Senior HR Business Partner – Product Development

About the Role

We believe people are the core driver of sustainable growth and innovation. As a Senior HR Business Partner, you will work closely with our Product Development organization, partnering with engineering leaders to build high-performing, engaged and future-ready teams.

This role requires strong business acumen, hands-on HR expertise and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, product-driven and engineering-heavy environment.

What awaits you in this role?

• Act as a strategic HR partner to Product Development leaders, supporting organizational effectiveness, talent strategy and workforce planning.

• Partner closely with engineering managers on talent development, retention, career paths and succession planning, especially for technical roles.

• Lead and drive the performance management cycle, ensuring alignment with business and product goals.

• Provide coaching and advisory support to managers on leadership, feedback, team dynamics and employee relations.

• Contribute to building clear career frameworks for engineers (individual contributor & managerial paths).

• Support organizational design, team scaling and change initiatives in line with product roadmaps.

• Act as the first point of contact for employee-related topics within the Product Development teams.

• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition on technical hiring, onboarding and employer branding for engineering roles.

• Partner with Total Rewards and HR Centers of Excellence on compensation, promotions and role changes.

• Use people data and insights to identify risks, opportunities and improvement areas within the organization.

What are we looking for in this position?

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Psychology, Sociology or related fields.

• Minimum 6–8 years of HR experience, with strong exposure to HR Business Partnering.

• Proven experience working with engineering, R&D, product or technology teams is highly preferred.

• Strong understanding of performance management, talent development and organizational design.

• Advanced level of English.

• Ability to build trust and influence stakeholders at all levels.

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into people strategies.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile and constantly evolving environment.

• Hands-on, proactive and solution-oriented approach.

• Experience with HR systems (SAP / Workday or similar) is a plus.

Technical & Behavioral Skills and Competencies

• Strategic and business-oriented thinking

• Strong coaching and consulting skills

• Talent & performance management expertise

• Organizational development and change management

• High communication and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to balance employee experience with business needs

• Engineering / tech culture awareness

When You Start Your Career In "Ford Otosan";

• We have hybrid working model and you can enjoy being part of an agile team.

• You'll become a member of Koç Pension Foundation

• You and your loved ones will enjoy the benefits of KoçAilem

• You'll choose the side benefits with Flextra

The only criterion evaluated in the recruitment and employment is suitability for the job; equal opportunity is provided without any discrimination.

What About Us?

Ford Otosan, being one of the top three exporting companies in Turkey since 2004, has achieved 13 consecutive years of automotive industry championship and is Turkiye goods product export champion for 9 years in a row. Ford Otosan operates in 4 main centers with its Gölcük and Yeniköy Plants in Kocaeli, Eskişehir Plant in Eskişehir, Sancaktepe R&D Center and Spare Parts Warehouse in İstanbul and Craiova Plant in Romania employs more than 20,000 people. Kocaeli and Eskişehir Plants are listed among Ford's 'Best Vehicle Production Centers' and Eskişehir is the only factory in Turkiye that can produce vehicles, engines, and powertrains in the same center.

Ford Otosan, standing out with its sensitivity regarding social responsibilities, also carries out several social responsibility projects in many fields including education, healthcare, culture, arts, and sports on “Future. Now” vision. Ford Otosan, also carrying out awareness studies on gender equality since 2013 with the understanding of "Equality at Work", became the only automotive and the first and only industrial company from Turkiye to be included in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index in 2021.

The building blocks of our new corporate culture, which we call “Dynamic Balance”, our values are mutual trust and respect, value each other and affection, openness to change and innovation, open and transparent communication.

A common culture brings us to a common sense and purpose, helps us to work in a positive atmosphere of trust, ties us closer and helps us to reach a stronger future all together.

Role Location

•Sancaktepe/İstanbul