About Our Job

Who We Are

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) provides essential services and support to the 13,000 employees and more than 40 agencies that make up the City and County of Denver. OHR touches every City department and supports every employee, from the moment they file a job application, to the day they retire, and everything in between.

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, and the people around you to the next level.

Denver International Airport is the 6th busiest airport in the world and the 3rd busiest airport in the United States, serving 82 million passengers and generating more than $47 billion for the region annually. DEN is the largest and newest commercial airport in the United States and consists of a land mass of 34 million acres. DEN is the host facility for over 43,000 local jobs, with 2,000 of those being part of the City and County of Denver workforce at DEN.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $95,000.00 - $110,000.00/year, based on experience and education.  We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 13 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site three days a week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

What You’ll Do

The Office of Human Resources (OHR), DEN HR Service Team is seeking an influential, strategic, and customer service-focused Senior HR Business Partner to join our team and support Denver International Airport. You will collaborate with organization leaders to reframe business challenges through the lens of the overall employee experience. This is a high impact role utilizing talent insights and organization data to help leaders develop and execute a strategic people agenda.

We are committed to delivering exemplary services to build workforce capability and drive business outcomes that best serve the public interest. A successful candidate will be a forward-facing advisor to business leaders, expert at developing cross-team collaborative partnerships and building effective relationships, and be passionate about solving complex workforce challenges with data-informed decisions.

Responsibilities

• Coach and consult with junior to senior leaders within the DEN Agency to build morale, increase productivity, improve teamwork relationships, and improve staffing and retention
• Proactively build and maintain positive relationships with other leaders within the DEN Agency from various functional areas
• Partner with various DEN Agency divisions to understand their unique complexities and to develop strategies and initiatives that promote a culture of equity and engagement
• Oversee and coordinate Workers’ Compensation processes and assignments for the DEN Agency, ensuring timely and accurate case management
• Be the primary point of contact for HR programs, tools, metrics, and analytics impacting your organization
• Build collaborative partnerships with the OHR Centers of Excellence including Talent Acquisition, Compensation and Classification, Learning and Development, and Benefits to recommend and inform of business solutions
• Provide and utilize data analytics to support the organization with making appropriate business decisions affecting personnel, and utilize analytics to tell our human capital story
• Research, develop, and execute innovative HR solutions that deliver measurable and sustainable business results
• Execute HR strategies, initiatives and practices that promote a strong performance culture emphasizing engagement, learning and development, talent management, and workforce planning
• Effectively advise and manage employee and labor relations issues and investigations
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested

What You’ll Bring