The Senior HR Business Partner (Sr. HRBP) is a key strategic partner on the (Insert Line of Business) PXT team, bringing expertise in leadership development, employee experience, culture, and change management. This role balances tactical excellence with strategic insight, leveraging both technology and human judgment to align local leadership, centralized support, and systems in delivering high-quality employee experiences.
The Sr. HRBP contributes to excellence in PXT service delivery through leadership and strategic insight. They support team development and process optimization while upholding high standards and risk management practices. Leveraging data and experience, they inform business decisions and help implement scalable solutions. Their influence extends across the organization, collaborating with leaders to advance key initiatives and deliver solutions that balance immediate needs with long-term objectives.
You will be expected to work onsite at an Amazon facility.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead and develop a diverse team of HR professionals, coaching them to elevate beyond tactical execution to become strategic partners who proactively identify and mitigate organizational risks while delivering exceptional service.
- Drive a culture of proactive risk identification and mitigation by establishing early warning systems, leveraging data insights, and building strong partnerships across functions. Guide your team in developing sound judgment to spot emerging people-related risks before they impact the business.
- Shape the strategic vision for employee experience and organizational health. Challenge status quo thinking and drive innovation in HR practices while ensuring sustainable execution. Enable your team to move beyond immediate problem-solving to address systemic issues and opportunities.
- Partner with business leadership to develop and execute integrated talent strategies that address both current needs and future capability requirements. Coach leaders on effective talent development while building a strong succession pipeline within your own HR organization. Anticipate future talent needs and evolving workforce dynamics to future-proof both operations and HR.
- Lead your team in effective use of analytics and AI tools to uncover hidden patterns, predict emerging risks, and drive data-informed decision making. Translate complex insights into compelling narratives that influence senior stakeholders and drive organizational change.
- Set clear goals for culture transformation with business leaders. Design and implement comprehensive strategies to systematically strengthen organizational health, talent capabilities, and leadership effectiveness. Champion initiatives that measurably enhance diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Drive strategic adoption of HR technology to enable both efficiency and excellence in service delivery. Guide your team to leverage automation while preserving high-touch support for sensitive employee matters requiring human judgment and empathy.
A day in the life
A typical day involves balancing strategic insight with tactical execution. You'll provide expertise in employee relations, coach leaders through performance and development matters, and drive HR functional excellence. Operating with autonomy, you'll partner with leaders at multiple levels to develop forward-looking strategies focused on employee experience and operational objectives.
Through data analytics and AI-enabled tools, you'll identify trends and opportunities while maintaining the human connections essential for building trust. You'll support critical HR processes such as investigations and talent management while leveraging technology to enhance service delivery and decision-making, knowing when automation creates efficiency and when personal interaction remains crucial.
Success in this role comes from effectively enabling strong people leadership, influencing at scale, and addressing root causes of systemic issues. Through a combination of data-driven insights and strategic partnerships, you'll help create and maintain a workplace culture where employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to perform at their best.
About the team
- Bachelor's degree, or 2+ years of Amazon (blue badge/FTE) experience
- 2+ years of human resources experience or equivalent experiences (e.g., operations, customer service, retail, distribution, shipping/logistics, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing).
- Experience supporting and/or leading employee-focused processes such as onboarding, benefits, investigations, training and/or talent management
- Please review the Field Ops Transfer Policy to ensure you are eligible to apply for this role. https://inside.hr.amazon.dev/us/en/employment/policies-global/l4-l7-field-ops-transfer.html
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience leading employee-focused processes including onboarding, benefits, investigations, training, and talent management
- Bachelor's degree
- 2+ years of human resources experience or equivalent experiences (e.g., operations, customer service, retail, distribution, shipping/logistics, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's Degree or MBA
- Experience supporting operational environments (manufacturing, distribution, or similar)
- Ability to effectively train, guide, and support others in the use of various HR technologies and digital platforms, with a focus on increasing user adoption and enhancing end-user experience
- Demonstrated ability to build effective partnerships with business leaders
- Experience handling employee relations matters and conducting workplace investigations
- Strong coaching and influencing skills with ability to guide leaders through complex situations
- Experience supporting employee engagement and development initiatives with measurable impacts on employee retention or satisfaction
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, NY, Niagara Falls - 90,100.00 - 157,600.00 USD annually
