Lead People & Culture Partner

What you will do

The Lead People & Culture Business Partner (PCBP) provides strategic P&C partnership to Global Functions and specialty business areas within Volvo Group North America (VGNA). This role influences organizational effectiveness by building strong relationships with senior leaders and delivering practical, forward-looking people solutions aligned to the business strategy and VGNA’s culture of inclusion, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Location: Greensboro, NC (onsite)

The People & Culture Partner brings the people perspective into business decisions, serving as a trusted advisor to leaders and teams. The role provides coaching and guidance across core P&C practices (including employee relations, leadership development, and health, safety, and wellbeing), helps leaders build high-performing teams, and improves the employee experience. The PCBP also promotes effective use of digital/self-service solutions to connect employees and leaders to the right resources and support channels.

Key Responsibilities

• Build a deep understanding of business strategy to anticipate organizational needs and shape a positive employee experience.
• Partner with leaders to translate People Strategy into clear, tailored action plans for the business
• Advise on complex people and organizational topics, helping leaders address strategic dilemmas with balanced, practical solutions.
• Use people analytics to support workforce planning, skills forecasting, and short-, mid-, and long-term decision making.
• Identify, assess, and develop next-generation leaders and critical talent.
• Drive capability and competence shifts through a growth mindset, continuous improvement, and lifelong learning.
• Contribute to organizational design and development to improve effectiveness, clarity, and speed of execution.
• Increase organizational agility by embedding new ways of working and enabling teams to adapt to change.
• Lead and support change initiatives aligned to business objectives, advocating for the people side of change.
• Coach leaders to model desired behaviors aligned to Volvo values and Leadership Principles.
• Translate workforce insights into recommendations that proactively guide business decisions.
• Interpret root causes behind key metrics and propose organizational development initiatives to deliver desired outcomes.
• Monitor external trends and assess their impact on the workforce to shape timely business recommendations.
• Strengthen employee experience and engagement, ensuring Volvo remains an attractive and competitive place to work.
• Navigate VGNA P&C services and solutions end-to-end, engaging specialists as needed to address business needs.
• Lead and execute day-to-day P&C activities, including labor/employment law, wellbeing, health & safety, compensation & benefits, and sustainability-related people topics.

Who are you?

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• 5-10 years of progressive HR generalist experience (business partner experience preferred).
• Professional HR certification (PHR, SPHR, or GPHR) preferred.
• Demonstrated coaching and consultative skills with leaders at multiple levels.
• Proven track record of proactive leadership, sound judgment, and creative problem solving.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong presentation skills.
• Thorough knowledge of U.S. employment law and HR best practices.
• Strong conflict resolution and employee relations capabilities, with a focus on fair and timely outcomes.
• High integrity, discretion, and ability to manage sensitive information.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

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