Human Resources Business Partner

OBJECTIVES

• Align people strategy with business objectives to support scalable growth, organizational performance, and retention.
• Strengthen leadership capability through coaching, manager development, clear expectations, and accountability.
• Improve employee engagement through proactive communication, recognition, development, and manager support.
• Build stronger talent pipelines through succession planning, career pathing, and workforce planning.
• Lead change management efforts that support adoption of new priorities, processes, and organizational improvements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with the COO and Leadership Team to develop and execute people strategy.
• Advise leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, and organizational performance.
• Coach managers on communication, accountability, employee development, goal setting, and performance improvement.
• Lead performance management processes, manager guidance, leadership training, and development programs.
• Serve as a primary advisor on employee relations matters, including investigations and employment decisions.
• Develop succession planning, career pathing, employee engagement, recognition, and change management initiatives.
• Partner with Recruiting, Payroll, Finance, and business leaders on workforce planning, onboarding, compensation planning, benchmarking, benefits strategy, and related people priorities.
• Maintain HR policies, employment law compliance, audits, workforce metrics, and leadership dashboards.

KEY

COMPETENCIES:

• Business Acumen & Strategic Thinking
• Leadership Coaching & Development
• Organizational Development & Change Management
• Employee Relations & Employment Practices
• Workforce Planning & Talent Management
• Data Analytics & Decision Support
• Communication, Influence & Executive Presence

EDUCATION and/or

EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of human resources management experience, preferably as an HR Business Partner or similar role
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulations
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, Word, and Power Point

SUCCESS MEASURES:

• Strength of partnership with the COO and Leadership Team.
• Effectiveness of employee relations, compliance, and performance management support.
• Progress on succession planning, career development, engagement, and retention.
• Quality and usefulness of workforce analytics provided to leadership.

DECISION AUTHORITY AND PARTNERSHIPS:

The HRBP makes recommendations to the COO and Leadership Team on people-related priorities, policies, workforce planning, employee relations, performance management, and organizational development. The role partners closely with Recruiting, Payroll, Finance, and business leaders, while escalating high-risk employee relations, legal, compensation, and organizational decisions as appropriate.