Senior Human Resources Advisor

About the Role

The Senior Human Resources Advisor serves as the strategic HR leader for KARL STORZ North America's Commercial organization, partnering closely with executive leadership across Sales, Marketing, Service, Customer Support, and related business functions. This role shapes and executes people strategies that directly support business growth, organizational effectiveness, and talent outcomes across a complex, multi-business environment. As a trusted advisor, you will translate business priorities into actionable HR strategies spanning organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, change leadership, performance management, and compensation. You will lead a team of HR Business Partners, influence executive decision-making, and champion enterprise-wide initiatives that enhance organizational health, culture, and performance.

This role has a hybrid work schedule with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote and is based in our El Segundo, CA office.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the primary strategic HR advisor to Commercial executive leadership, aligning people strategies with short- and long-term business objectives.
• Lead workforce planning, organizational design, restructures, integrations, and change management initiatives that drive business transformation and organizational effectiveness.
• Develop and execute talent strategies, succession plans, and leadership development initiatives that strengthen organizational capability and build internal talent pipelines.
• Partner with Human Resources Centers of Excellence, including Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Employee Relations, and HR Operations, to deliver integrated HR solutions and influence enterprise-wide programs.
• Coach and advise senior leaders on leadership effectiveness, organizational culture, employee engagement, and complex people-related matters.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of HR Business Partners while ensuring consistent execution of HR programs and services across the organization.
• Sponsor and lead enterprise HR initiatives from strategy through implementation, measuring outcomes and driving continuous improvement.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including significant HR Business Partner experience supporting senior executives in complex organizations.
• 2+ years of direct or indirect people leadership experience with a demonstrated ability to develop and lead high-performing teams.
• Deep expertise in organizational design, talent management, workforce planning, change management, employee engagement, and performance management.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to understand financial drivers, operational priorities, and organizational impacts.
• Exceptional executive presence, communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills with experience advising VP-level leaders and above.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.

Nice to Have

• SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or comparable HR certification.
• Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting large commercial or sales-driven organizations within a matrixed, regional, or global company.
• Experience with SAP SuccessFactors, HR Acuity, Power BI, or similar HR systems and analytics platforms.

What Will Make You Successful

• Ability to think strategically while translating business goals into practical, executable people plans.
• Proven success leading large-scale organizational change, transformation initiatives, and complex business partnerships.
• Strong executive coaching, conflict resolution, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge and advise senior leadership.
• Enterprise mindset with the ability to balance business, employee, and organizational needs across multiple functions and stakeholders.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities, leveraging workforce data and insights to drive decision-making.
• High emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and discretion when handling sensitive and high-impact people matters.
• Passion for developing talent, strengthening leadership capability, and fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture.