Human Resources Business Partner

At Fluke, continuous improvement is at the heart of how we operate and grow. We are seeking a strategic, business-minded Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to partner with senior leaders across our Global Operations and Services organization.

This role serves as a trusted advisor to business leaders, helping shape organizational strategy, build leadership capability, and drive workforce outcomes that enable business performance. The ideal candidate combines strong business acumen with exceptional influencing skills and a passion for organizational effectiveness, talent development, and change leadership.

Based in Everett, WA, this role reports to the Director of HR, Global Operations and partners closely with leaders across manufacturing, supply chain, fulfillment, procurement, engineering, and operations functions worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnership

• Partner with people leaders to align people strategies with operational and business priorities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, talent strategy, and people leader effectiveness.
• Providing insights and recommendations that drive business performance on a regular cadence with people leaders.
• Translate business objectives into practical people strategies and measurable outcomes.

Organization Design & Workforce Planning

• Partner with both people leaders and finance to lead workforce planning efforts to ensure organizational capability aligns with current and future business needs.
• Partner with people leaders on organizational design, succession planning, and capability-building initiatives.
• Identify organizational risks and opportunities related to structure, talent, and workforce demographics.
• Support strategic growth initiatives, business transformations, integrations, and restructuring activities.

Talent Management & Leadership Development

• Drive talent review, succession planning, and leadership assessment processes.
• Coach people leaders to strengthen leadership effectiveness, culture, team performance, and employee engagement.
• Partner with Talent Enablement to identify and address critical capability gaps.
• Build talent pipelines for key business-critical roles.

Change Leadership & Culture

• Lead people-related aspects of organizational change and business transformation initiatives.
• Help leaders communicate vision, build alignment, and increase organizational readiness.
• Reinforce Fluke's culture, values, and leadership expectations throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Use employee feedback and engagement data to strengthen culture and organizational health.

Data-Driven Decision Making

• Analyze workforce metrics and business trends to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Use data and insights related to retention, engagement, productivity, leadership effectiveness, and talent movement to drive action.
• Present recommendations to people leaders using data and business context.
• Measure and communicate the effectiveness of talent and organizational initiatives.

Employee Relations & Risk Management

• Provide strategic guidance on complex employee relations matters and workforce challenges.
• Coach leaders through sensitive situations while balancing business objectives, legal requirements, and employee experience.
• Partner with Legal, Ethics & Compliance, Employee Relations, and HR Centers of Excellence on high-impact issues.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and company policies.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant business partner experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, operations, supply chain, fulfillment, or other operational environments.
• Demonstrated success influencing people leaders and driving organizational change.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect workforce decisions to business outcomes.
• Experience leading organization design, workforce planning, talent management, and change initiatives.
• Strong analytical, consulting, and problem-solving capabilities.

Preferred

• Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or equivalent certification.
• Experience in a global, matrixed manufacturing organization.
• Experience supporting large-scale transformation, operational excellence, or growth initiatives.
• Lean, continuous improvement, or Fortive Business System experience.

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive's essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We're a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.

We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential-your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We're honest about what's working and what isn't, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

About Fluke

Fluke is leading the world in creating software, test tools and technology that will support customers today and in the future. We are a customer-obsessed market leader with a strong reputation for reliability, quality and safety.A wholly owned subsidiary of Fortive Corporation (www.fortive.com), Fluke is a global corporation headquartered in the greater Seattle area. Driven by the successful Fortive Business System, Fluke offers the passion of a startup with the resources of a Fortune 500 company. We are focused on the growth of our individual employees, teams and the Fluke brand.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at [email protected].

Bonus or Equity

This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.

Pay Range

The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 131,215.00 - 219,075.00