Sr HR Business Partner

Date: 18 Oct 2026

Location: West Haven, CT, US, 06516

Company: Glanbia

At Glanbia, we create nutrition solutions for our customers, solving their product challenges with custom formulations, new formats and innovations. We develop healthy snacks and supplements and clinical nutrition. Through insight-and science-led innovation, we create ingredient solutions for the future of food.

 

Job Summary

As a Senior HR Business Partner, you will partner closely with business and site leaders to translate business priorities into impactful people and talent strategies. You will lead workforce and succession planning, strengthen leadership capability and internal talent pipelines, and help drive organizational effectiveness, change, engagement, and a strong workplace culture.

 

 

Responsibilities as the Sr HRBP include:

  • Partner with business leaders to diagnose current and future people and organizational needs and translate business priorities into an integrated HR strategy and actionable workforce plan.
  • Lead talent and succession planning for the business, including talent reviews, identification and calibration of high-potential and critical talent, assessment of leadership readiness, and development of diverse succession slates for critical roles.
  • Advance workforce planning and organizational effectiveness by assessing structure, capabilities, spans, roles, and future talent requirements against the business strategy.
  • Use dashboards, reporting, and qualitative and quantitative insights to identify trends, evaluate risk, inform decisions, and drive continuous improvement in performance, retention, talent, and employee experience.
  • Lead the delivery of HR strategies, programs, and processes in alignment with business and HR priorities, partnering with Centers of Excellence to implement relevant, high-quality solutions.
  • Act as the primary HR partner and point of accountability for the quality, relevance, and performance of HR services provided to the business while ensuring appropriate direct engagement from HR specialists.
  • Lead complex employee relations matters, including investigations, progressive discipline, performance improvement plans, and voluntary and involuntary separations, with sound judgment, consistency, compliance, and appropriate risk mitigation.
  • Maintain regular in-person presence and active participation in designated department and leadership meetings, serving as an integral member of the business team.

 

 

Qualifications & Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • 5 or more years of progressively responsible HR experience, including experience operating at a manager or HR business partner level with increasing scope
  • Demonstrated managerial experience in a manufacturing or shift-based workforce environment
  • Professional HR certification, such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR, preferred.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies and applicable federal, state, and local regulations and coordinates responses to EEOC, DOL, and other agency inquiries or charges.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to business and functional leaders, providing objective counsel, constructively challenging assumptions, influencing decisions, and recommending practical solutions.

 

 

In partnership with HR Centers of Excellence, the role delivers relevant, high-quality HR programs and solutions, uses data and business insights to inform decisions, and provides sound guidance on complex employee relations, compliance, and organizational risk. The SR HRBP also coaches leaders and colleagues to strengthen accountability, performance, and the overall employee experience.


What we would like to offer you:

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K. Apply now and make a difference in the world of health and wellness! Glanbia provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles; the salary range for this role is $115,000 - $130,000 plus an annual bonus. This range may not be applicable to other locations and targeted salary is midpoint of range. 

 

 

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. 

 

At Glanbia our culture will celebrate individuality, knowing that together we are more.


Nearest Major Market: New Haven
Nearest Secondary Market: Hartford