Senior HR Business Partner (Director level role)

Grow your career with a growing organization

Whether they’re helping people reach their long-term financial goals or providing personal wealth management strategies, every associate contributes to changing the lives of those we serve for the better. When it comes to job satisfaction, that’s hard to beat. And from a personal satisfaction perspective, you’ll enjoy the freedom to support causes that matter to you and experience a truly inclusive work environment. Your future starts now.

The Sr Human Resources Business Partner is a strategic professional who works with senior leaders to facilitate human capital strategic plans in the areas of talent management, organizational design, workforce planning, diversity, change management and organizational performance.  The data-driven professional will influence, communicate, and successfully work cross functionally to execute positive people outcomes. The Sr Human Resources Business Partner will champion Human Resources initiatives designed to enhance Empower’s associate experience. 

What you will do

• Partner with the business and Human Resources Centers of Excellence to diagnose human resource implications of the organization’s strategy and formulate corresponding people plans

• Diagnose large scale organization effectiveness and team performance issues and partners with senior leaders and their leadership teams

• Coach senior management on enhancement of leadership skills and proactively identifies staff morale and engagement issues.

• Conduct senior leader onboarding and assimilation programs

• Partner with business leaders and Finance on regular workforce planning data management

• Facilitate annual talent and succession planning event; support annual calibration activities

• Partner with Employee Relations on high-profile, highly sensitive and/or complex employee relations matters.

• Partner with compensation on annual compensation events

• Strong results and process improvement orientation. Suggests change that has a positive impact. Anticipates and deals effectively with concerns or resistance to change.

• Support regular employee engagement survey by communicating results and partnering with senior leaders on developing measurable action plans. 

What you will bring

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in human resource management or related field or equivalent level of experience, training and education.

• 10+ years HRBP experience or broad-based human resource experience

• PHR / SPHR certified a plus.

• Strong change management background and influential leader with experience working in a transformational environment.

• Demonstrated ability of being self-driven and strong problem solving skills

• Experience partnering with executive leadership in matrixed organizations preferred

• Ability to think strategically and analytically and operate tactically when required

What will set you apart

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills; proven record of successfully working in a consultative manner with every level of internal and external customer, including leaders and management.

• Strong influencing capability. Identifies the agendas, concerns, and motivations of others.

• Statistical data analysis in a business environment, particularly dealing with human capital data.

• Able to handle moderate level of travel when required.

***Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.***

What we offer you

We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and