Strategic HR Business Partner

IMA Financial Group•Portland, WA

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) is responsible for aligning talent strategy with business strategy across assigned markets or client groups. As a trusted advisor to business leaders, the HRBP provides strategic guidance on workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, succession, performance, and talent investment decisions that enable business growth and execution. The HRBP leverages business acumen, workforce insights, and deep partnerships to help leaders anticipate talent needs, address organizational challenges, and build high-performing teams. Success in this role is measured by the ability to influence business outcomes through effective talent, leadership, and organizational strategies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or a related field required; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.
8-10+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including experience partnering with senior business leaders.
Expertise in workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, talent management, leadership development, and performance management.
Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy into talent and organizational strategies that drive measurable business outcomes.
Strong business acumen with the ability to understand operational, financial, and market factors influencing business performance.
Proven ability to influence, coach, and challenge leaders while building trusted advisor relationships.
Experience leading organizational change and driving adoption of new processes, structures, and ways of working.
Strong analytical skills and ability to leverage workforce and business data to guide decision-making.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

Professional HR certification (SHRM-SCP, SPHR, SHRM-CP, PHR) preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, aligning talent strategies with business priorities and growth objectives.
Translate business strategy into actionable talent plans that address workforce, leadership, organizational, and capability needs.
Participate as a member of market and leadership teams, providing strategic counsel on talent, organizational effectiveness, and workforce decisions.
Build strong business acumen to understand market dynamics, financial performance, operational priorities, and future business needs.
Assess organizational effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve structure, role clarity, decision-making, accountability, and team performance.
Partner on workforce planning efforts by identifying current and future talent needs, critical roles, organizational risks, and capability gaps.
Partner with leaders to design and implement organizational design changes that support business objectives and long-term success.
Lead people-related change initiatives, helping leaders assess impacts, manage resistance, drive adoption, and sustain results.
Use workforce, talent, and business insights to identify organizational risks, inform decisions, and measure the effectiveness of talent strategies.
Develop and execute market-level talent strategies aligned with business priorities and growth objectives.
Partner with leaders to assess talent, build succession pipelines, strengthen bench strength, and prepare future leaders.
Advise leaders on hiring, development, retention, and workforce investment decisions to ensure the organization has the talent needed to achieve business goals.
Facilitate talent reviews and performance calibration discussions that strengthen accountability, differentiate performance, and improve talent outcomes.
Coach and challenge leaders in making effective decisions related to performance, potential, succession, development, and team composition.
Partner closely with Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Total Rewards, and other HR partners to deliver integrated talent solutions that address business needs.
Monitor key talent indicators and use data to drive decisions related to performance, succession, retention, engagement, and capability development.
Reinforce IMA's culture and values by helping leaders build accountable, inclusive, and high-performing teams.
Coach leaders on leadership effectiveness, employee experience, team dynamics, and organizational health.
Ensure leaders execute core talent practices, including performance management, compensation planning, talent reviews, and succession planning with consistency and accountability.
Promote leader accountability for talent outcomes, including employee development, team performance, succession readiness, engagement, and retention of key talent.
Build strong relationships and credibility across the organization, serving as a trusted partner through influence, coaching, and sound business judgment.