Manager, HR Business Partner

Job Posting Title

Manager, HR Business Partner

Employee Type

Regular

Recruiting Start Date

12-18-2025

Job Exempt?

Yes

Recruiting End Date

Open Until Filled

Aloha mai!  Mahalo for your interest in Kamehameha Schools.  If you are looking for an opportunity to utilize your skills and talents and grow in your profession, while serving and strengthening our Native Hawaiian community, we would love to have you join our ʻohana!

Job Summary

Effectively leads and manages the HR Business Partner team in delivering strategic services that align people plans with organizational goals. Implements an HR Business Partner team and service delivery model that provides expert guidance on people-related matters, solving business challenges, and driving employee engagement and retention. Collaborates with cross-functional HR leaders to understand the broad HR programs and ensure HRBPs are well-versed in HR offerings aiding effective consultation with executives and leaders. 

Essential Responsibilities

HR Business Partner Strategy & Business Acumen

• Leads the implementation of effective HR programs through HR Business Partners in partnership with other HR operational areas. 

• Implements a service delivery model addressing current and future talent needs by aligning people strategies with department/division goals and the organization's mission. 

• Regularly interacts and builds relationships with business leaders to identify areas of need and opportunity in people management and development. 

• Serves as a leading member in reorganizations, workforce planning, and change management initiatives, with responsibilities in conducting readiness of stakeholders, developing change plans, and evaluating outcomes. Partners with KS Communications as needed. 

Supervisory & Leadership

• Provides operational leadership and guidance to ensure consistency and alignment of service delivery, effectively communicating the vision, strategy, and goal. 

• Assesses and evaluates workload, efficiently allocating team resources to ensure highest level of client satisfaction. 

• Builds a strong, high-performing, and diverse team while fostering a productive work environment.  

• Provides support to HRBPs when complex, specialized, and sensitive issues arise. May be required to executive routine tasks and/or conduct investigations in high-risk situations. 

• Interviews, hires, and trains new staff in the department as needed. 

Process Improvement & Data Literacy

• Assists in developing, implementing, and documenting HRBP processes for continuous improvement and quality assurance, that are informed by best practices. 

• Collaborates with HR Technology to consistently assess, review and modify operational processes; implements system enhancements as needed. 

• Creates and implements HRBP processes that leverage data analytics, trends, and regulatory changes to forecast