Senior People Business Partner

About the role

SUSE is a global leader of enterprise open source software. By transforming community innovations into secure, sovereign and AI-ready solutions, SUSE empowers customers to escape vendor lock-in and regain control of their IT destiny. Through industry-leading Linux, Kubernetes, Edge and AI infrastructure solutions, SUSE delivers the flexibility to innovate everywhere-from the data center to multi-cloud and out to the edge. Only SUSE also manages many Linux and Kubernetes distributions. At SUSE, Choice Happens because we prioritize community, interoperability and relentless innovation. Discover how we power mission-critical resilience at www.suse.com . Senior People Business Partner Job Description People Business Partner (PBP) - Remote (Any US location considered) SUSE is a global leader of enterprise open source software. By transforming community innovations into secure, sovereign and AI-ready solutions, SUSE empowers customers to escape vendor lock-in and regain control of their IT destiny. Through industry-leading Linux, Kubernetes, Edge and AI infrastructure solutions, SUSE delivers the flexibility to innovate everywhere-from the data center to multi-cloud and out to the edge. Only SUSE also manages many Linux and Kubernetes distributions. At SUSE, Choice Happens because we prioritize community, interoperability and relentless innovation. Discover how we power mission-critical resilience at www.suse.com . Job Description Role Overview The world of work is changing and so is the profession of HR. No-one knows what the future will look like. This is an opportunity to shape it. This role will play a key part in shaping the future of work at SUSE - both in the functions you partner with and in the People Business Partner role itself. This is not a traditional or transactional HR role, absorbed in repetitive admin and processes. We are looking for a Strategic Consultant and Creative Change Catalyst. Our team is evolving along our ambitious multi-year capability roadmap. You will find us operating from an established foundation as trusted, credible counsels and in a phase of accelerating our impact. We are looking for someone who is excited to help us continue to elevate our impact, maximising technology and human value creation whilst navigating today's reality - we have work to do on our processes, systems and ways of working. 'Good' is being industry-leading and AI-first. We think that's exciting. In this role, you will partner with senior leaders, use strategic courage, AI fluency, and deep business acumen to navigate external volatility and translate potential into measurable business impact. Our purpose is to ensure SUSE delivers double-digit growth and our people thrive. We role model learning and skill growth by prioritising it for ourselves. You will be part of a team committed to and passionate about your learning, with significant opportunities for you to build and develop future-focused skills and experiences in AI, future-of-work design, and high-level strategic consulting with the flexibility to pursue learning that matters to you. We are redesigning the future. Join us to build something we never imagined possible.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Consultant
• Architect and deliver the 3-Year Strategy: Partner with senior business leaders to deliver performance through alignment of their business strategy with the FY27-FY30 People Strategy, with a focus on long-term value creation.
• Drive Business Impact & ROI: Focus on measurable people and business outcomes, evaluating people initiatives through metrics, and return on investment (ROI).
• Navigate Volatility: Act as a trusted partner helping leaders navigate the volatility of external forces with confidence and strategic courage.
• Industry-leading organisation building: Partner with the business to operate as an industry-leading organisation, leading and delivering customer and people focused change and transformation.
• Work Redesign & Technological Transformation
• An AI-First Team Builder: Serve as a catalyst for AI adoption and growth of AI fluency within our teams, partner with the business to lead the human and cultural side of AI transformation, balancing rapid AI adoption with ethical stewardship and psychological safety.
• Unlock Capability: Build AI confidence within leadership teams, unlocking digital capabilities across SUSE to turn potential industry threats into distinct business opportunities.

Benefits

Your Match

How well this role fits your profile.

Company Intel

What employees say

Worked at suse? Share your experience