Manager HR Business Partners

About the Role

Reporting to the Vice President of Business Partnerships and Labor Relations, this position leads one of the teams of HR Business Partners and Employee and Labor Relations Specialists, ensuring alignment of labor relations and HR strategy with business objectives. The role ensures the delivery of human resource services consistent with the organization’s values, leadership success factors, core competencies, and key business objectives. It maintains fair and productive relationships with union leadership while aligning with legal and regulatory requirements.

Employees are expected to role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, as well as demonstrate core success factors including Instill Trust, Value Differences, Patient and Community Focus, and Collaborate. Leaders are also expected to demonstrate accountability, build effective teams, drive vision and purpose, and optimize work processes to help achieve strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Leadership:
  • Lead a team of direct reports to implement and execute strategies that drive customer-focused human resource services through positive and collaborative relationships with senior executives, managers, employees, and key customers.
  • Interview, hire, orient, assign work, evaluate, supervise, and prepare performance standards and development plans for team members.
  • Provide guidance, coaching, and leadership on complex matters including employee and labor relations issues and union contract interpretation.
  • Communicate and apply the human resources management philosophy, policies, procedures, and practices.
  • Develop and implement strategies to foster positive labor relations and mitigate potential conflicts.
• Strategy and Workforce Engagement:
  • Contribute to the overall business strategy by collaborating with senior business leaders and labor partners to identify, prioritize, and build organizational capabilities.
  • Serve as a change agent and champion for company-wide talent-related strategies and initiatives that support organizational growth and drive business results.
  • Provide guidance to management on fostering, recognizing, and rewarding desired workplace behaviors.
  • Assess and identify potential organizational or operational changes likely to impact structure and/or culture.
  • Monitor and analyze human capital data to provide proactive consultation on potential business issues.
  • Develop and maintain productive relationships with leaders to address and resolve issues and implement effective workplace practices.
  • Provide coaching to leaders and individuals to support high levels of productivity and engagement.
  • Collaborate with leaders to assess organizational needs and deliver solutions aligned with sustained improvement in employee engagement and retention.
  • Guide the formation of business plans and address human capital implications of workforce planning.
  • Serve as a role model and develop strategies that promote high levels of client service.
• Employee and Labor Relations:
  • Develop HR programs, tools, and resources incorporating best practices to support alignment, consistency, and accountability in managing employee relations issues.
  • Serve as an influential people partner, advising Senior Management, HR Business Partners, and Employee and Labor Relations Specialists on complex employee and labor issues while mitigating business risk.
  • Design and develop programs to prevent third-party representation of non-unionized employees and promote a positive employee relations climate.
  • Provide guidance to all levels of management on employment and/or labor laws and regulatory compliance.
  • Assist in the resolution of union grievances and disputes through conflict resolution techniques.
  • Collaborate with legal counsel to ensure compliance with labor laws and regulations.
  • Provide training to HR professionals and management on union relations and collective bargaining principles.
  • Lead joint labor-management forums and review/approve recommendations for compromise or settlement in grievance resolution.
• Teamwork and Collaboration:
  • Promote teamwork and participate in problem-solving and decision-making processes within the department.
  • Manage a caseload of HR Business Partner areas of responsibility as a working manager.
  • Work with and assist the Human Resources Business Partner team in aligning business objectives with employee and management priorities.
  • Consult and collaborate with members of the HRBP management team and leaders in the Centers of Excellence of HR.

Requirements

• Education:
  • BS/BA Degree, preferably in Human Resources, Behavioral Science, or Business Administration, with coursework or experience in labor relations required.
  • Additional formal training or certificate programs in labor relations, contract negotiations, and contract administration preferred.
  • MBA and Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
• Experience:
  • Five to seven or more years of progressively responsible leadership experience in managing complex employee and/or labor relations issues.
  • Experience managing a full range of human resources programs and services in a large, diverse, and operationally complex organization.
  • Thorough knowledge of State and Federal laws and regulations, as well as labor law and regulatory compliance related to collective bargaining rights.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective relationships at all levels of the organization, including coaching and influencing senior leaders.
  • Strong HR and business acumen, cultural awareness, consultative skills, customer service orientation, functional human resources expertise, and self-initiative.
  • Mindset of continuous learning and curiosity supporting progressive decision-making and complex problem-solving.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, matrixed environment managing multiple priorities while applying sound judgment and decision-making.
• Supervisory Responsibility: Direct supervisory responsibility for up to four (4) direct reports.

Pay

$115,793.60 - $191,048.00

Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM