Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner

We are seeking a strategic and business-savvy Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to lead and partner with senior leadership and drive a high-impact people strategy within our Center of Excellence (CoE) model. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, hands-on execution, and a deep understanding of HR best practices, ensuring alignment between business objectives and HR initiatives. The HRBP Senior Manager will have a vast business acumen and will work in close partnership with senior leadership to manage the company’s objective through our colleague. 
Responsibilities:

• Serve as HRBP Leader for the greater pacific northwest region, with management responsibilities for the local HRBP team.
• Partnering with leaders and members of the HRBP team to proactively implement people-focused initiatives that enhance organizational health and engagement across assigned portfolios.
• Coach and influence leaders on people-related challenges, enabling them to build strong, effective teams.
• Serve as a trusted advisor providing data-driven insights to guide decision-making on workforce planning, talent development, and organizational design.
• Identify trends and provide proactive recommendations to improve workforce planning, employee retention, and leadership capability.
• Leverage HR analytics to measure and enhance talent effectiveness, drive efficiencies, improve decision-making across the organization.
• Align HR strategies with business priorities, ensuring that people initiatives drive measurable impact on growth and performance.
• Act as a change agent, driving transformation efforts and championing the adoption and success of new initiatives.
• Partner with HR CoEs to deliver best-in-class programs in talent management, learning & development, compensation & benefits, and employee relations.
• Partner with Talent Management COE, leaders and North American HRBP Management team to drive engagement action planning based on employee feedback.
• Foster a strong employee value proposition through effective HR practices that attract, develop, motivate and retain, top talent.
• Work closely with Employee Relations to manage complex employee issues, balancing business needs with risk mitigation.
• Implements and executes HR processes (e.g. Talent Management, Salary Review, etc)
• Ensure HR policies and practices comply with local labor laws and regulations.
• Enhancing performance and accountability by working closely with the HR leadership team to implement clear job descriptions, success profiles, and career paths.
• Coach leaders to strengthen their ability to mentor, engage, and inspire their teams
• This position supports US and Canada workforce 

Professional Competencies:

• A positive and infectious transformation mindset to the leadership team.
• A collaborative, agile, and adaptive mindset into discussions for enhancing the business through people.
• Proven track record in leading transformation and driving change
• Fosters openness, transparency, and collaboration for a high performance culture
• Profound knowledge of innovative HR instruments and practices and rich experience in different HR functions including international experience
• Strong communication and intercultural skills and can build relationships across hierarchies and different cultural backgrounds 
• Strong sense of ownership and responsibility paired with a clear focus on impact and implementation
• Goal oriented and results driven

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance or other related field or commensurate years of experience 
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in HR, with at least 5 years of leadership experience. 
• Experience in a Center of Excellence (CoE) model, collaborating with multiple HR functions.
• Strong background in HR business partnering, supporting leaders in a fast-paced, matrix environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change and transformation initiatives.
• Expertise in workforce planning, talent management, leadership development, and employee relations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data to drive HR strategy.
• Proven ability to influence and build strong relationships across all levels of an organization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CHRP or SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credential or ability to obtain certification within one year of employment
• Experience in a large, international organization
• Solid and fluid working experience of local labor laws 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
In general, the following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

• Must be able to effectively communicate in English, (ie see, hear, speak and write clearly) in order to communicate with colleagues and/or customers
• Manual dexterity required for occasional reaching, lifting of light office objects, and operating office equipment
• Sitting, standing, walking in office environments and construction sites
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and may be required to work at heights over 1.8m (6 feet)

WORKING CONDITIONS: 
In general, the following conditions of the work environment are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• The office is clean, orderly, properly lighted and ventilated.  Noise levels are considered low to moderate
• Will be required to be on site with customers or contractors, with or without Paladin colleagues to manage the expectations and deliverables. Sites range from general office environments to new construction.
• Driving to customer sites is required
• Travel may be required (30%)