People eXperience Business Partner (Human Resources)

About the role

You will be at the heart of Trimble's third-largest global R&D site, fostering a high-performing culture that bridges cutting-edge hardware innovation with high-growth software portfolios. You will partner directly with business leaders to shape proactive people strategies, build leadership capability, and cultivate an engaging environment that drives both meaningful career growth and commercial success.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with Field Systems business leaders to diagnose organizational needs, deliver proactive people strategies, and lead impactful change management.
• Cultivate a strong site culture and employee engagement by maintaining an influential, accessible, and supportive on-site presence for the Christchurch hub.
• Guide managers on talent development, succession frameworks, and strategic workforce planning to support evolving hardware and software talent pipelines.
• Lead high-impact people initiatives that enhance employee experience, evolve internal culture, and drive commercial outcomes.
• Collaborate with PX Centers of Excellence to advise on complex employment relations using coaching and supportive problem-solving techniques.

About you

• 5+ years of progressive HR/PX Business Partner experience, with relevant background in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• Proven experience in strategic workforce planning, talent optimization, or organizational design within a technology environment.
• Strong knowledge of New Zealand employment legislation and local workplace practices.
• Exceptional ability to influence leaders, take initiative, and navigate a fast-paced matrix organization.

About us

Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds, transforming the ways work gets done. With relentless innovation in precise positioning, modeling, and data analytics, Trimble enables essential industries including construction, geospatial, and transportation. Trimble Field Systems develops hardware, software and services that connect the site to the office for key industries around the world, including civil construction, surveying, mapping, automotive, marine, utilities and more.