Sr. HR Business Partner

Department Overview

The Sr. Human Resources Business Partner (Sr. HRBP) serves as a resource and partner for senior management and employees in their assigned client groups. This role has a high level of autonomy and develops creative and non-traditional solutions for their assigned areas (typically a larger scope) that advance the organization’s interests.

Ensuring equitable, consistent, and proactive partnership; on people and culture topics in alignment with OHSU’s mission and organizational objectives. The Sr. HRBP is responsible for providing leaders with strategic consultation by aligning organizational objectives with employee and manager needs on cross functional matters such as performance, organizational design, change management, succession planning, learning, compensation and benefits. While also developing and collaborating, on HR and organizational initiatives and strategies.

The Sr. HRBP is expected to mentor other team members, including HR Business Partners. This role requires extensive relevant experience, HR knowledge and skills. This role works on complex issues, providing creative solutions and partnering with senior and executive level leaders.

• Provide early and consistent input into large scale HR and/or organizational initiatives, identifying issues before they impact the organization and advising on appropriate course of action. With strong understanding of organizational contexts, work with key stake holders to offer innovative and integrated HR solutions to processes that translate strategy into tactics.
• Partner with senior leaders to define and design strategic initiatives.
• Align HR strategies and practices with organizational strategies.
• Lead organizational redesign process in partnership with Organizational Development/Effectiveness team.
• Champion the organizational culture of DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging), and promotes our vision to achieve a people-first culture.
• Communicate policies and procedures to employees.
• Anticipate and prevent future problems, taking initiative within role.
• Anticipate leadership gaps and build action plans to address.
• Understand business level metrics, use data to forecast current and future needs.
• Work with leaders to translate early-stage concepts into actionable plans.

• Collaborate with the Learning & Talent/Organizational Development team to curate resources and opportunities that develop common competencies and skills. Lead talent review process in customer areas, support development and succession planning.
• Onboard leaders, including running New Leader Accelerations with teams.
• Help leaders understand and action plan around Employee Engagement Survey.
• Be well versed in survey-related data points, and provide coaching to leadership.
• Understand and practice change management skills. Assist leaders by acting as coach and leading teams through change.

• Lead and support client areas to achieve key Diversity & Inclusion metrics. Including involvement and coaching of local diversity councils and initiatives.
• Review HR-related policies, provide input in creation and policy updates. Act as a resource for managers and employees regarding policy interpretation.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition (TA) on department Workforce Planning. Participate in recruitment planning and process for roles at the Management level and above.
• Drive engagement initiatives and understand benefit and wellness plans.
• Lead compensation change initiatives with customers. Partner with Compensation team to resolve concerns brought forward by the organization. Lead work around reorganizations, reclassifications, job description reviews, resolves issues, and communicate changes to leaders.
• Employee Relations:
  Partner with Advice and Counsel Center (ACC) on performance and departure issues, especially at higher levels in the organization, and in areas with high level of turnover. Partner with ACC members with high-risk cases. Review issues and metrics and advice as to trends and needed remedies.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, HR or related field (plus 6…