senior leaders and global stakeholders in ISG Development, and ISG Strategy, to translate business needs into practical, scalable HR solutions that enable execution, strengthen leadership effectiveness, and drive measurable business impact.
Key responsibilities include:
- Serve as the HR Program Management Office (PMO) lead for multiple organizations, ensuring effective execution of strategic people initiatives and business transformation efforts.
- Partner with SVP, VPs, EDs, and management teams to assess organizational needs, shape talent strategies, and drive people initiatives that support business performance, culture, and leadership effectiveness.
- Lead and support HR initiatives in partnership with HR Centers of Excellence and business stakeholders, ensuring strong planning, communication, execution, and follow-through.
- Advise NA-based leaders on employee relations, performance matters, engagement, culture, and change management while helping translate business objectives into actionable people strategies.
- Influence headcount planning, workforce strategy, and talent management activities by using data, business insight, and strong stakeholder partnership to inform decisions.
- Collaborate with Country HR Partners to deliver globally consistent and locally compliant HR solutions, navigating country-specific employment laws, policies, and practices as needed.
- Lead AI transformation across the organization, driving AI adoption, workforce capability building, and the redesign of ways of working to improve HR team effectiveness.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 8+ years of progressive HR business partner experience, preferably supporting senior leaders in a complex, global business environment.
- Strong business acumen, with the ability to understand business strategy, organizational dynamics, and operational priorities and translate them into effective people solutions.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to balance big-picture objectives with practical execution and day-to-day operational requirements.
- High level of efficiency with Microsoft Tools.
- Change agent for leveraging and implementing more efficient processes leveraging AI.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong leadership presence, with the ability to influence, build trust, and establish credibility across all levels of the organization.
- High emotional intelligence and cultural awareness, with the ability to navigate diverse teams, perspectives, and global stakeholder groups.
- Proactive, solution-oriented approach with a high level of initiative, ownership, and sound judgment.
- Demonstrated track record of executing initiatives, managing multiple priorities, and delivering results in a transformational, fast-paced environment.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with comfort using data and insights to inform recommendations and decisions.
