Human Resources Business Partner- Legal/Compliance and OBU Business Transformation

Human Resources Business Partner- Legal/Compliance and OBU Business Transformation

Gaithersburg, MD

Hybrid Work- on average 3 days/week in office

Join a collaborative HR team where strategic partnering and business transformation come together to support critical functions across AstraZeneca!

You will play a dual role, with approximately  50% of your time focused on business partnering for your client groups and 50% focused on business transformation and project leadership. 

You will work closely with leaders and managers across Legal and Compliance to deliver practical, business-aligned HR support. You will help drive priorities including organizational design, talent planning, leadership capability, employee engagement, change management, and effective application of HR policies and practices. 

Alongside your business partnering responsibilities, you will support the planning, coordination, and delivery of selected business transformation priorities within OBU. This part of the role will involve helping connect strategic priorities, tracking progress, supporting leadership discussions, and enabling follow-through on key actions and initiatives. The role requires strong partnering capability, organizational awareness, sound judgment, and the ability to operate effectively in a complex, matrixed environment.  

What you'll do

• Partner with leaders and managers across Legal and Compliance to understand business priorities and translate them into practical people plans and HR support. 

• Support workforce planning, talent reviews, succession planning, development discussions, and organizational capability building across the client groups. 

• Coach and support leaders and people managers on team effectiveness, performance management, development, employee matters, and application of HR policies and practices. 

• Contribute to organization design, team effectiveness, role clarity, and change interventions that support business performance and evolving priorities. 

• Partner with leaders, HR colleagues, and specialist teams to manage employee relations matters appropriately, balancing business needs with policy, compliance, and risk considerations. 

• Support delivery of selected business transformation priorities, helping to coordinate activities, connect stakeholders, monitor progress, and ensure effective execution against agreed objectives. 

• Provide structure and coordination for leadership priorities through meeting preparation, agenda shaping, action tracking, and follow-up on agreed deliverables related to transformation or strategic business initiatives. 

• Work closely with HR centers of expertise, HR operations, and other HR partners to ensure effective and joined-up delivery of HR solutions and a strong employee and manager experience. 

• Use people data, trends, and business insight to inform recommendations, identify risks, and support decision-making. 

• Ensure HR practices and recommendations are aligned with AstraZeneca policies, employment requirements, and broader HR frameworks. 

• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve manager capability, and enhance th