SR HR BUSINESS PARTNER

Responsibilities

• Partner with operational and clinical leaders to understand business priorities and translate them into practical HR strategies, serving as a primary HR advisor for assigned client groups.
• Collaborate with the Director, HR Partnerships to align local and functional HR strategies with enterprise priorities, ensuring consistency in approach, messaging, and execution across the organization.
• Lead and support workforce planning efforts by assessing staffing needs, identifying risks and gaps, and partnering with leaders to develop actionable solutions aligned with organizational and Director-led strategic priorities.
• With oversight from the Director, HR Partnerships, manage and resolve complex employee relations matters, conducting investigations and providing coaching and guidance to leaders on performance management, team dynamics, and issue resolution.
• Support talent development and succession planning by partnering with leaders to assess talent, identify high-potential employees, and implement development plans in alignment with enterprise talent strategies.
• Provide leadership for change management initiatives by driving effective communication, promoting adoption, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring measurable, sustained organizational outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and accreditation standards, proactively leading efforts to maintain continuous HR survey readiness and coordinating preparation, documentation, and follow-up activities for Joint Commission, CMS, and other regulatory agency reviews.
• Analyze workforce metrics and trends to inform decision-making, identify risks, and escalate insights to the Director, HR Partnerships to guide strategy adjustments and targeted interventions.
• May mentor HR Business Partners or Coordinators and provide guidance on HR practices; may provide day-to-day coordination support without formal supervisory accountability.
• Promote a culture, engagement, and retention through leadership coaching and employee experience initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelor degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology or related field. May consider additional relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum Experience: 5-7 years HR experience, preferably in a healthcare or matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated experience in employee relations, leadership coaching and HR Consulting
• Strong business acumen and with ability to operationalize strategy within defined frameworks and direction
• Experience supporting leaders in workforce planning, talent management and organizational change