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HR Business Partner

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Newport, Isle of Wight, England
Senior level
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Newport, Isle of Wight, England
Senior level
Partner with business leaders to align people strategies with organizational goals. Lead workforce and succession planning, manage complex employee relations, support performance and reward processes, drive engagement and inclusion, and coach leaders. Collaborate with COEs on talent, compensation, and development to build high-performing teams.
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Company Overview

The SPTS division of KLA, designs, manufactures and markets wafer processing solutions for the global semiconductor and related industries. SPTS provides industry leading etch and deposition process technologies on a range of single wafer handling platforms. End-market applications include micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), advanced packaging, LED, high speed RF device IC’s and power semiconductors. SPTS is part of KLA Corporation which develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. In close collaboration with leading customers across the globe, our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers design solutions that move the world forward.

Group/Division

The vision of KLA’s global human resources organization is to become a leader and partner to operating leadership in support of the company’s efforts to achieve its strategic growth, customer and operating objectives through strategic talent management. Our mission is to enable the business, and leverage human resources to achieve short and long-term business objectives. Our primary areas of strategic focus include talent acquisition, individual and organizational assessment and development, performance management, inclusion and engagement, and rewards. The global HR organization includes HR business partners, learning and development, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, employee communications, and HR system operations.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) will be a strategic partner to the business, aligning people strategies with organisational goals. The role provides expert guidance across all areas of human resources, enabling leaders to build high-performing, engaged, and compliant teams

Key Responsibilities:

Business Partnering:

  • Partner with business leaders to understand priorities and translate them into people strategies

  • Provide insight and challenge on organisational design, workforce planning, and talent strategy

  • Support delivery of business objectives through effective people interventions

  • Act as a trusted advisor to leaders on complex people matter

Talent & Workforce Planning:

  • Lead workforce planning, succession planning, and talent reviews

  • Identify critical capability gaps and support targeted hiring strategies

  • Drive retention strategies for key and high-potential talent

  • Support development of future-ready capability within the organisation

Employee Relations & Case Management

  • Manage complex employee relations cases

  • Ensure fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes in line with our company policies

  • Coach managers on handling people issues and risk mitigation

Performance & Reward

  • Support performance management processes

  • Partner with Compensation & Benefits on our reward strategies and processes

Engagement & Culture

  • Analyse engagement survey results and drive action planning

  • Coach leaders to improve employee experience and engagement

  • Champion inclusion, STEM, community and wellbeing initiatives

  • Work closely with COEs (C&B, TA, L&D) to develop high performing teams

Key skills

  • Strategic thinking & business acumen

  • Influencing and stakeholder management

  • Decision-making and judgement

  • Coaching and facilitation

  • Change management

  • Data-driven insight

  • Modelling a high level of AI fluency to enhance HR delivery and business outcomes.

Essential

  • Strong HR Business Partnering experience

  • CIPD qualified (level 5 or 7)

  • Proven experience supporting senior stakeholders

  • Strong influencing, coaching, and stakeholder management skills

  • Experience managing complex employee relations issues

  • Analytical mindset with ability to interpret data and provide insight

  • Deep understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice

Desirable

  • Experience in high-tech / engineering or matrix organisations

  • Experience supporting organisational transformation or growth

What we will offer you?
Annual leave starting at 25 days (plus bank holidays), share scheme, contributory pension scheme, cash health plan, cycle to work scheme, global bonus plan, rewards scheme, life assurance.
 

Minimum Qualifications

Master's Level Degree and related work experience; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

Be aware of potentially fraudulent job postings or suspicious recruiting activity by persons that are currently posing as KLA employees.  KLA never asks for any financial compensation to be considered for an interview, to become an employee, or for equipment. Further, KLA does not work with any recruiters or third parties who charge such fees either directly or on behalf of KLA. Please ensure that you have searched KLA’s Careers website for legitimate job postings.  KLA follows a recruiting process that involves multiple interviews in person or on video conferencing with our hiring managers.  If you are concerned that a communication, an interview, an offer of employment, or that an employee is not legitimate, please send an email to [email protected] to confirm the person you are communicating with is an employee. We take your privacy very seriously and confidentially handle your information.

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