Senior Human Resources Business Partner

The Senior Human Resources Business Partner serves as a trusted advisor to people leaders, driving business outcomes through people. This role requires an experienced HR professional with strong business acumen and the ability to influence and implement HR strategies that support our UFCU’s strategic plan. This role also requires a strong blend of strategic thinking, cross‑functional collaboration, operational excellence, and leadership skills to ensure our People function supports UFCU’s overall objectives as well as foster a positive employee experience at all levels of the organization.

The Senior Human Resources Business Partner is an exempt position and reports to the Director – People.

• Serve as a senior-level HR Business Partner, strategist, and consultant with a focus on high touch experiences regardless of audience
• Consult with business leaders to identify organizational and people needs, develop action plans, identify deliverables, and present results and recommendations
• Serve as the voice of the business by partnering with Centers of Excellence (Compensation, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, etc.) to design and shape HR strategies, and ensure effective implementation of programs within their assigned business unit(s)
• Understand People metrics and data to provide actionable insights and recommendations to leaders on workforce trends, talent management strategies, and organizational health
• Align business objectives and People programs to achieve business goals and UFCU’s strategic objectives, while maintaining organizational culture
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with all levels of leadership
• Proactively design, lead, execute, and assess effective and impactful employee relations and performance management strategies in partnership with business leaders
• Identify business requirements and opportunities to enhance People programs, processes, and technologies
• Partner across the People team to drive organizational effectiveness and change management
• Ensure compliance with all relevant laws and regulations and uphold ethical standards in all HR practices

• Perform other duties as assigned
• Adhere to all company policies, procedures and business ethics codes
• Complete required regulatory training as assigned
• Maintain strict adherence and compliance with all laws, rules, regulations and internal controls specific to your role, including but not limited to Bank Secrecy Act, Anti‑Money Laundering, USA Patriot Act, OFAC and Fair Lending regulations

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field. Four (4) years of related experience may be substituted for degree
• A minimum of 7‑10 years of HR experience with at least 3 years in an HRBP capacity
• Demonstrated in‑depth experience and proven knowledge of multi‑disciplines of HR, including employee relations, performance management, employment law, HR strategic planning, end‑to‑end employee lifecycle management, organizational design, process design for operational excellence, and technical aspects of HR
• Demonstrated senior‑level employee relations experience and in serving as a trusted advisor to the executive and senior leadership level
• Proven track record of strong leadership skills in coordinating and facilitating talent management strategies with functional business partners and colleagues and working with all levels of the organization and with diverse groups
• Demonstrated experience preparing and delivering effective senior‑level presentations, and building a narrative based on collection and analysis of data
• Demonstrated experience in using sophisticated visualization tools and data management to inform decision making
• Demonstrated experience and proven knowledge of regulatory, federal, state and local laws which govern employment policies and practices
• Must be bondable

• Senior Professional Human Resources‑related certification
• Experience supporting Lending or Technology business units
• Demonstrated experience implementing AI‑driven technologies to improve HR effectiveness
• Demonstrated experience developing and administering detailed HR‑related budgets and forecasts…