Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner
Greater Lexington, KY Area
We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to serve as a strategic advisor to senior leaders and help shape the people strategy across the organization.
This is a highly visible role for an HR leader who can connect business priorities with talent, organizational, and workforce strategies. The ideal candidate brings strong business acumen, sound judgment, and the ability to influence leaders while driving meaningful change across a complex organization.
What You’ll Do:
As Senior Manager, HRBP, you will partner closely with business leaders to strengthen organizational performance, build high-performing teams, and create an engaging employee experience.
Key responsibilities include:
- Partner with senior leaders to understand business priorities and translate them into effective people and workforce strategies.
- Serve as a trusted advisor on organizational, workforce, talent, and employee-related matters.
- Lead initiatives across workforce planning, talent management, organizational development, succession planning, performance management, employee relations, change management, and culture.
- Translate business strategies and operational priorities into practical HR initiatives and solutions.
- Use workforce data and insights to identify trends, improve organizational effectiveness, and support leadership decision-making.
- Lead workforce planning efforts, including staffing strategies, organizational structure, and critical capability needs.
- Identify opportunities to improve productivity, organizational effectiveness, and the employee experience.
- Support organizational design, restructuring, transformation, and other enterprise-wide change initiatives.
- Partner with leaders to build high-performing teams with clear roles, responsibilities, expectations, and accountability.
- Advise leaders on employee relations, performance concerns, attendance, workplace issues, and policy interpretation.
- Partner with HR specialists and leadership to promote fair, consistent, and legally compliant employment practices.
- Help foster a workplace culture grounded in trust, respect, accountability, and inclusion.
- Lead, coach, and develop HR professionals and HRBP team members.
- Establish clear priorities and performance expectations while driving consistency and continuous improvement across HR practices.
What You’ll Bring:
- 9+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including at least 5 years in HR leadership or management.
- Experience supporting a large, complex, and/or highly regulated organization.
- Demonstrated experience leading HR transformation, organizational change, or enterprise-wide initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of HR best practices, employment regulations, and employee relations.
- Proven ability to build trusted partnerships with senior business and functional leaders.
- Experience developing and executing both short- and long-term HR strategies aligned with business objectives.
- Strong analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and project management skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to influence leaders, challenge the status quo, and introduce new ideas and approaches.
- Strong organizational skills with a commitment to accuracy, follow-through, and anticipating business needs.
- Ability to build team morale, strengthen culture, and develop high-performing HR teams.
- Ability to translate broader company goals into actionable HR priorities and plans.
Education & Certifications:
- Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field.
- PHR, SHRM-CP, SPHR, or comparable HR certification preferred.
The Opportunity:
- This role is ideal for a strategic HR leader who enjoys operating at the intersection of people, business performance, and organizational transformation. You’ll have the opportunity to influence senior leadership, strengthen the organization’s talent strategy, and help shape how the business continues to grow and evolve.
About the Search:
Zaddy Solutions is conducting the initial screening process for this confidential client. Additional information about the company, product, and interview process will be shared with qualified candidates.