Highlights for Children

Sr. Human Resources Business Partner

Highlights for Children$90K — $120K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of progressive Human Resources experience
  • Experience in strategic business partnership with senior leaders
  • Skilled in talent reviews and workforce planning
  • Track record in managing organizational change initiatives
  • Proficient in coaching leaders at various levels
  • Experience in employee relations and performance management
  • Familiarity with a Center of Excellence HR model

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders on various HR matters
  • Translate business objectives into actionable people strategies
  • Influence leadership decisions through data and insight
  • Identify organizational risks and develop proactive solutions
  • Assess future workforce needs and capability gaps
  • Coach leaders on performance and organizational challenges
  • Recommend solutions to improve business performance

Benefits

  • Career development opportunities
  • Collaborative and inclusive workplace culture
  • Access to leadership training programs
  • Strong focus on employee engagement and retention
  • Supportive management for career growth
Full Job Description
Sr. HR Business Partner

Department: Human Resources

Reports To: VP, Human Resources

FLSA Status: Exempt

The Senior Human Resources Business Partner (Sr. HRBP) serves as a strategic advisor and hands-on partner to business leaders, helping the organization achieve its objectives through effective leadership, workforce planning, talent strategies, and organizational effectiveness.

This role partners with business leaders at all levels of the organization to translate business strategy into people priorities and ensure the successful execution of enterprise talent, leadership, and workforce initiatives. The Sr. HRBP works closely with Centers of Excellence, including Talent Development and Total Rewards, to bring enterprise people strategies to life within assigned client groups.

The successful candidate combines strategic thinking with practical execution and is equally comfortable influencing organizational decisions, coaching leaders, resolving complex people issues, and driving change.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnership
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders on organizational, leadership, workforce, and talent matters.
  • Translate business objectives into actionable people strategies and priorities.
  • Influence leadership decisions through business acumen, data, organizational insight, and sound judgment.
  • Identify organizational risks and opportunities and proactively develop solutions that support business performance.
  • Partner with leaders to strengthen organizational capability required to achieve business objectives.

Workforce Planning & Talent Management
  • Partner with business leaders to assess future workforce needs, capability gaps, and succession risks.
  • Facilitate talent reviews, succession planning discussions, and workforce planning activities within assigned client groups.
  • Collaborate with the Talent Development team to implement enterprise talent, leadership, and performance management frameworks.
  • Partner with leaders to improve talent outcomes, leadership effectiveness, and succession readiness while providing constructive challenge and accountability where appropriate.
  • Monitor talent trends and organizational health indicators and recommend actions to strengthen outcomes.

Leadership Effectiveness
  • Coach leaders at all levels of the organization on leadership effectiveness, team performance, talent decisions, and organizational challenges.
  • Support leaders in building high-performing, accountable, and engaged teams.
  • Provide candid feedback and perspective that helps leaders make better people and organizational decisions.
  • Partner with Talent Development to identify leadership capability needs and support development initiatives.

Organizational Effectiveness & Change Leadership
  • Partner with leaders on organizational design, role clarity, team effectiveness, and change initiatives.
  • Diagnose organizational challenges and recommend solutions that improve effectiveness and business performance.
  • Support implementation of organizational changes and enterprise initiatives.
  • Drive adoption of talent, leadership, and organizational effectiveness programs within assigned client groups.

Business Partnership & Execution
  • Partner with leaders at all levels to address employee, leadership, and organizational challenges.
  • Provide guidance on performance management, employee relations, workforce decisions, and organizational changes.
  • Balance strategic priorities with operational needs to support business outcomes.
  • Ensure effective execution of talent, performance, engagement, and people initiatives.
  • Maintain a strong understanding of day-to-day business realities and workforce challenges.

Employee Relations & Risk Management
  • Provide guidance and support on employee relations matters, investigations, performance issues, and workplace concerns.
  • Partner with leaders to address complex employee situations while balancing business objectives, employee experience, and risk mitigation.
  • Ensure employment decisions align with company values, policy, and legal requirements.
  • Escalate significant organizational or employee risks appropriately.


Success in this role will be measured by:
  • Leadership capability improvements within assigned client groups.
  • Quality and effectiveness of workforce planning and succession discussions.
  • Strength of succession pipelines and organizational readiness.
  • Organizational effectiveness and team performance outcomes.
  • Successful adoption and execution of enterprise talent and leadership initiatives.
  • Manager capability and confidence.
  • Employee engagement, retention, and organizational health indicators.
  • Effective resolution of employee and organizational issues.
  • Credibility and influence with business leaders.
  • Sound judgment regarding escalation, risk management, and decision-making.

Education and Experience:
  • 8+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including strategic business partnership with leaders.
  • Experience supporting directors, senior leaders, and business leadership teams.
  • Experience balancing strategic HR partnership responsibilities with hands-on execution.
  • Experience facilitating talent reviews, succession planning, workforce planning, and organizational change initiatives.
  • Experience coaching leaders and managers at multiple organizational levels.
  • Experience managing employee relations, performance management, and organizational issues.
  • Experience working within a Center of Excellence model and partnering across HR functions.

Physical Requirements:
  • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

About Highlights for Children

Highlights for Children is a children's publishing company that produces magazines, books, and digital content for children. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Highlights for Children's flagship publication, Highlights, is a magazine for children that features stories, puzzles, and other educational content. The company also publishes several other magazines, including High Five and Hello. Highlights for Children has a strong commitment to promoting literacy and education, and has donated millions of dollars worth of books and other materials to schools and libraries.
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1946

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