Human Resource Business Partner Sr Manager
About The Position
The HR Business Partner Senior Manager serves as the strategic HR leader for a multi-state, regulated utility organization, providing enterprise-level partnership to senior and executive leadership while overseeing a team of HR Business Partners. This role is accountable for aligning people strategies with business priorities, ensuring consistent and effective HR delivery across diverse geographies within a safety-sensitive and highly regulated environment. The position plays a key leadership role in advancing talent strategies, strengthening leadership capability, and navigating complex workforce dynamics, including labor, compliance, and operational considerations. This leader acts as a trusted advisor to executives, balancing business needs with enterprise HR practices and governance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including experience supporting senior leaders in complex organizational environments
- Prior leadership experience managing HR Business Partners or comparable HR functions
- Demonstrated experience supporting multi-state or geographically dispersed workforces, preferably in a regulated or operationally intensive industry
- Strong judgment and ability to navigate ambiguity, balance competing priorities, and influence leadership decisions
- If not AWI certified, must obtain certification within 18 months
Nice To Haves
- advanced degree or relevant certification preferred
Responsibilities
- Serve as the strategic HR advisor to senior and executive leaders, translating business priorities into integrated HR strategies and solutions
- Lead, develop, and mentor a team of HR Business Partners, ensuring consistent execution of HR practices and strengthening capability across the team
- Provide leadership oversight for complex and sensitive employee relations matters, including investigations, by overseeing the Labor Relations & Workplace Investigations Manager and partnering with Compliance, Legal, and Labor Relations to assess risk and determine appropriate resolution strategies.
- Act as the primary connector between the business and HR Centers of Excellence (COEs), including Talent, Organizational Effectiveness, Compensation, and Compliance, ensuring alignment between enterprise programs and business needs
- Partner with COEs to deliver key initiatives, including workforce planning, succession planning, leadership development, organizational design, and change management efforts
- Ensure consistent interpretation and application of policies, programs, and practices across multiple states, balancing enterprise standards with local, regulatory, and operational considerations
- Influence and support business leaders through organizational change, including restructuring, transformation initiatives, and evolving workforce needs
- Identify and escalate enterprise-level people risks, trends, and opportunities to HR leadership, contributing to continuous improvement of HR strategy and service delivery
Benefits
- Rich health insurance benefits with competitive employer contribution
- Free access to an online wellness resources platform
- Up to 23 Vacation Days
- 80 Hours of Sick Time
- 10 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays
- Flexible work arrangements
- 3 weeks paid parental leave
- 1500 sq foot exercise facility and secure bike room
- Meaningful annual incentive bonus opportunity in addition to base salary
- Competitive 401K company contribution and match
- 15% discount on NW Natural stock through Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Up to $5250 a year in tuition reimbursement
- Wellness incentive program
- 20% off natural gas service
- Up to 30% discount at NW Natural Appliance Center
- TriMet Pass for all HQ employees
- Generous discounts with Verizon & AT&T Wireless
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
