HR Business Partner

SBM Offshore•Romulus, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The HR Business Partner is a strategic leader and connector between people, operations, and client success. This role partners with internal leadership, operational teams, and key client accounts to drive business objectives, optimize processes, and deliver exceptional stakeholder experiences. Acting as both a trusted advisor and operational driver, this position manages employee success initiatives, supports high-priority accounts, and collaborates on operational improvements that strengthen organizational performance. The role also ensures alignment between workforce strategies, operational goals, and client expectations, while fostering a culture of engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university, preferably in Human Resources or Business Administration; or two to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
May be required to have a valid driver’s license.
Ability to work cross-functionally with multiple departments.
Ability to speak effectively before leadership teams.
Exceptional organizational and multitasking abilities.
A strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted HR/people partner for assigned teams, supporting workforce planning, performance management, and engagement.
Collaborate with leadership to develop talent strategies that align with business objectives.
Act as primary point of contact for high-value accounts, ensuring satisfaction, retention, and growth.
Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve client issues, anticipate needs, and identify opportunities for added value.
Develop and maintain strong relationships to support strategic objectives.
Provide performance, staffing and turnover reporting and insights for key accounts.
Identify and develop specific recruiting strategies to build an ongoing, ready pipeline of qualified candidates to meet the company clients hiring needs at all times.
Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and scalability.
Partner with operations leadership to align resources, technology, and workflows with business needs.
Analyze operational metrics and employee feedback to inform strategic decision-making.
Monitor turnover metrics, review unfavorable trends, conduct root cause analysis and partner with HR Field and Operations to implement solutions.
Provide visibility to HR, Operations and Leaders of any recruiting issues and escalate as needed.
Responsible for tracking open positions and maintaining positions in applicant tracking system.
Responsible for prescreening, interviewing, hiring and onboarding frontline employees.
Manage confidential information in relation to non-exempt employees.
Work alongside HR to effectively manage background, drug test and any other new hire approvals.
Trains management in interviewing and hiring process.
Conducts wage surveys within labor market to determine competitive wage rate.
Coordinate job fairs or hiring events.