Director, People & Culture (Global HR Business Partner)

About Advanced Energy

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Position Summary

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. is seeking a dynamic Director, People & Culture (Global HR Business Partner) to join our team in Denver, Colorado. This strategic HR leader partners directly with the executive leaders of our global corporate functions — Finance & Accounting, Information Technology, Human Resources, and Legal & Trade Compliance — to design and deliver people strategies that drive business success.

As a trusted advisor, you will lead talent, organizational effectiveness, and change initiatives, and serve as the primary HR partner for executive leaders, their leadership teams, and global organizations. This global role requires close collaboration with other HR business partners, Centers of Excellence, local HR teams, and business leaders to develop integrated solutions and advance key HR initiatives. Deep business acumen and a proactive approach are essential to understanding and influencing your client groups’ strategic direction, financial performance, and competitive landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnership: Build and maintain strong relationships with senior leaders, influencing and challenging them to develop and execute impactful HR strategies.
• Leadership Team Engagement: Actively participate in corporate function leadership teams as their HR partner, representing HR and leading people and culture priorities.
• Business Alignment: Regularly engage with executive and business leaders to understand objectives and proactively recommend tailored people solutions.
• Talent Management: Partner with executive and business leaders to assess talent strengths, identify gaps, and drive development opportunities.
• Change Leadership: Lead and support organizational change initiatives, ensuring alignment with best practices and business needs.
• HR Program Delivery: Serve as the primary HR contact for assigned functions, collaborating with COEs to design and implement relevant programs.
• Data-Driven Insights: Analyze and use HR metrics and trends to inform solutions, policies, and programs.
• Employee Relations: Work with local HR teams to resolve complex employee relations issues and foster a positive work environment.
• Performance Management: Provide guidance to leaders on coaching, career development, and disciplinary actions to senior leaders.
• Organizational Effectiveness: Advise on organizational design, workforce planning, compensation, talent management, and succession planning.
• Learning & Development: Identify development needs and partner with Talent Development to achieve organizational goals.
• Culture Champion: Model company values and foster an environment of engagement, inclusion, and high performance.
• Problem Solving: Proactively address challenges using expertise in change management, communications, and HR best practices.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Location: Denver, CO (Corporate HQ).
• Work Schedule: In-person first, with ad-hoc flexibility as needed (no remote or hybrid).
• Setting: Standard office environment.
• Travel: Up to 10% global and domestic travel.

Qualifications

• Strong business acumen and executive presence.
• Learning agility and adaptability.
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills.
• Expertise in HR disciplines: staffing, organizational design, performance management, HR analytics, and legal compliance.
• Proven ability to navigate workforce demographic trends and complex organizational dynamics.
• Creative, diplomatic, and effective conflict resolution skills.
• Strategic and operational HR leadership capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead organizational effectiveness initiatives.
• Proven ability to be hands-on and get things done.
• Assertive, confident, and self-motivated team player.
• High ethical standards, sound judgment, and professional maturity.

Experience

• 10 years of progressive HR experience, including senior business partner and HR generalist roles.
• Experience supporting senior leadership in large, global organizations (support of CFO, CIO, CHRO, General Counsel preferred).
• Global public company experience strongly preferred.
• Global / international experience strongly preferred.
• Background in HR for global engineering, technology, or manufacturing companies strongly preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of all HR disciplines and contemporary HR market practices.
• Demonstrated success designing and implementing people strategies in fast-paced environments.
• Advanced interpersonal, listening, presentation, and facilitation skills; ability to influence at all levels.

EDUCATION

• BA/BS degree in Human Resources, Business, or related discipline.
• Advanced degree in Human Resources, Organization Development, MBA, or related field is preferred, but not essential.
• HR certification (PHR, SPHR, GPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP or similar) preferred.

Compensation

As required by multiple state pay transparency laws, Advanced Energy provides a reasonable range of compensation for each job posting. Actual compensation is influenced by an array of factors including, but not limited to, skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. The range of starting pay for this role is $175,000 to $210,000 per year. This position is also eligible to participate in the Company’s Short-Term and Long-Term Incentive Plans.

Benefits

As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees to attract and retain a talented, highly engaged workforce. Our compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices including market-based base pay, an annual pay-for-performance incentive plan for eligible positions, and a discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

In addition to our competitive compensation practices, we offer a strong benefits package in each of the countries in which we operate. In the U.S., we offer a rich benefits package that includes:

• Medical - multiple medical plans are available to choose from
• Short and long-term disability and life insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Generous time off policy starting with 3 weeks of paid vacation, 7 days of paid sick time, and 12 paid holidays
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time off
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both Moms and Dads
• Company matched 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs
• Other voluntary benefits include critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity, pet insurance, identify theft, and legal assistance

Advanced Energy is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Opportunity Employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and/or veteran status.

Advanced Energy is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our job application process/procedures for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance in completing an Advanced Energy application, please reach out to HumanResources@aei.com.

Applications will be accepted through 12/31/25 unless the position is filled prior to this date. The company reserves the right to review applications at any point after they are submitted.