Head of People & Culture (HR), NA

About Us:

ZEISS is a global technology and innovation leader in optics and optoelectronics.

Founded in Germany in 1846, ZEISS operates in 50+ countries and offers career opportunities across engineering, manufacturing, research, sales, and technology.

As a foundation-owned company, ZEISS is committed to responsibility, quality, and continuous innovation.

Employees help shape the future through cutting-edge technology and impactful work.

With a strong North American presence since 1925 and 20+ locations, ZEISS partners with industries including semiconductor, automotive, biomedical research, and medical technology, and is a leading manufacturer of eyeglass lenses, camera and cinema lenses, and precision optical systems.

What's the role?

The Head of HR, North America is a senior executive HR leadership role with a dual mandate: serving as a strategic business partner to ZEISS Business Services North America, and representing the region within the Global HR function.

This is not a steady-state role.

The primary driver is transformation - building a more integrated, high-performing HR operating model across the region that connects people strategy to business outcomes.

This role oversees the North American HR Functional Groups - Talent Attraction, People Development, Learning & Belonging, Workday Operations, HR Digital Solutions, Benefits, HRBPs and Strategic Projects & Change.

This role has a solid reporting line into the Head of ZEISS Business Services ("ZBS") in the US, and a dotted line to the Global Head of Corporate HR (Germany-based) and is part of the global corporate HR Leadership team, as well as the ZBS Leadership team.

ZEISS Business Services ("ZBS") North America supports operations with solutions spanning people and culture, finance, communications, data analytics, IT, legal and compliance, tax, operational and process excellence, procurement, EHS, and real estate and facilities.

The Head of HR partners across functions to drive organizational effectiveness at scale.

Sound Interesting?

What you'll do :

Strategic HR Leadership


* Serve as the senior HR voice for North America, shaping and executing the regional people strategy in alignment with global priorities


* Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the President of ZEISS Business Services NA and senior regional leadership


* Represent North America on the Global HR Leadership team, ensuring regional perspectives are integrated into global HR strategy and that global initiatives are localized effectively



* Participate in the Global HR Leadership team to translate best practices from the Americas to the other regions globally


* Collaboration with Segment HR Teams in North America


* Continue to build and drive a sense of community across the NA HR team across segments for the purpose of greater knowledge transfer, talent visibility and mobility and sharing of best practices intended to support business success, and eliminate duplication

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