HR Operations Senior Specialist

Best Buy; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Best Buy's Human Resources Operations Senior Specialist role focuses on leading and planning small, recurring HR projects while collaborating with HRBPs and business teams. You will influence decision-making, manage risks, and drive consistent employee experiences across HR systems.

This hybrid role requires on-site work Monday through Thursday at the Richfield, Minnesota corporate office, with the option to work virtually from Friday.

Qualifications

• 2 years of functional HR experience.
• 2 years of experience with multiple priorities and detailed outcomes.
• 2 years of experience with HR systems.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Ability to identify risks, trends and opportunities for improved efficiency and/or quality.
• Ability to influence without authority.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguous situations.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional HR implementation plans for organizational changes and recurring processes.
• Ensure timely delivery of objectives within time, scope, quality and budget.
• Leverage HR COEs to drive solutions and business requirements.
• Support HR business partners, finance and cross-functional partners with HR counsel.
• Conduct data analysis and summarize information to inform decisions.
• Assist HR planning with communications rhythms and planning meetings.
• Build and maintain relationships with HR Leadership and SMEs for project success.
• Understand HRBP and HR COE models and improve processes across HR functions.
• Manage and triage incoming emails, routing inquiries to the right HR team.

Skills

HR experience

Project coordination

Stakeholder influence

Data analysis

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Risk identification

Ambiguity navigation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field

HR Certification

Tools

Workday

PeopleSoft

Oracle

UKG

Bamboo HR

Job description

As the Human Resources Operations Sr. Specialist, you’ll be responsible for leading and planning small and reoccurring projects within the HR Operations and Planning team. You will support complex and large-scale initiatives while working cross-functionally to deliver consistent employee experience. This role requires subject matter expertise in the business teams being supported, cross-functional collaboration with Human Resource Business Partners (HRBPs) and business team partners, the ability to identify risks and considerations and then influence HRBPs and other leaders in their decision making.

This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work on site Monday through Thursday at the Best Buy corporate office in Richfield, Minnesota. You can work virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location on Friday. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

What you’ll do

• Lead cross-functionally to build HR implementation plans for organizational changes and reoccurring business processes within your assigned area. (i.e. talent selection, notification plan, after care support, talent redeployment, coordination of people movement across systems)
• Ensure timely and complete delivery of business objectives, through assigned projects, while maintaining time, scope, quality, and budget.
• Leverage own knowledge as well as expertise of cross-functional HR COE’s to leverage broad perspectives in driving solutions and/or business requirements.
• Support HR business partners, finance and cross-functional partners by providing human resources advice and counsel.
• Conduct data analysis and then summarize the information to inform decision making.
• Support HR Planning by assisting with HR communication rhythms and planning meetings as needed.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with HR Leadership, team members, sponsors, leads and subject matter experts to assist in completing work.
• Knowledgeable about the HRBP and HR COE model and its intended benefits and work to create an experience that helps to improve processes across Human Resources function.
• Responsible for managing and monitoring incoming emails and route inquiries to appropriate HR team members.

Basic qualifications

• 2 years of functional HR experience
• 2 years of experience working with multiple priorities and managing detailed outcomes
• 2 years of experience with HR systems (Workday, PeopleSoft, Oracle, UKG, Bamboo HR, etc)
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Ability to identify risks, trends and opportunities for improved efficiency and/or quality
• Ability to influence without authority
• Comfortable navigating ambiguous situations

Preferred qualifications

• 1 year of project management or coordination experience
• Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• HR Certification

What’s in it for you

• Competitive pay
• Great employee discount
• Financial savings and retirement resources
• Support for your physical and mental well-being

Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves.

Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.

Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.

For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.

About us

As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life - in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.

Application deadline: Minimum of 5 days from the posting date. You can find that date above the job title at the top of the page.

Position Type: Full time

Location/Region: Minneapolis, MN (55423)