AVP People Business Partner

San Antonio Spurs Sports & Entertainment•San Antonio, TX

About The Position

At Spurs Sports & Entertainment (SS&E), we work in service of something bigger than ourselves. To us it is so much more than just a game or concert. It takes all the members of our Spurs team to harness the power of sports and entertainment to create moments that excite, memories that endure, and connections that strengthen our community. SS&E owns and operates the San Antonio Spurs (NBA), Austin Spurs (NBA G-League), and the San Antonio FC (USL), and manages day-to-day operations of the Frost Bank Center, Toyota Field and STAR Complex. We know that our people are our greatest asset as an organization. We aspire to provide our teams with meaningful work, to live our values -Integrity, Success & Caring – day-to-day in what we do and foster an inclusive culture for our 1K+ employee workforce. The Associate Vice President, People Business Partner (AVP, PBP) leads the continued evolution of SS&E’s People Business Partner function within a dynamic, multi-franchise, multi-location organization. Reporting to the Chief People Officer (CPO), this role is accountable for strengthening the strategic impact, operational discipline, and business alignment of the PBP model across the enterprise. This leader advances and modernizes the function, elevating team capability, reinforcing clear standards, and ensuring People Business Partners serve as proactive, insight-driven advisors to the business. Operating in a complex and fast-paced environment, the role requires strong executive influence, the ability to lead through ambiguity, and a balance of strategic perspective and hands-on leadership, particularly during critical enterprise milestones. This leader will also model and reinforce SS&E’s values of Integrity, Success & Caring, fostering a culture of accountability, inclusion, and high performance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or related field required.
12+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant experience in Business Partner roles supporting senior leaders.
At least 3 years of people leadership experience, with demonstrated success developing and leading a high-performing team.
Experience operating in a complex, multi-entity or multi-location organization.
Demonstrated experience partnering closely with business leaders, HR Centers of Excellence, and Finance to drive aligned, enterprise-wide people strategies.
Expertise across core talent and organizational disciplines, including organizational design, workforce planning, performance management, and change leadership.
Business acumen with the ability to connect people strategy to financial performance and operational outcomes.
Experience leveraging analytics and insights to inform decision-making.
Ability to lead Initiatives with disciplined execution and measurable impact.
Working knowledge of employee relations, compliance, and risk mitigation.
Ability to align stakeholders to drive sound decisions and enterprise outcomes.
Proven ability to quickly shift priorities and evolve business needs.
Experience delivering complex topics in a clear and practical way to drive solutions, scalable processes and clarity and direction in complex, fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the People Business Partner function, strengthening team capability and ensuring consistent, business-aligned execution across the enterprise.
Drive coordinated PBP leadership during critical people milestones: performance management, engagement, and talent planning. Ensure disciplined execution, business alignment, and strong follow-through across business units.
Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, providing candid, strategic counsel, constructively challenging assumptions, and guiding sound people and organizational decisions.
Align leaders and stakeholders across teams, functions, and locations, navigating complexity and ambiguity to drive cohesive enterprise outcomes.
Partner with the CPO on enterprise organizational effectiveness and change initiatives that strengthen leadership capability, scalability, and long-term performance.
Advise leaders on organizational design, role clarity, and team structure to ensure alignment between business strategy and talent investments.
Translate workforce analytics, talent insights, and organizational trends into clear, actionable recommendations that inform decision-making and strengthen organizational performance.
Build and develop a high-performing PBP team, deepening capability in strategic consulting, change leadership, business acumen, and data-informed decision-making.
Partner closely with People & Culture Centers of Excellence: Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, HRIS, Employee Relations, and Employee Experience. Ensure integrated, business-aligned delivery of enterprise people strategies and practices.
In partnership with L&D and Total Rewards, ensure disciplined execution of enterprise performance and talent review practices, reinforcing accountability and alignment between performance outcomes, development priorities, and rewards.
Guide workforce planning in collaboration with the Chief People Officer, Finance, and business leaders, aligning organizational structure, talent investments, and headcount strategy with operational objectives, financial discipline, and long-term performance outcomes.
Partner with Employee Relations to proactively identify trends and organizational risks, strengthening leadership capability and culture across business units.
Exercise sound judgment in managing organizational risk, ensuring appropriate escalation. Partners with the CPO on complex, sensitive, or high-impact matters.
Ensure strong hygiene and accountability for people data that support reliable insights, compliance, and executive-level decision support.
In every position, each employee is expected to: demonstrate alignment with SS&E’s core values and mission, collaborate with internal/external community members and demonstrate ongoing development.