Human Resources Business Partner

Delta Dental of Arkansas; Sherwood (AR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Dental of Arkansas is seeking an experienced Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to act as a strategic advisor to department leaders, translating priorities into practical people strategies. This role supports workforce planning, employee relations, talent development, performance management, engagement, retention, and organizational effectiveness.

The HRBP combines strong HR expertise with business acumen to guide leaders, coach managers, and analyze HR metrics, driving improvements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in HR, business, or organizational development.
• Six+ years in progressive HR roles advising managers and leaders.
• Experience in employee relations, performance management, investigations, workforce planning, and compliance.
• Ability to build credible relationships with managers and employees at all levels.
• Strong business acumen linking workforce needs to goals and priorities.
• Experience using HR data to identify trends and inform recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted advisor to department leaders on workforce planning, engagement, retention, and team effectiveness.
• Partner with leaders to align staffing and people practices with goals and priorities.
• Advise on organizational structure, workload needs, and team design.
• Support leaders through change, transitions, and communications.
• Provide guidance on employee relations, performance management, investigations, and policy interpretation.
• Coach managers on setting expectations, feedback, performance, and development.
• Identify workforce trends and recommend proactive actions to reduce risk.
• Analyze HR metrics and translate findings into practical recommendations.
• Lead or support HR initiatives to improve engagement, capability, and effectiveness.
• Ensure consistent application of HR policies across departments.

Skills

Strategic partnering

HR data analysis

Coaching & facilitation

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business/OD

Job description

The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) serves as a strategic advisor to department leaders and managers, helping translate organizational priorities into practical people strategies. This role supports workforce planning, employee relations, talent development, performance management, engagement, retention, and organizational effectiveness.
The HRBP combines strong HR expertise, business acumen, sound judgment, and a consultative approach to help leaders make effective people decisions, address workforce challenges, and build high-performing, values-driven teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to department leaders and managers on workforce planning, team effectiveness, talent development, employee engagement, and retention.
• Partner with leaders to align staffing, talent, and people practices with departmental goals and operational priorities.
• Advise managers on organizational structure, role clarity, workload needs, staffing changes, and team design.
• Support leaders through departmental change, team transitions, process improvements, leadership changes, and workforce-related communications.
• Provide guidance on employee relations, performance management, attendance, corrective action, workplace concerns, investigations, and policy interpretation.
• Coach managers on setting expectations, providing feedback, managing performance, resolving conflict, documenting concerns, and supporting employee development.
• Identify workforce trends and employee relations patterns; recommend proactive actions to reduce risk and improve the employee experience.
• Analyze HR metrics—including turnover, retention, engagement, absenteeism, staffing, and performance trends—and translate findings into practical recommendations.
• Lead or support HR initiatives that improve employee engagement, manager capability, team communication, process consistency, and organizational effectiveness.
• Ensure consistent application of HR policies, organizational values, and applicable employment requirements across assigned departments.
• Represent People Operations in departmental meetings, cross-functional workgroups, and operational planning discussions.
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Six or more years of progressive human resources experience, including experience advising managers and department leaders in an HR Business Partner, HR Manager, Senior HR Generalist, or similar consultative HR role.
• Demonstrated experience in employee relations, performance management, workplace investigations, workforce planning, talent development, employee engagement, and HR compliance.
• Ability to build credible, productive relationships with managers and employees at all levels of the organization.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect workforce needs to departmental goals and operational priorities.
• Experience using HR data and workforce metrics to identify trends, inform recommendations, and improve outcomes.
• Strong coaching, facilitation, communication, conflict-resolution, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence outcomes, manage competing priorities, and navigate sensitive matters with sound judgment and discretion.
• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, or comparable HR certification preferred.