HR Business Partner

Lowe's Home Centers • Mooresville, NC

20d • Onsite

About The Position

The HR Business Partner leads, supports, facilitates, and drives people processes and projects across assigned client areas in partnership with the HR Business Partner Director and Vice President team. The position supports business performance and employee engagement by diagnosing issues and opportunities and taking action, while coordinating targeted HR programs and services that deliver value to clients.

In partnership with the HR Business Partner Director, the role helps oversee the HR Business Partner Analyst’s work in implementing and administering HR programs and initiatives. It leads project-plan development and execution and advances HR strategies and business objectives, including talent planning, leadership development, performance management, workforce planning, communications, and diversity initiatives. The HR Business Partner builds relationships with HR Business Partners, HR Centers of Excellence, and business clients, and uses HR expertise and judgment to provide guidance and thought partnership and develop solutions that support business goals.

The position is based at Lowe’s headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or a related field plus 5 years of experience, or 8 or more years of Human Resources experience; equivalent years of experience may substitute for the education requirement if applicable.
• At least 4 years of HR experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
• At least 4 years of experience as an HR Generalist.
• At least 3 years of direct supervisory experience.
• At least 1 year of consulting experience, including needs/gap analysis, diagnosis, solution development, and measurement.
• At least 1 year of program and project management experience with increasing levels of management responsibility.
• At least 3 years of experience interpreting and applying HR policies, procedures, programs, and processes, including compensation policies and practices.

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of multi-unit HR management experience.
• At least 2 years of talent acquisition experience, including recruiting, interviewing (including behavioral interviewing using structured interview guides), and selecting.
• At least 1 year of replacement and/or workforce planning experience.
• At least 1 year of succession, career, and development planning experience for employees in exempt positions.
• At least 1 year of experience working in a corporate headquarters environment.
• At least 1 year of experience managing projects or programs in a matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose potential issues at the individual, team, leader, and organizational levels, and execute solutions that address issues and support the business plan.
• Provide leadership-development coaching to supervisors and managers; prepare leaders for talent-review discussions and facilitate quarterly talent check-in meetings to support follow-through on talent commitments and strategies.
• Consult with business leaders on needed change, its impacts and implications, and implement processes and systems to sustain change through a comprehensive change-management strategy.
• Partner with internal HR Centers of Excellence, including Talent Acquisition, Organizational Effectiveness, Learning & Development, Compensation, and Employee Relations, to address issues and develop organization-wide strategies.
• Stay informed about business conditions affecting relevant industries, functions, and regions, as well as current HR research and trends, to provide an informed point of view.
• Consult with business leadership to develop engagement action plans based on Employee Opinion Survey results and future business trends.
• Identify development solutions and advise leaders on accelerating employee development through approaches such as exposure events, project assignments, and coaching.
• Partner with the HR Business Partner Director to assist in overseeing the HR Business Partner Analyst’s implementation and administration of HR programs and initiatives.
• Lead the development and execution of project plans and HR strategies and business objectives, including talent planning, leadership development, performance management, workforce planning, communications, and diversity initiatives.
• Build and sustain stakeholder relationships with HR Business Partners, HR Centers of Excellence partners, and business clients.

Benefits

• The headquarters offers opportunities to collaborate and includes access to walking areas, food and coffee, workout facilities, and check-ups.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level