Strategic HR Business Partner

The Strategic HR Business Partner is a director-level individual contributor who serves as a strategic advisor to senior executives and business leaders on the organizationââ¬â¢s most complex workforce, talent, culture, and organization effectiveness opportunities. This role leads high-impact HRBP work without direct people management responsibility and provides thought leadership across enterprise initiatives, business transformation, workforce planning, succession planning, and executive-level consulting. The role also mentors Senior HR Business Partners and HR Business Partners to strengthen strategic consulting capability across the HRBP team.

What You'll Do

Executive and Strategic Advisory

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives and business leaders on complex people, organization, and workforce matters.

• Translate business strategy into workforce, talent, culture, and organization effectiveness plans.

• Provide perspective on enterprise initiatives, leadership transitions, operating model changes, and strategic workforce decisions.

Enterprise Workforce and Organization Effectiveness

• Lead complex workforce planning, organization design, talent strategy, and change leadership work for high-impact business priorities.

• Identify enterprise-level talent risks, capability gaps, succession needs, and organizational barriers.

• Use workforce data, business insight, and stakeholder input to recommend practical, strategic solutions.

Mentorship and HRBP Capability Building

• Mentor Senior HR Business Partners and HR Business Partners on strategic consulting, executive influence, organization effectiveness, workforce planning, and business acumen.

• Model high-quality HRBP consulting through clear problem framing, data-informed recommendations, and disciplined stakeholder management.

• Create tools, approaches, or coaching moments that raise the capability and consistency of the HRBP team.

Change Leadership and Special Projects

• Lead or advise on enterprise-level change initiatives, restructures, integrations, leadership transitions, and major operating shifts.

• Help leaders anticipate people impacts, adoption risks, communication needs, and workforce implications.

• Partner with HR COEs to design integrated solutions for complex business challenges.

COE and Enterprise Integration

• Partner with Employee Relations, Reporting, HR Support Operations, Learning and Development, HR Systems, Total Rewards, and Talent Acquisition to align solutions to business strategy.

• Influence HR priorities by representing business needs, workforce trends, and executive stakeholder feedback.

• Ensure HR solutions are scalable, practical, and connected to measurable business outcomes.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or related field required; advanced degree preferred.

• 10 or more years of progressive HR experience preferred, including significant strategic HRBP experience.

• Experience advising senior executives and leading complex workforce, talent, or organization effectiveness initiatives.

• Strong business acumen, executive communication, consulting, change leadership, and data interpretation skills.

• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority and mentor other HR professionals.

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