HR Business Partner - Maternity Lave Cover

Job Description

Reporting To HR Director IL

Location Netanya (Hybrid)

The Tech Labs Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) serves as a partner to the business, providing expertise, guidance and oversight in HR practices to enhance organizational effectiveness and achieving business goals.

Key Responsibilities

Business Partnership

• Collaborate with senior leadership to understand business needs, challenges, and opportunities and implement HR strategies that align with the business objectives
• Analyze HR metrics and data to identify trends and provide insights and recommendations to inform decision making
• Act as a trusted advisor to leaders on human capital issues
• Develop and implement HR strategies that support business plans and drive organizational performance
  
  

Talent Management

• Lead the local implementation of global initiatives such as the Talent Growth Framework and Enterprise Leadership Skills programs
• Implement succession planning and talent development programs to ensure a pipeline of future leaders.
• Work with LT and global/functional to build and implement local succession plans development plans to ensure pipeline of future leaders.
• Work with team leaders to identify skills gaps and training needs.
• Implement performance management systems and ensure alignment with business goals.
  
  

Employee Relations

• Serve as a trusted advisor to management and employees, addressing any employee relations issues.
• Mediate conflicts and facilitate resolutions, ensuring compliance with company policies and legal frameworks.
• Ensure adherence to labor laws and regulations while maintaining best practices in HR.
  
  

Employee Engagement and Culture

• Collaborate with country HR team design and execute employee engagement initiatives to improve morale and retain talent.
• Lead engagement events together with relevant stakeholders.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the workplace.
• Foster a safe environment and positive organizational culture that encourages innovation and collaboration.
  
  

Change Management

• Provide guidance and support in managing organizational change, including restructuring and workforce realignment.
• Communicate effectively throughout the change process to ensure buy-in and minimize resistance.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of HR experience, with a focus on HR business partnership or strategic HR management
• Hi-Tech experience
• Hebrew and English proficiency – spoken and written.
• Strong understanding of HR best practices, employment law, and regulatory compliance.
• Proven track record in talent management, organizational development, and employee relations.
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Ability to analyze data and provide insights for effective decision-making.
  
  

Leadership Skills

• Emotional Intelligence – Listen with empathy, Meeting the personal needs of individuals to build trust, encourage two-way communication and strengthen relationships.
• Networking & Partnership - Cultivating networks and partnerships; initiating and maintaining strategic relationships with stakeholders and colleagues inside and outside the organization.
• Strategic planning - Leads their own tasks and responsibilities within a team, prioritizing time and effort towards important deliverables, contributes to the overall goals of the team and influence and collaborates with partners and colleagues within / outside their team.
• Execution Excellence - Inspiring excellence and driving execution; translating strategic priorities into operational reality per compliance standards.
• Change Catalyst - Leading change; driving organizational and cultural changes needed to achieve strategic priorities; catalyzing innovative approaches to improve results by transforming organizational culture, systems, or products/services; helping others overcome resistance to change.
  
  

Required Skills

Change Management, Employee Relationship Management, HR Best Practices, HR Initiatives, HR Systems Implementation, Human Resources (HR) Software Systems, Labor and Employment Law, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Development (OD), Stakeholder Relationship Management, Talent Management

Preferred Skills

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Relocation

VISA Sponsorship

Travel Requirements

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Shift

Valid Driving License

Hazardous Material(s)

Job Posting End Date

12/31/2025

• A job posting is effective until 11 59 59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
  
  

Requisition ID R378582