Description The Senior Manager HRBP Business Units for EMEA Region serves as the strategic HR business partner to the EMEA Vice President Thermal Vice President Power & ITS Vice President Switchgear & Busbar and Vice President Infrastructure Solutions and their respective leadership teams. The Senior Manager HRBP would be responsible for driving the talent culture organizational effectiveness VOS and Employee Relations agenda across the relevant client groups in EMEA. The role is both strategic and hands‑on requiring the ability to lead through influence provide operational excellence drive global and regional initiatives and enable a high‑performance inclusive culture across the relevant client groups. The role will report to Vice President HR EMEA dotted line to Sr. Director HR for global ER&D and will be a member of the EMEA and global ER&D HR Leadership teams. The role can be based in any of the Vertiv Hub or manufacturing locations across EMEA. Locations

Bedford United Kingdom Redhill United Kingdom Southampton United Kingdom Bologna Italy Tognana Italy Burnfoot Ireland Letterkenny Ireland Campsie Northern Ireland Cluj Napoca Romania Istanbul Türkiye

Key Responsibilities

Strategic HR Leadership

Partner with regional functional leaders to design and implement HR strategies that drive Safety Quality Delivery Cost Culture and VOS priorities and enhance organizational capabilities. Drive alignment between Global HR initiatives and regional needs balancing global consistency with local relevance. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders providing counsel on organizational design leadership effectiveness ER workforce planning and other strategic objectives.

Talent Management & Development

Lead the regional implementation of global talent programs including performance management succession planning and leadership development. Identify high‑potential talent and build succession pipelines for critical roles. Partner with regional and global Business Unit teams to drive capability enhancement initiatives.

Employee Relations and Culture

Oversee complex employee relations matters ensuring fair and compliant resolutions across multiple countries. Design and drive consistent and relevant employee engagement initiatives aligned with company cultural priorities and Employee relations strategy Drive engagement survey participation analysis and action planning for relevant client groups Champion a high performance culture across relevant client groups

Organizational Effectiveness

Lead organizational design and change management initiatives to enhance agility scalability and efficiency. Provide guidance on spans and layers optimization workforce restructuring and productivity improvement initiatives. Collaborate with finance and business operations to ensure workforce plans align with business priorities and budgets

HR Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

Utilize data reporting and HR analytics to drive data‑driven decision making Partner closely with VOS leaders and proactively drive a culture of VOS across relevant client groups Collaborate with regional MOR lead on HR metrics and reporting to monitor headcount turnover engagement and performance trends. Collaborate with other regional Business Unit HRBPs on best practice dissemination talent and capability development initiatives and opportunities to drive efficiencies and scale within ER&D and Business Unit teams globally.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business or related field; Masters preferred. 7 years of progressive HR leadership experience including at least 3 years in a regional or multi‑country HR leadership role. Proven experience in global or matrixed organizations with complex structures. Understanding of EMEA labor laws regulatory frameworks and cultural nuances. Demonstrated success in strategic HR business partnering organizational design and talent development. Strong business acumen with ability to influence senior executives and drive measurable outcomes. Excellent interpersonal communication and stakeholder management skills. Fluent in English; additional European languages a plus.

Success Profile

Strategic Influence: Translates business strategy into actionable HR plans. Operational Excellence: Balances long‑term priorities with day‑to‑day execution. Cultural Agility: Navigates diverse cultural environments with sensitivity and effectiveness. Talent Advocate: Builds strong leadership pipelines and proactively enhance organizational capabilities Trusted Advisor: Serves as a credible ethical and pragmatic business partner in a highly complex global and matrixed environment Role model in Vertiv Drive & Engagement behaviors

Required Experience Senior Manager Key Skills

Business Development Forecasting Program Management AI IaaS Math Business Management Cost Accounting Standards Relationship Management Research & Development Alteryx Channel Management

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