Full-Time
HR Business Partner
Posted on 7/17/2025
Albemarle
1,001-5,000 employees
Global producer of lithium, bromine, catalysts
No salary listed
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Hybrid
This position is hybrid.
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- Min. 5 years’ work experience in a relevant field
- MSc / BSc in Human Resources or Psychology / Business Administration / Finance preferred
- Experience with HRIS (preferably Workday); Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
- Working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines including compensation practices, employee relations, labor relations, diversity, performance management, federal and state employment laws.
- Good knowledge of the Indian Labor Legislations.
- The ability to proactively build strong trusting relationships and employ influencing strategies to gain support and achieve results and common goals.
- Strong consultative, presentation, and business communication skills.
- Able to prepare for and participate in difficult conversations. Strong interpersonal skills and good judgment to manage sensitive and confidential matters.
- Excellent time management and organization skills. Must have the ability to multi-task and re-prioritize based on business demands coupled with a strong sense of urgency.
- Proven ability working in evolving settings, showing willingness to take initiative and engage in both high-level and hands-on work.
- Partner with leadership to successfully execute strategic HR initiatives, as well as identify and proactively develop talent through formal training, mentoring, coaching and 'stretch' assignments.
- Proactively build relationships with key stakeholders, to gain and understanding of their business priorities to provide and deliver HR solutions.
- Partner within HR teams including the COE and Shared Services to drive employee development and talent management.
- Develop and implement initiatives to increase employment engagement.
- Be a change agent to effectively communicate, facilitate, and champion HR programs and company-wide initiatives such as employee engagement and recognition.
- Lead succession planning for your teams, to ensure talent is available and ready to assume positions of across locations or functions.
- Drive the Performance Excellence process and work with functional leaders to ensure they are providing feedback to their employees to enhance their performance.
- Provide counsel and assistance to employees and management on human resources policies and programs.
- Support our managers to resolve employee relations cases (such as disciplinary, grievance, absence, retirement, etc.).
- Provide HR data analysis and insight, enabling informed, fact-based decision making including the review of market benchmark information for maintaining competitive benefits.
- Work with leaders to create and maintain workforce staffing plans. Coordinate recruiting efforts to ensure that competent, diverse, and skilled workers are hired, and workload levels are appropriate and maintained, and work to minimize turnover.
- Pro-active problem solver
- Collaborator across functions and business units and locations
- Change Agent that communicates effective at all levels
- Results oriented while keeping people in mind
- Trusted advisors to leaders
- Approachable advocate to all
Albemarle is a global specialty chemicals supplier focused on lithium, bromine, and catalysts. It extracts lithium from brine and hard rock and processes it into battery-grade materials for electric vehicles and energy storage, while also supplying bromine for fire safety and chemical synthesis and providing catalysts for chemical manufacturing. It differentiates itself with end-to-end lithium mining and processing, a broad product portfolio, and a worldwide footprint, including being the only active lithium producer in the United States. Its goal is to secure and deliver essential materials that enable mobility, energy storage, and connectivity, supporting the transition to electric power and advanced chemistry.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Founded
1887
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Energy Storage demand surged 117% year-over-year, diversifying revenue beyond cyclical EV markets.
- Q1 2026 adjusted EBITDA doubled to $664 million driven by pricing and cost improvements.
- Lithium demand projected to grow 15-40% in 2026, with 2030 forecast raised 10% to 3.6 million tons.
What critics are saying
- Kemerton Western Australia plant permanently idled February 2026 due to China's low-cost competition.
- Kings Mountain and South Carolina Mega-Flex face environmental lawsuits delaying 50,000 tons annual output.
- Analyst consensus projects $5.7 billion 2028 revenue with zero profitability versus management's $6.9 billion target.
What makes Albemarle unique
- Only US lithium producer with Silver Peak brine facility and Kings Mountain hard-rock mine.
- Mega-Flex facility processes diverse feedstock including recycled battery material for circular economy.
- Secured $1.2 billion Tesla supply deal providing long-term revenue visibility amid market volatility.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Paid Holidays
Professional Development Budget
Company News
Albemarle reported mixed fourth-quarter results, with earnings missing expectations whilst revenue exceeded forecasts. The lithium producer announced long-serving director James O'Brien will retire at the May 2026 annual meeting under the company's age limit policy. The company is proposing to remove certain supermajority provisions on affiliated transactions and showcasing manufacturing AI capabilities at an industry summit, aiming to streamline governance and expand use of advanced analytics in operations. Albemarle's investment case remains centred on lithium's role in energy storage, though pricing pressure and industry oversupply present near-term challenges. The company's narrative projects $6.9 billion revenue and $1.1 billion earnings by 2028, requiring 11.5% yearly revenue growth. Analyst views vary sharply, with more cautious forecasts showing 4.2% growth and no return to profitability by 2028.
Australia exposed as China rewrites green economy. Poppy JohnstonAAP 18 March 2026, 1:03pm The shuttering of a Western Australian lithium refinery after just four years should serve as a warning as China pumps more than A$160 billion into overseas critical minerals and metals endeavours. US company Albemarle shut up shop at its South West lithium refinery in February, citing its struggle to compete with China's low-cost production. Climate Energy Finance director Tim Buckley said its closure was a consequence of China's strategic diversification to boost critical minerals and clean tech capacity. "That is a serious problem," he told AAP. "We will stay a dig and ship country if we can't actually get other countries to value the geopolitical stability that we offer." Mr Buckley has co-authored a report on China's evolving strategy to entrench its dominance in lithium, copper, nickel, rare earths and other elements of the low carbon supply chain. The Asian powerhouse has invested heavily in domestic mining and manufacturing capacity as well as launched a comprehensive foreign investment strategy targeted at the Global South. Moving beyond the extractive mega-projects of the past, China is investing in smaller, high-tech manufacturing facilities offshore to secure long-term access to materials. The massive $160 billion total outbound investment tracked by the think tank represents China's strategic move to dampen its over-reliance on a few key export markets, including Australia. As well, little of China's overseas spending is landing in Australia, with a 85 per cent collapse in foreign direct investment since 2018 identified by consultancy KPMG. Mr Buckley said Australia needed to adapt quickly to China's reshaping of the green economic geography. "It is imperative that we act now to shift these dynamics in Australia's favour to become a renewables-powered mining and value-adding superpower or risk remaining on the sidelines as the world's quarry in the new global economy," he said. In the absence of a strong international carbon pricing signal to bolster greener manufacturing, Mr Buckley says Australia should be doubling down on "green energy statecraft". This involves trade arrangements and strategic investments that help key trade partners meet Paris climate commitments while securing a higher green premium for Australian processed goods. The agreement between Australia's Lynas Rare Earths and Japan to supply rare earth long-term at a guaranteed floor price was held up as a "perfect example" of green energy statecraft. Australia should also be looking for opportunities carefully and selectively engage China - still its biggest trading partner - on green partnerships before the diversification away becomes more pronounced. The $81 billion in federal capital support under 'future made in Australia' was described as "directionally correct" but insufficient without a carbon pricing signal to entice private money. The think tank recommends Australia work toward an explicit, whole-of-economy carbon price and leverage Energy Minister Chris Bowen's COP31 presidency to push for a regional Asian carbon border adjustment mechanism.
Albemarle has appointed two finance executives to its board, launched up to $500 million in debt tender offers, and is redeeming its 4.650% senior notes due 2027. The company also reaffirmed its quarterly dividend of $0.405 per share whilst progressing the sale of a controlling interest in its Ketjen business. The moves aim to simplify Albemarle's portfolio around its Energy Storage division and reduce financial risk as lithium prices remain volatile. The company is refocusing on lithium-focused operations, though analysts note risks from alternative battery technologies and regulatory pressures. Albemarle's narrative projects $6.9 billion revenue and $1.1 billion earnings by 2028, requiring 11.5% annual revenue growth. Consensus estimates previously anticipated approximately $5.7 billion in 2028 revenue.
Albemarle Corporation has appointed Michelle T. Collins and Mark R. Widmar to its board of directors, effective 26th February 2026. The appointments are part of the board's regular succession planning. Collins brings over 40 years of audit and advisory experience, having served as vice chair, senior audit partner and national automotive sector leader for Deloitte & Touche until her recent retirement. She will join the audit & finance committee and governance & public policy committee. Widmar has served as CEO of First Solar since 2016, following earlier roles as CFO and chief accounting officer. He previously held CFO positions at GrafTech International and financial leadership roles at NCR and Dell. He will join the executive compensation & talent development committee and safety, sustainability, operations & capital committee.
Albemarle has announced plans to sell a 51% stake in its Ketjen refining catalyst solutions business for $660 million in pre-tax proceeds, increasing its focus on lithium and specialty chemicals. The company is also idling its last operating train at its Kemerton lithium hydroxide processing plant in Western Australia, a move expected to boost adjusted EBITDA from the second quarter of 2026. CEO Kent Masters noted that recent lithium price improvements alone cannot offset challenges facing Western hard-rock lithium conversion operations. The company maintains production capacity in China to serve that market. Combined with $459 million in cost cuts during 2025, management outlined scenarios showing significant EBITDA margin expansion opportunities from potentially higher lithium prices, despite the near-doubling of prices over the past six months.