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Human Resources Business Partner

Federal Reserve System

Kansas City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 May 2026

💰 $286,000/yr($90,100/yr – $286,000/yr)

About the role

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

When you join the Federal Reserve—the nation's central bank—you’ll play a key role, collaborating with leading professionals to strengthen and protect our economic, financial and payments systems. We invest in contemporary and emerging technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy, and we’re building a dynamic and diverse team for our future.

In People and Culture (P&C), we serve the Bank’s mission with excellence through our depth and breadth of expertise, customer centric mindset, and agility in our support across all aspects of the employee lifecycle. We lead and influence strategies across the District and System.

The P&C Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) consults with business units to drive results through effective people strategies. The role builds partnerships with leaders to set people priorities and deliver solutions for talent attraction, development, and retention aligned with the Bank’s mission, vision, and values.

Key Responsibilities: 

Partners with leaders and other HRBPs within the Bank and across the Federal Reserve System to understand and influence strategic goals and initiatives, identify people-related challenges, consult on talent strategies, and ensure HR work is executed effectively.
Provides organizational perspective during talent calibration, succession planning, and strategic workforce planning; facilitating discussions and consulting on resulting action plans.
Advises leaders on all HR policies, compliance, and handling sensitive employee issues; escalating when appropriate.
Supports all HR initiatives and programs by communicating updates, gathering business feedback, and strengthening cross-HR collaboration.
Maintains and strengthens knowledge of HR laws, trends, and best practices to influence people strategies.
Provides strategic guidance to leaders on change management by assessing business-specific impacts and providing insight-driven consultation that informs decisions and drives successful change adoption aligned with organizational priorities.

What we are looking for:  

Strong business acumen, resilience, and ability to challenge constructively.

Credible relationship‑builder who influences without authority.

Skilled collaborator who builds trust and drives shared outcomes.

Sound judgment with sensitive issues, balancing business needs and risk.

Strengths in coaching, conflict resolution, and team engagement.

Clear, concise communicator with ability to simplify complex topics.

Knowledge of HR practices, data insights, and talent strategy.

Strategic problem-solver with workforce planning skills.

Growth mindset and comfort iterating with feedback.

Basic understanding of Agile principles.

Qualifications: 

Bachelor’s degree in related field of study such as Human Resources or Business Administration, or equivalent combination of relevant education and/or directly related work experience.

Typically requires six or more years in a relevant HR role preferably across multiple disciplines, such as employee/labor relations, organization development/training, talent acquisition, or comparable leadership experience with demonstrated strong support of HR initiatives.