HR Business Partner

Leoforce; Portage (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision

Life insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Leoforce is seeking an HR Business Partner in Portage, MI to serve as the main people advisor for site leaders and staff. You’ll split time between strategic partnership and hands-on team presence, coaching managers and guiding performance conversations to outcomes.

You’ll support engagement, handle employee relations issues, and help maintain fair, consistent people practices aligned with our values. This role emphasizes credibility, warmth, and results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field or comparable experience.
• 4+ years in HR, people operations, or employee relations.
• Proven coaching of leaders and handling workplace issues.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR practices.
• Excellent communication and judgment; ability to influence without formal authority.
• Experience carrying initiatives from start to finish; healthcare background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coach managers and directors on leading, developing, and accountability.
• Handle employee relations and guide performance management from start to finish.
• Lead engagement efforts and efforts to retain quality staff.
• Support staff through important employment moments.
• Ensure people practices are fair, consistent, and aligned with values.

Skills

People relations

Coaching leaders

Communication

Influence without authority

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or a related area, or comparable experience

Job description

HR Business Partner

Portage, MI, US

Job Description

Experience: Manager

Salary: $75,000 - $90,000 per year

Job Details

The Role

As the HR Business Partner, you will be the go-to people advisor for leaders and staff at your assigned sites. You will split your time between strategic partnership and being physically present with your teams. Day to day, you will:

• Coach managers and directors on leading, developing, and holding their teams accountable
• Handle employee relations matters and guide performance management from first conversation to resolution
• Lead efforts that improve engagement and keep good people
• Support staff through important moments in their employment
• Keep people practices fair, consistent, and true to the organization’s values

Who Succeeds Here

You like people and it shows. You are easy to approach, self-assured, and compassionate, and you can earn credibility quickly at every level. You stay steady in hard conversations, juggle competing priorities without dropping them, and pair warmth with follow-through so that talk turns into results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or a related area, or comparable experience
• 4+ years in HR, people operations, or employee relations
• Track record of coaching leaders and working through complicated workplace issues
• Solid command of employment law and HR best practices
• Strong communicator with good judgment
• Able to gain buy-in and influence without formal authority
• Proven ability to carry initiatives from start to finish
• Preferred: healthcare or other heavily regulated industry background; HR certification (PHR, SHRM-CP, or similar)

A bit about us

We are an established healthcare organization with multiple locations across Southwest Michigan. Our clinical and support teams work side by side to deliver coordinated, patient-centered care, and we have grown steadily over the years. People stay here because the work matters and because they are supported by the people around them.

Why join us?

• A real seat at the table: you advise leaders and shape decisions, not just process paperwork
• Visibility and relationships: regular time onsite with the teams you support, not HR from a distance
• Direct access to the head of HR, who you report to
• Meaningful work: you support the people who care for patients every day
• Growing organization with room to grow your own career internally
• Investment in your professional development
• Full benefits including health, dental, vision, life coverage, a retirement savings plan, generous paid time off, and paid holidays