Human Resources Business Partner

UnityPoint Health; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Dental and health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Adoption assistance

Daily Pay / early wage access

Job summary

UnityPoint Health in Des Moines, IA, seeks an HR Business Partner to support hospital leaders and embed HR priorities into daily operations, shaping people strategies that drive meaningful business outcomes.

As a strategic partner, you’ll collaborate with HR Centers of Expertise to develop and execute strategies for a high-performing, engaged workforce across the enterprise and business unit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Management or related field is required.
• Master’s degree in HR, Business Administration/Management or related field preferred.
• Five years of combined proven HR Business Partner or HR consulting experience in multiple HR functions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic HR partner by understanding business priorities, advising leaders, and implementing HR solutions.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning, talent reviews, performance management, engagement and development.
• Build strong relationships with leaders, team members, stakeholders, and HR COEs to deliver a unified HR experience.
• Use HR metrics and workforce insights to identify opportunities, influence decisions, and forecast talent needs.
• Promote an inclusive culture, model values, and provide guidance on policies and labor relations.
• Coach leaders through transitions and identify opportunities to improve HR value to the business.

Skills

HR Business Partner

Strategic Partnering

Workforce Planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management or related field

Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration/Management or related field

Job description

• Area of Interest: Business Professionals
• Department: Human Resources
• Shift: 8a-4:30pm M-F
• Job ID: 185927

• Area of Interest: Business Professionals
• FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0
• Department: Human Resources
• Shift: 8a-4:30pm M-F
• Job ID: 185927

Overview

Join UnityPoint Health’s largest market as an HR Business Partner, where you’ll support hospital leaders and help shape the people strategies that drive meaningful business outcomes. In this highly collaborative role, you’ll serve as a strategic partner by embedding HR priorities into daily operations, offering trusted guidance to leaders, and helping teams build the capabilities, behaviors, structures, and processes needed to succeed. You’ll also partner closely with HR Centers of Expertise to develop and execute strategies that foster a high-performing, engaged, and people-centered workplace across the enterprise and business unit.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker\'s Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic HR partner by understanding business priorities, advising leaders, and implementing HR solutions that support organizational goals.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning, talent reviews, performance management, engagement, retention, and development strategies aligned to current and future business needs.
• Build strong relationships with leaders, team members, stakeholders, and HR COEs to deliver a unified, people-focused HR experience.
• Use HR metrics, business data, market trends, and workforce insights to identify opportunities, influence decisions, and forecast talent needs.
• Promote an inclusive culture, model FOCUS values, support fair and equitable practices, and provide guidance on policies, regulations, labor relations, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Champion change, coach leaders through transitions, and proactively identify opportunities to improve processes, outcomes, and HR value to the business.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management or related field required.
• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration/Management or related field preferred.

Experience:

• Five (5) years of combined proven experience in an HR Business Partner/business consultation role within multiple HR functional areas and/or employee/labor relations required.

License(s)/Certification(s):

• SHRM-CP
• SHRM-SCP
• PHR
• SPHR
• OR related certification preferred.