Senior HR Business Partner
Senior HR Business Partner Responsibilities
- Serve as an embedded HR consultant in daily operations, partnering closely with site and business leaders to stabilize workforce performance through data-based insights and pragmatic solutions.
- Provide timely, high-volume, real-time issue resolution by being visible and accessible to employees and leaders (including on the shop floor) and by aligning actions to shift schedules, attendance, and safety/conduct needs.
- Deliver on-demand coaching, consultation, and data-based analysis to leaders with a strong focus on employee relations and risk mitigation (including investigations, discipline/corrective action, attendance management, and policy enforcement) and tight coordination with Legal and Employee Relations COEs as needed:
- Integrated Talent Management (workforce planning for coverage/continuity; retention and attrition control; talent reviews and development; DEI consultations; succession planning in partnership with Talent/Staffing)
- Employee Issue Management (investigations; discipline and corrective action; attendance management; policy interpretation and enforcement; compliance and legal needs; support in unionized and/or labor-sensitive environments)
- Culture, Change, and Organization Management (support org and team changes that may impact schedules, roles, pay, and safety protocols; drive leader consistency; communicate change in clear, repetitive, and often face-to-face ways)
- Total Rewards (annual compensation practices; recognition; and ad-hoc compensation support, including guidance during operational changes that affect pay practices)
Senior HR Business Partner Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
- PREFERRED: At least 5 years of HR experience.
- PREFERRED: Experience in supporting union employees.
- DEEP AND BROAD KNOWLEDGE OF OPERATIONAL HR PORTFOLIO.
- STRONG BUSINESS ACUMEN AND UNDERSTANDING OF RELATED BUSINESS DRIVERS, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES.
- EXCELLENT INTERPERSONAL AND CONSULTATION SKILLS, INCLUDING BUILDING TRUSTFUL RELATIONSHIPS.
- STRONG PROBLEM-SOLVING CAPABILITIES WITH A SOLUTION ORIENTATION.
- TEAM PLAYER AND COLLABORATOR.
- COMPETENCE AND WILLINGNESS TO LEVERAGE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, DATA, AND AI.
Qualifications
- Competence and willingness to leverage digital technology, data and AI.
Skills
- Competence and willingness to leverage digital technology, data and AI.
Benefits
Not specified.
Pay
Not specified.
Schedule
Hybrid.
Company Information
Berkeley, CA
About the Role
The Senior HR Business Partner will perform HR consulting and coaching by collaborating with business leaders to address significant people and cultural issues. This role provides expertise in hiring, termination, performance management, and rewards. The Senior HR Business Partner enables business change by supporting the talent aspects of organizational structure changes and facilitating talent integration during mergers and acquisitions. The position advocates for HR programs by communicating the business value of HR initiatives and managing program rollouts to minimize disruption. The Senior HR Business Partner also partners with business and talent management/staffing and recruiting colleagues on key talent initiatives, including workforce planning, high-potential employee development, and succession planning.
Company
Hunter International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity and affirmative action regulations.