HR Business Partner II (Talent Acquisition) #5460

Senate; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Student loan reimbursement

Professional development

Transportation subsidy

TSP/retirement savings

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

United States Senate Sergeant at Arms is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner II (Talent Acquisition) to serve as a recruitment partner to hiring managers and leadership, providing guidance on hiring policies and recruitment challenges. The incumbent must have experience with full life-cycle recruitment.

Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to superior customer service are required. The role focuses on creating job postings and guiding managers through the hiring process while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in HR management or related field.
• 6+ years of progressively responsible experience in Talent Acquisition with strong expertise in managing the complete recruitment lifecycle.
• Ability to interpret employment laws, regulations, and policies.
• Excellent writing, communication, organization, and attention to detail.
• Ability to de-escalate heated situations.
• Knowledge of personal computers, word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.

Responsibilities

• Provides Talent Acquisition operations support and partners with employees and managers by offering guidance, analysis, and recommendations that ensure workforce management processes are implemented compliant, accurate, timely, and aligned with business needs.
• Resolves moderately complex human resources issues.
• Performs data entry, monitors, and analyzes human resources and workforce trends/metrics.
• Collaborates with management and employees to conduct personnel processing, talent acquisition, improve work relationships, build morale, increase productivity and retention, and other related human resources functions.
• Suggests and conducts implementation of new HR strategies.
• Identifies training needs for workforce.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Skills

Employment law knowledge

Writing skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

De-escalation

Training ability

Confidential information handling

Education

Bachelor’s in HR management or related field

Tools

ServiceNow

Cornerstone

Job description

HR Business Partner II (Talent Acquisition) #5460

Target Hiring Range: $90,000-$100,000

Department: Human Resources
Posting Date Range: 11/2/2026-11/16/2026
Pay Grade Range: $86979-$152214
Work Hours: 8:30am-5:30pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Work Location Status: Hybrid
Hybrid Schedule: 2-3 days per week onsite.
All remote or hybrid work arrangements must be performed from within the continental United States, subject to Sergeant at Arms approval.

The Senate Sergeant at Arms does not pay for relocation expenses.

JOB OVERVIEW

Job Description

The Target Hiring Range for this position is:$90,000-$100,000

The Senate Sergeant at Arms is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner II (Talent Acquisition) to serve as a recruitment partner to hiring managers and leadership, providing guidance on hiring policies and recruitment challenges. The incumbent must have experience with full life-cycle recruitment.

This role requires adaptability to new technologies, strong interpersonal skills to engage with stakeholders at various levels, and a commitment to superior customer service. The incumbent will be responsible for creating job postings and assisting managers through the hiring process. They will provide guidance on evaluating candidates during the interview process and be a subject matter expert on recruitment resources and established procedures. Excellent writing skills and high attention to detail is critical for success in this role.

Key Accountabilities/Essential Job Duties

Provides Talent Acquisition operations support and partners with employees and managers by offering guidance, analysis, and recommendations that ensure workforce management processes are implemented compliant, accurate, timely, and aligned with business needs. Resolves moderately complex human resources issues. Performs data entry, monitors, and analyzes human resources and workforce trends/metrics. Collaborates with management and employees to conduct personnel processing, talent acquisition, improve work relationships, build morale, increase productivity and retention, and other related human resources functions. Suggests and conducts implementation of new HR strategies. Identifies training needs for workforce. Other duties, as assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Required Education

Bachelor’s in HR management or related field.

Other Duties/Responsibilities

• May perform duties of a contract representative (COR)as needed.

Required Work Experience

• 6+ years of progressively responsible experience in Talent Acquisition with strong expertise in managing the complete recruitment lifecycle.

Required Special Skills/ Knowledge

• Ability to interpret employment laws, regulations, and policies.
• Effective communicator, excellent writing skills, strong organization skills, strong attention to detail, sound judgement, ability to train employees, ability to handle sensitive/confidential information.
• Ability to de-escalate heated situations.
• Knowledge of personal computers, word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
• As part of our hiring process, we may conduct a skills assessment to better understand an applicant’s proficiency in key areas relevant to the role.

Desired Qualifications

• Prior experience with ServiceNow and Cornerstone is preferred, but not required.

Working Conditions

• Sedentary
• In keeping with the policy of conflicts of interest, relatives of Sergeant at Arms employees are not eligible to work in the Human Resources Office.
• Essential Services are functions and activities that are critical to the continuous operation, security, and support of the United States Senate. These services must remain operational without interruption to ensure the Senate can conduct official business. Positions supporting essential services require employees to be available and prepared to work including during inclement weather, holidays, weekends, late nights and overnight hours. Due to the nature of Senate operations, essential services, including network operations and infrastructure, cannot be suspended while the Senate is in session, and maintenance activities may be required outside of normal business hours.

Conditions of Employment

To be employed by a Senate employing office in a paid position in the continental United States an individual must:
1. Be a U.S. citizen;
2. Be lawfully admitted for permanent residence and seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3)(B);
3. Be (i) admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157 or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1158 and (ii) have filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or
4. Owe allegiance to the U.S. (i.e., qualify as a non-citizen U.S. national under federal law).
Employment is contingent on background / security investigation results.

Benefits At-A-Glance

The SAA provides a highly competitive benefits package for all SAA staff. Our benefits extend beyond health care coverage to help provide employees with student loan reimbursement, professional development, transportation subsidy, TSP/retirement savings, access to our Employee Assistance Program, and more! For more information regarding SAA’s benefits, please visit https://sen.gov/OPPW.

Accommodations

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the SAA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAA and need special assistance or an accommodation to complete the application process, please submit your request to [e-mail] with “Accommodation” in the subject line.

Voluntary Self-Identification for Veterans' Preference

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An applicant who declines to self-identify as a disabled veteran and/or to provide information and documentation regarding his/her disabled veteran’s status will not be subjected to an adverse employment action, but the individual may be ruled ineligible for veterans’ preference.