Director Human Resources - HR Business Lead
Company websiteecolab.com (Ecolab, opens in new tab)
Base salary $136,600 to $204,800
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in King of Prussia, PA
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- LocationKing of Prussia, PA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (54 min ago) · observed since
About this job
Want to build a brighter, bolder future and cultivate your career? Join Ecolab's team and help create a world in which we all thrive.
As the HR Business Lead for Ecolab’s Purification Technologies business, you will be a high-impact thought partner to senior business leaders who work with our most important customers, translating business priorities into people and organization strategies that accelerate growth, strengthen leadership capability, improve productivity, and deliver measurable financial and operational results. This role requires strong business acumen, enterprise perspective, data-driven judgment, and the ability to influence leaders through complex talent, organization, culture, and change decisions.
What You Will Do:
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, connecting talent, organization, culture, and workforce strategies to business priorities, financial outcomes, productivity, and customer impact
- Use business insight, financial fluency, market perspective, and people analytics to identify talent risks, capability gaps, and organization opportunities that improve execution and performance
- Translate business strategy into workforce plans, organization designs, succession actions, and talent moves that build leadership depth and ensure the right capabilities are in place to deliver the plan
- Coach, challenge, and influence leaders with candor and credibility, helping them make better decisions, build accountable teams, and lead effectively through complexity and change
- Lead organizational transformation, culture, inclusion, and change initiatives that improve agility, engagement, retention, innovation, and business resilience
- Represent business needs across HR Centers of Excellence, HR Service Delivery, and the broader HR organization to deliver simple, scalable, consistent, and high-quality solutions
- Advance new ways of working, including technology, automation, self-service, and process simplification, while mentoring HR talent and strengthening the strategic impact of the HR business partner organization
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including experience supporting executive-level leaders
- Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy into talent, workforce, organization, and culture strategies that deliver measurable results
- Strong business acumen, financial fluency, analytical capability, executive-level influence, and data-driven decision-making skills
- Experience in workforce planning, succession planning, organization effectiveness, performance management, leadership development, and change leadership
- No immigration sponsorship available for this position
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior HR experience in the life sciences industry
- Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
- Experience partnering with senior/executive leadership in a large, matrixed, global organization
- SHRM-SCP or SPHR certification
Annual or Hourly Compensation Range
The base salary range for this position is $136,600.00 - $204,800.00. This position is eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentives based on performance, per plan terms. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.Benefits
Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Click here to see our benefits.
If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website, view our benefits at jobs.ecolab.com/working-here.
Potential Customer Requirements Notice
To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations, applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:
- Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with our application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require accommodation assistance in this application process, please visit the Recruiting Support link in the footer of each page of our career website.
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Pay in context
This role's base floor ($136,600) is above 43% of the 1,516 HR & Recruiting roles nationwide listed on this site. Their median floor is $141,950; the middle half runs from $120,000 to $165,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
This listingDirector Human Resources - HR Business Lead$136,600 to $204,800
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Senior Marketing Manager$133,700 to $200,600
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Senior Marketing Manager, Ecolab Digital - Life Sciences - Remote$133,700 to $200,600
Manufacturing Finance Controller Texas/South Region$133,700 to $200,600
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Director Human Resources - HR Business Lead (this listing) | $136,600 - $204,800 |
| ServiceNow UX Lead | $133,700 - $200,600 |
| Senior Product Manager - Bioprocessing | $133,700 - $200,600 |
| Senior Marketing Manager | $133,700 - $200,600 |
| Manufacturing Technology Manager | $133,700 - $200,600 |
| Senior Marketing Manager, Ecolab Digital - Life Sciences - Remote | $133,700 - $200,600 |
| Manufacturing Finance Controller Texas/South Region | $133,700 - $200,600 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-08-05
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: USA - Pennsylvania - King of Prussia
The base salary range for this position is $136,600.00 - $204,800.00. This position is eligible for annual bonus and long-term i
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