HR Business Partner- New Jersey

About the role

Tredence is looking for a strategic and people-centric HR Business Partner to serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across the organization. In this role, you will align HR strategy with business priorities, champion a high-performance culture, and drive meaningful impact across talent, employee engagement, and organizational effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with senior business leaders to design and execute HR strategies that directly support business goals and long-term growth.

• Analyze HR metrics, including turnover, engagement, productivity, and internal mobility, to generate insights and guide leadership decision-making.

• Lead change management initiatives, including organizational redesign, capability building, and culture transformation aligned with Tredence's leadership principles.

• Act as a coach and trusted advisor to employees and managers, fostering a culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous development.

• Own end-to-end talent processes, including onboarding, goal setting, performance management, talent reviews, feedback mechanisms, and career development.

• Drive succession planning and leadership pipeline development to build organizational depth and resilience.

• Lead employee engagement initiatives by gathering employee feedback through surveys, focus groups, skip-level meetings, stay interviews, and pulse checks.

• Develop targeted action plans to improve employee experience, retention, morale, and organizational effectiveness.

• Partner with business leaders to build a highly engaged, high-performing workplace culture across teams and functions.

• Serve as a trusted advisor on employee relations matters, conflict resolution, and policy interpretation.

• Conduct stay interviews and exit interviews, translating findings into actionable retention strategies.

• Partner with leaders to proactively address employee concerns and enhance workplace culture.

• Continuously improve HR processes to enhance operational efficiency and the overall employee experience.

• Ensure adherence to applicable federal, state, and local labor laws, as well as company policies and practices.

• Handle sensitive employee matters with sound judgment, discretion, and legal compliance.

• Lead and contribute to regional and global HR initiatives in response to evolving business and talent priorities.

• Support strategic workforce planning, organization design, and culture-building programs.

Qualifications & Skills

• 6-8 years of progressive HR experience, including 3+ years in a lead HRBP role with independent ownership of a large business unit.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in IT Services, Analytics, Technology, or Consulting environments.

• Demonstrated success partnering with senior business leaders to drive organizational and talent outcomes.

• Strong experience leading employee engagement programs, interpreting engagement survey results, developing action plans, and improving retention and employee experience metrics.

• Proven experience managing employee relations and talent management initiatives.

• Strong analytical skills with experience leveraging HR metrics and workforce data to drive decisions.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Technology, or a related field.

• Preferred Master's degree or MBA with a specialization in Human Resources.

• HR certification such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR.

• Experience with HRIS platforms, HR analytics tools, and U.S. employment law.

• Experience supporting geographically distributed teams and fast-growing organizations.