Partner Resources (HR) Business Partner, Senior - Corporate Functions, Seattle

Starbucks Coffee Company•Seattle, WA
•$121,600 - $198,400•Onsite

About The Position

As a partner resources business partner, senior, you are a strategic human resources business partner and advocate. You support the effective delivery of Partner Resources (HR) products and services across aligned corporate functions. You will build trusted relationships with leaders and partners, translate business priorities into people strategies, and help create an inclusive environment where partners and the business can thrive. Our corporate functions enable the enterprise by providing the strategy, capabilities, expertise, and operational support needed to deliver on Starbucks priorities. In this role, you will partner across functions and with Partner Resources specialist teams to strengthen organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, talent outcomes, and the partner experience.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of HR generalist/business partner experience
  • Three or more years of experience consulting with internal clients to identify business needs and recommend solutions
  • Experience supporting corporate functions or complex, matrixed organizations
  • Ability to build trusted relationships and connect quickly with leaders and partners at multiple levels
  • Experience influencing positive outcomes through sound judgment, consultation, and practical problem-solving
  • Experience navigating ambiguity and leading through change in a fast-moving environment
  • Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and make confident decisions with incomplete information
  • Experience using people and business data to develop insights and recommendations
  • A strong commitment to inclusion and to understanding different perspectives, experiences, and cultural nuances
  • A strong desire to grow within the Partner Resources organization at Starbucks

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Partner Resources leader, corporate function leaders, specialist teams, and cross-functional partners to understand business priorities, anticipate organizational needs, and develop practical people strategies and programs.
  • Serve as an advocate by listening to partner and leader needs, helping resolve concerns, and connecting partners with information and resources related to benefits, compensation, development, and other Partner Resources programs and services.
  • Support the implementation of Partner Resources strategies, plans, and projects within aligned corporate functions, translating enterprise priorities into clear actions, routines, and solutions.
  • Provide consultation and coaching to leaders on organizational effectiveness, talent, performance, partner relations, workforce planning, change, and applicable company policies and employment laws.
  • Use business and people data to identify insights, assess trends, prepare recommendations, and measure progress, developing clear reports and presentations.
  • Lead through change by navigating ambiguity and supporting leaders and partners through transformation, bringing a practical, thoughtful, and inclusive approach to change planning, communication, and implementation.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Basic and supplemental life insurance
  • Voluntary insurance benefits
  • Short-term disability
  • Long-term disability
  • Paid parental leave
  • Family expansion reimbursement
  • Paid vacation from date of hire
  • Sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked)
  • Eight paid holidays
  • Two personal days per year
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
  • Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
  • Incentivized emergency savings
  • Financial well-being tools
  • 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan
  • Student loan management resources
  • Access to other educational opportunities
  • Backup care
  • DACA reimbursement
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