People & Talent Business Partner

Primary Responsibilities

• Fosters and builds trusted advisor relationships with assigned business leaders.
• Manages complex People & Talent projects and practices cross-organizationally, including competency model, talent assessment, succession planning, employee engagement, career development, talent management, talent development, change management, and performance management.
• Analyzes trends and metrics in partnership with the People & Talent team to develop solutions, programs, and policies.
• Works closely with business leaders to improve working relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
• PARTNERS WITH BUSINESS LEADERS TO MANAGE CULTURE AND ENHANCE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE.
• Facilitates group learning activities and ad hoc leadership discussions to build leadership competencies.
• Provides guidance and input on restructures, workforce planning, talent selection, and leadership acquisition.
• Identifies employee and leadership development gaps and collaborates with the People & Talent Learning Team to identify plans to close gaps.
• Participates in operational and strategic business department meetings with senior leadership.
• Conducts effective, confidential, thorough, and objective investigations to manage and resolve employee relations issues.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of people, reducing legal risk, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• LEADS PEOPLE INITIATIVES TO ENSURE CLEAR UNDERSTANDING, ARTICULATION OF, AND APPLICATION OF INITIATIVE.
• REPRESENTS BUSINESS GROUP PRIORITIES AND INITIATIVES TO PEOPLE & TALENT LEADERSHIP TO ENSURE SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF BUSINESS GROUP CHALLENGES AND DELIVERABLES.
• CONTRIBUTES TO THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF PEOPLE & TALENT PROCESSES, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Strong understanding of employment law and other state and federal compliance regulations.
• Comprehensive understanding of People & Talent policies, processes, and procedures and ability to apply them to people situations.
• Ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues using sound judgment and problem-solving skills consistent with university philosophy and within applicable legal parameters.
• Ability to objectively and effectively coach employees and people leaders through complex, difficult, and emotional issues within a diverse organization.
• Ability to work strategically and collaboratively across departments and with all levels of individuals.
• Self-starter who takes initiative, is inquisitive, seeks out information, self-engages, and achieves results based on established goals.
• Clear, effective communicator with exceptional and persuasive oral and written communication skills.
• Superior interpersonal skills and professional presence with significant capacity to engage, inspire, develop, and influence.
• Demonstrated results in innovation and the ability to inspire creative thinking, new ideas, new ways of accomplishing tasks, and creating results.
• Strong business acumen.
• Excellent organizational skills, along with the ability to set and meet goals and priorities.
• Proven track record of making and implementing tough decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to apply Excel and other data management and analysis tools in researching and analyzing various types of data.
• Consistently exhibits Leadership Principles and Cultural Beliefs.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business, Interdisciplinary Studies, or a related field.

Experience

• 7 years of related experience, with at least three years of direct client group and leader support as a generalist or business partner.
• Experience working with HRIS systems, Applicant Tracking Systems, and Performance Management Systems.
• Experience and broad knowledge of agile operations and project management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Broad knowledge of project management.
• Broad understanding of Change Management methodologies.
• Human Resources Certification (PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP).