Senior HR Partner & Senior Manager, International HR

Senior Hr Partner & Senior Manager, International Hr

NRDC is hiring a Sr. HR Partner & Sr. Manager, International HR to serve as a strategic partner, providing comprehensive HR support and partnership to NRDC's senior leadership teams, with a particular focus on International, India, and China. This role will collaborate closely with leadership, ensuring HR strategies, policies, and programs are effectively implemented and aligned with organizational goals, local regulations, and cultural context. The ideal candidate will be an experienced HR professional with a strong background in international HR management, employee relations, and cross-cultural communication.

The Sr. HR Partner & Sr. Manager, International HR will carry out responsibilities in several functional areas of HR, including workforce planning, organizational design, talent management, employee relations, and policy interpretation / application. This role will also collaborate with other HR People SMEs in areas of talent acquisition, talent management, labor relations, communications, and compensation to customize HR solutions to meet client needs.

Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions :

• Manage, mentor, or coach local HR team in India and China. Provide regular individual coaching, feedback, and development while fostering team cohesion.
• Oversee the daily workflow of the department.
• Set objectives, develop KPIs and evaluate team performance.

Serve as a strategic and trusted advisor to International, India, and China leadership and staff, providing guidance on initiatives such as HR strategy, workforce planning, talent management, labor relations, and organizational development. Serve as a strategic and trusted advisor to US based clientele including but not limited to our employee group in our executive office, office of strategy and results, and green finance and economic development. Lead and partner HR activities for China and India teams, ensuring compliance with local labor laws, regulations, and best practices. Develop, adopt, and implement HR policies and procedures that reflect local office requirement (India & China) and organizational values. Assist in union negotiation processes, including gathering data, drafting proposals, coordinating cross-functional input, and supporting leadership during collective bargaining discussions. Manage complex employee relations matters, including conflict resolution, performance management, investigations, and disciplinary actions, ensuring fair and consistent application of policies. Identify training and development needs for client groups and individual leaders; partner with Talent Management SMEs to develop, implement, and measure solutions aligned with the organization's objectives. Provide day-to-day performance management guidance to managers, including coaching, mentoring, counseling, career development, and disciplinary actions. Leads and / or supports rollout of annual HR cycle deliverables within client groups, including performance management, goal setting, and annual recognition. Collaborates with clients to understand their needs and partners with other HR SME's including Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Analytics, Compensation, Communication, HR Ops, and ODEI to customize solutions. Leads or serves as a key contributor to organization-wide HR projects, including proactive, comprehensive project and stakeholder management. Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees in U.S., China, and India to reduce legal risks and ensure regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

Minimum Education & Experience :

Skills, Abilities, Competencies

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position within the described work environment.

Frequently : Perform desk-based computer tasks.

Frequently : Ability to interact and communicate with employees and others as necessary.

Frequently : Attend planned meetings and collaborate with management and coworkers.

Occasionally : Ability to attend events and activities in the office or offsite.

Work is sometimes performed primarily in office. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet in office settings and moderate in other situations. Hours of employment may sometimes require working flexible and / or longer hours, including nights and weekends, when necessitated by projects. The job includes work-related situations such as those involving challenging, important, urgent, time-sensitive, or multiple matters.