AVP-HR Business Partner

AT&T•Dallas, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered. At AT&T, we empower leaders to drive change in a fast-evolving, connected world. Your strategic vision will help serve customers and transform lives through innovative solutions and impactful connections. Overall Purpose: Provides executive-level HR partnership to business leadership, aligning workforce strategy with business objectives to optimize performance, accelerate transformation, and strengthen organizational effectiveness. Guides adoption of analytics, automation, and AI-enabled HR capabilities to improve decision quality, scalability, and employee experience, while ensuring appropriate risk, privacy, and governance controls.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) desired.
10+ years of related experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience sponsoring or leading initiatives involving workforce analytics, HR technology modernization, automation, or AI-enabled HR solutions; strong fluency in interpreting insights and translating them into business actions.

Responsibilities

Strategic Alignment Partners with senior business leaders to shape and execute organizational and talent strategies that support growth, productivity, and operating model evolution. Translates business strategy into workforce plans, capability roadmaps, and priorities across talent, performance, and organizational design. Identifies opportunities where AI-enabled insights or automation can accelerate outcomes (e.g., workforce forecasting, skills planning, HR service optimization) and drives alignment across stakeholders.
Executive Partnership, Team Leadership and Development Leads and develops a team of HR professionals; sets direction, priorities, and operating rhythm to deliver consistent, high-impact HR support. Builds organizational capability in data-driven decision-making and modern HR practices; sponsors training and adoption of AI-enabled HR tools and ways of working. Serves as a coach to leaders on organizational effectiveness, change leadership, and workforce strategy.
HR Metrics, Workforce Insights and Analytics Establishes KPI frameworks and executive dashboards that connect workforce indicators to business performance. Leverages advanced analytics and AI-assisted insights to inform workforce planning, attrition/retention drivers, skills supply-demand, leadership pipeline health, and scenario planning. Partners with HR tech/analytics teams to define requirements for AI-enabled solutions and to validate measurable impact (quality, speed, cost, experience).
Transformation, Change and Operating Model Enablement Leads HR strategy for transformation initiatives, including organizational design, change management, communications, and leader enablement. Sponsors process improvements and operating model enhancements using automation and AI to improve cycle time, consistency, and service quality.
Compliance and Risk Management Ensures HR practices align with applicable laws and internal standards; identifies, escalates, and mitigates people-related risk. Provides oversight and guidance on responsible AI use in HR, including data privacy, documentation, audit readiness, and appropriate human review for AI-supported recommendations.
Other Duties as Assigned Oversees processes related to client support, performance management, training and development, employee engagement, morale, and retention. Evaluates vendor capabilities and HR technology enhancements (including AI features) and influences roadmaps based on business need and risk posture.
Develops workforce philosophy and long-term people strategy aligned to enterprise and business-unit objectives. Leads large teams, directly supervising supervisors as well as senior staff; influences cross-functional initiatives and executive decisions. Acts as a strategic advisor to business leadership; influences decisions regarding hiring, performance outcomes, promotional activity, pay decisions, and organizational changes for subordinates. Champions scalable, measurable HR solutions, including AI-enabled capabilities, and ensures benefits realization through adoption and governance.

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
401(k) plan
Tuition reimbursement program
Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Caregiver Leave
Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
Adoption Reimbursement
Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
Life and Accidental Death Insurance
Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Extensive employee wellness programs
Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone