WHAT IS A HRBP ?
The HR Business Partner is integral to a designated business unit, providing targeted support through direct client interactions. This role demands strong problem-solving and analytical skills and involves managing a wide range of HR activities. Responsibilities include performance management, employee relations, and workforce planning. The HRBP also drives employee engagement initiatives and leads the deployment of new HR programs, ensuring effective implementation across their unit. This hands-on role is pivotal in fostering a responsive and supportive HR environment.
Need-to-Know Overview of a HR Business Partner
1. HR Business Partner Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide HR consultation to employees and frontline (1st and 2nd level) leaders in the following areas: workforce planning, succession planning, career planning, performance management, data analysis, total rewards, employee relations, employee engagement, and learning and development.
- Partner with the Employee Relations Team to proactively mitigate and resolve employee relations issues.
- Team oriented: Collaborate effectively with HR Business Partner Team and HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) including Learning & Development, Workforce Effectiveness, Employee Relations, Recruiting, HR Operations, and Total Rewards.
- Understand and apply talent data to drive business strategy and priorities.
- Build credibility and trust among employees and leaders by acting as frontline HR Business Partner to resolve concerns.
- Lead change and manage minor business unit reorganizations.
- Play a lead role in the HR Business Partner team to manage and implement HR initiatives.
- Understand latest trends in Human Resources overall and the HR Business Partnering discipline to continually advance your knowledge, skills and abilities.
- Build and foster an inclusive and diverse culture aligned to our Company vision, mission & values.
2. HR Business Partner Ability, Experience and Educations
- Bachelor’s Degree in HR or related field is preferred, and/or equivalent relevant work experience. Financial services experience preferred.
- Minimum of 4 years of HR business partner or generalist experience preferred.
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills with demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence leaders.
- Experience objectively coaching employees and leaders through difficult issues.
- Experience working with frontline leaders to execute on actions plan that drive leader, employee and team effectiveness.
- Ability to apply analytics and insights to business needs.
- Planning and organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to handle multiple tasks.
- Team-oriented, consensus builder who collaborates well with others.
- Good knowledge of federal, state and local laws and statutes for employment.
- Workday system experience preferred.
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