HR Business Partner (1-Year Project)
Merck & Co.
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Job Description
THE OPPORTUNITY
As a HR Business Partner, with business objectives and aspiration in the center of everything we do, you partner closely with business leaders at various levels to influence and deliver strategy as well as operational activities in areas of organizational performance, talent development, engagement, and effectiveness through our people. Your role has responsibility to lead and deliver HR projects for our business units and functions, and take responsibility for supporting change initiatives across your client groups.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Strategic advisor to leaders
Align people strategy with business goals, advise leadership on workforce planning, organizational design, and talent priorities
Talent management and development driver
Have impactful discussions to support leaders in identifying high-potential employees with purposeful career paths, and tailored-made career development plans
Change agent and organizational design facilitator
Lead or support restructuring, mergers, process changes, and cultural transformations; help teams adopt new ways of working
Employee relations and performance coach
Manage complex employee relations issues, coach managers on performance conversations, and ensure fair and compliant people practices
Data-driven people insights partner
Use HR analytics to surface trends (turnover, engagement, diversity), measure program impact, and recommend interventions
WHAT YOU MUST HAVE
Minimum 8 to 10 years of HR experience with focus on Learning & Development, HR Projects, Employee Engagement, Change Management & Business Partnering
HRIS experience
Experience in organization design & execution an advantage
Passionate, agile, and influencing
Required Skills:
Benefits Administration, Benefits Administration, Career Development, Change Management, Compensation Strategies, Cultural Transformations, Data Insights, Employee Engagement Strategies, Employee Relationship Management, Functional Expertise, High Potential Identification, HR Best Practices, HR Initiatives, HR Systems Implementation, Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS), Human Resource Management, Human Resource Metrics, Human Resources (HR) Software Systems, Learning and Development (L&D), Management Process, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Project Human Resource Management, Project Management, Recruiting Processes, Talent Development {+ 2 more}Preferred Skills:
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05/31/2026*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.
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