Internship - HR Business Partner

About us

Part of the multinational Illinois Tool Works Inc. group, with over 100 years of history, 600 companies in 56 countries, and more than 50,000 employees worldwide.

In Italy, the Construction division specializes in the development, production, and B2B distribution of wiring and fastening systems for electrical installations and the professional construction sector, through recognized brands such as Elematic, Spit, and Paslode.

Job Purpose

This role is a great starting point for a Junior HR Professional to develop critical skills to support business growth and innovation agenda through attracting, developing and retaining high-potential talent aligned with ITW values.

The HRBP will be responsible for overall Human Resources activities for the Business Unit Building (Sales & Marketing) mainly located in Italy.

Good opportunity to combine hands-on operational HR leadership with business partnering to drive full employee lifecycle support, talent management, organization design, culture, D&I and compensation — while contributing to business strategy and performance.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Partner with Business Unit managers on organisation design, talent & succession planning, skills frameworks, change management and proactive talent development to deliver business growth.
• Supporting full employee lifecycle for business unit: recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance, training, reward and offboarding.
• Provide generalist HR support to the Business Unit and ensure compliance with local legislation.
• Play an active role in D&I initiatives and promote an inclusive culture to enhance employee experience.
• Perform annual compensation reviews and ad hoc compensation analysis for the business unit.
• Act as a champion for the business culture and become an expert in the ITW business model
• Oversee administrative activities: training, development, local policy implementation.
• Contribute to strategy via HR/business analysis and support group initiatives (e.g. Customer-Back Innovation).
• Provide coaching and trusted leadership to peer group; build influence and credibility across all levels.
• Adopt hands-on, outcome-focused approach (80/20) with strong commercial/financial acumen.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree
• Up to 3 year experience in HR department as a HR Generalist.
• Manufacturing/industrial experience is a plus.
• Proven track record in talent management, succession, org design, D&I, compensation and cullture/high-performance/retention.
• Growth Mindset with demonstrated commercial and business growth support.
• Strong Business appetence. Ability to build credibility within a business, strong partnership with Leaders
• Fluent Italian and English
• Open to travel in Europe to build strong working relationships within the business leaders and the HR team

Personal Attributes

• Excellent communication, influencing, negotiation and interpersonal skills; approachable and credible.
• Strong business/finance acumen, analytical/problem-solving and data interpretation abilities.
• High emotional intelligence; effective at building trust, motivating teams and managing conflict/change.
• Hands-on, adaptable, outcome-driven with solid time management and prioritisation