HR Business Partner

Elsevier; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing initiatives

Shared parental leave

Study assistance

Sabbaticals

Job summary

Elsevier is seeking an HR Business Partner to partner with leaders and teams, delivering people-focused solutions that support business objectives, talent growth, and employee engagement. You will advance HR initiatives and foster an inclusive culture across the employee lifecycle.

You will collaborate with multiple functions to implement HR strategies, coach leaders, and drive talent review and succession planning.

Qualifications

• Solid experience as a General HR Business Partner.
• Excellent communication, relationship building, and influencing skills at all levels.
• Desire to develop and progress in your role and grow with your team.
• Motivated self-starter with a passion for talent management and career development.
• Attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Recruitment, Talent, Learning & Development, Benefits, Payroll, Rewards and Employee Relations to address goals.
• Drive and support initiatives to build a diverse and inclusive community.
• Develop and support HR strategies and initiatives aligned with Elsevier's people priorities.
• Serve as a consultative business partner advising on all aspects of the employee lifecycle.
• Provide coaching, feedback, and guidance to business unit leaders.
• Organize and facilitate the Talent Review process ensuring effective succession planning.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Influencing

Self-starter

Talent management

Career development

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Collaboration

Job description

Are you passionate about partnering with leaders and teams to create an exceptional employee experience? Do you enjoy shaping people strategies, driving talent initiatives, and helping employees and organizations thrive?

About our Team

This team helps monitor the heartbeat of the global research enterprise by tracking what is published - much of it by Elsevier through its extensive scholarly journals.

About the Role

You will serve as a consultant, providing effective HR guidance and support to the teams you partner with. As a trusted advisor, you will collaborate with leaders and employees across the business to deliver people-focused solutions that support business objectives, talent growth, and employee engagement. You will play a key role in advancing HR initiatives, fostering an inclusive culture, and supporting the employee lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with our Recruitment, Talent, Learning and Development, Benefits, Payroll, Rewards and Employee Relations teams to address their goals
• Drive & support initiatives to build and maintain a diverse & inclusive community
• Developing, implementing, & supporting HR-related strategies & initiatives for the business which support Elsevier's people strategy and priorities
• Serving as a consultative business partner advising on all aspects of the employee lifecycle
• Provide coaching, feedback, and guidance to business unit leaders
• Organizing and facilitating the Talent Review process ensuring effective succession planning and talent pipelining

Requirements

• Have solid experience as a General HR Business Partner
• Possess excellent communication, relationship building, and influencing skills at all levels of an organization
• Have the desire to develop and progress in your role and grow with your team
• Be a motivated self-starter with a passion for talent management and career development
• Show attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills, and work well under pressure and deadlines
• Enjoy collaborating with teams to deliver successful projects and initiatives

Work in a Way That Works for You

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working Pattern Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

U.S. National Base Pay Range: $65,100 - $108,500. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates.

Base Pay Range for CO is $65,100 - $108,500.

Base Pay Range for IL is $68,300 - $113,900.

Base Pay Range for Chicago, IL is $71,600 - $119,300.

Base Pay Range for MD is $68,300 - $113,900.

Base Pay Range for NY is $71,600 - $119,300.

Base Pay Range for New York City is $78,100 - $130,300.

Base Pay Range for Rochester, NY is $65,100 - $108,500.

Base Pay Range for OH is $61,800 - $103,100.

Base Pay Range for NJ is $77,000- $123,000.

Application deadline is 09/30/2026.

We know your well‑being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process.

If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact 1-855-833-5120.

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Elsevier is a global leader in advanced information and decision support for science and healthcare. We believe that by working together with the communities we serve, we can shape human progress to go further, happen faster, and benefit all. We support continuous discovery and uphold the highest standards of content integrity, reliability, and reproducibility so the communities we serve can advance their field of science, healthcare or innovation with confidence. By combining high-quality content with powerful analytics, we transform complexity into clarity and deliver mission-critical insights that help professionals make better decisions when it matters most. We deliver insights that help research institutions, governments, and funders achieve their goals. We help researchers discover and share knowledge, collaborate, and accelerate innovation. We help librarians provide verified, quality information to universities. We help innovators turn knowledge into new products. We help health professionals improve patient care and educators train the next generation of doctors and nurses. Connecting quality content and innovative technologies, we make progress go further and happen faster. And by championing inclusion and sustainability, we ensure progress benefits all. With 9,500 employees, over 2,300 technologists in 5 major tech hubs, and more than 60 locations across the globe, we are committed to supporting the scientific and healthcare communities around the world. We offer a diverse range of opportunities across technology, commercial, business, and early career jobs. If you are looking for a career that inspires progress in science, innovation and health, and allows you to grow every day, find your team at Elsevier. Elsevier is part of RELX Group. Let’s shape progress together. Join us. elsevier.com/about/careers