HR Operations Senior Specialist

Best Buy; Richfield (MN); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Best Buy is seeking a Human Resources Operations Sr. Specialist to lead and plan small and recurring projects within the HR Operations and Planning team.

You’ll collaborate with HRBPs and business partners to deliver a consistent employee experience across initiatives at the corporate office in Richfield, Minnesota. This role requires subject matter expertise, cross-functional collaboration, risk identification, and the ability to influence leaders in decision making while aligning with HR

Qualifications

• 2 years of functional HR experience.
• 2 years of managing multiple priorities and detailed outcomes.
• 2 years of experience with HR systems (Workday, PeopleSoft, Oracle, UKG, BambooHR).
• 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 within your area.
• Ensure timely delivery of business objectives, maintaining scope, time and budget.
• Leverage HR COE expertise to drive solutions and business requirements.
• Provide HR advice and counsel to HRBPs, finance, and cross-functional partners.
• Conduct data analysis and summarize information to inform decisions.
• Support HR Planning with communication rhythms and planning meetings.
• Build strong relationships with HR Leadership and subject matter experts.
• Promote the HRBP/COE model and improve processes across HR.

Skills

HR experience

Project management

Risk analysis

Influence without authority

Ambiguity navigation

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business Admin

HR Certification

Tools

Workday

PeopleSoft

Oracle

UKG

BambooHR

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

State Minnesota