HR Business Partner

Nuvance; Norwalk (CT); On-site; USD 50,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuvance Health in Norwalk, CT is seeking a Human Resources Business Partner to deliver exceptional HR services across designated units, aligning with organizational goals. The role acts as an extended leadership team member, guiding management and driving solutions to business challenges while developing talent.

Responsibilities include leadership coaching, performance and succession planning, employee relations, labor relations, data analytics, training programs, and policy compliance to foster

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree minimum
• 7-10 years of experience as an HR Generalist
• Working knowledge of compensation, organizational design, management development, employee and labor relations, performance management, diversity, and employment laws
• Experience with HR information systems and report management
• Masters degree in HR, business, organizational development or related discipline preferred

Responsibilities

• Assess, evaluate, and identify areas for management development to optimize current and future performance.
• Coach managers to expand leadership capabilities, collaboration, change management, and competencies.
• Lead annual processes for performance management, compensation planning, and succession planning.
• Apply HR strategies to facilitate achievement of unit business goals.
• Develop and deliver comprehensive people plans aligned to strategic and tactical HR objectives.
• Sourcing of management roles and selection of exceptional talent.
• Oversee a fair and consistent employee relations program with thorough investigations.
• Partner with labor relations to ensure contract provisions are applied accurately.
• Identify needs within the unit and develop training, development, and staffing programs.
• Analyze data on engagement, retention, and diversity and propose improvement plans.
• Foster open communication and share HR information effectively across the organization.
• Participate in system-wide HR projects and ensure policy compliance.

Job description

Requires In-Office Presence 3-4x per week - Norwalk, CT

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Summary:

The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) is responsible for delivering exceptional HR services across defined organizational unit(s) in alignment with organizational objectives. Serves as an extended leadership team member to management, actively engages in the facilitation of solutions to business challenges, and influences positive change. Increases organizational effectiveness and delivers solutions that retain and develop talent. Ensures management and employees have the support and guidance they need in order to be successful.

Responsibilities:

• 1.Assesses, evaluates, and identifies areas for management development/improvement to optimize the current and future operational performance of the unit, including influencing positive outcomes. Coaches managers to encourage ongoing expansion of management capabilities, collaboration, change management, and competency of critical healthcare leader attributes.
• 2.Leverages annual processes to identify opportunities to improve organizational structures, address competency and performance gaps, support the development of top talent, and plan for the future. Partners with management to maximize the completion of annual and ongoing performance management, compensation planning, and succession planning.
• 3.Understands the unit and organization, business strategies and challenges, and applies human resources strategies and programs to facilitate achievement of the unit business goals.
• 4.Implements best in class human resources planning in alignment with employer of choice initiatives. Develops and delivers against comprehensive people plans, which translate the strategic and tactical business plans into HR operational plans
• 5.Actively participates in the sourcing of management roles and the selection of exceptional talent.
• 6.Oversees a highly effective, fair, and consistent employee relations program for the assigned unit. Partners with Employee Relations resources to ensure that issues are addressed in a timely manner through a comprehensive, thorough, and objective investigation and resolution process. Coaches managers on the effective resolution of conflict, and how to foster a positive working environment.
• 7.Manages relationships with union representatives to provide proactive resolution of issues. Ensures that labor contract provisions are applied accurately and consistently. Serves as a key organizational representative at Labor Management meetings.
• 8.Identifies needs within the assigned unit and partners with HR Leadership to develop and deliver programs including training, development, competitive pay, and creative staffing.
• 9.Analyzes and works with data to understand positive and negative drivers of business issues, employee engagement, retention, and diversity. Proposes plans to address current and future challenges in response to data analysis.
• 10.Fosters open and transparent organizational communication, ensuring that key business and human resources information is widely shared in a format and method focused on the needs of the employee.
• 11.Participates in system-wide projects and/or processes that directly impact the ability to deliver exceptional service at all levels of the organization.
• 12.Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position. Identifies opportunities for policy improvements.
• 13.Other duties as assigned

Education Skills Experience:

BACHELOR'S LVL DGRE

• This position requires a minimum formal education of Bachelor Degree
• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience as an HR Generalist.
• Working knowledge of multiple human resources disciplines including compensation, organizational design, management development, employee and labor relations, performance management, diversity, and federal and state employment laws.
• Demonstrated creative problem solving skills, with a high degree of business acumen and the ability to quickly grasp complex business issues.
• Adept at working with management to influence/facilitate change and the achievement of organizational objectives.
• Exceptional interpersonal, analytical, and organizational/presentation skills, as well as verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with human resources information systems, including report management.
• Masters degree in human resources, business, organizational development, industrial/organizational psychology or other related discipline preferred.

License, Registration, Certification Requirements: None required. SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, HRCI SPHR, or HRCI PHR preferred.

Working Conditions:

Manual: Some manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Little or no potential for occupational risk

Physical Effort: Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Generally pleasant working conditions

Company: Nuvance Health

Org Unit: 1786

Department: Human Resources

Exempt: Yes

Salary Range: $36.53 - $67.90 Hourly