Human Resources Business Partner Manager

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC); Prior Lake (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) is seeking a Senior Human Resources Business Partner Manager to serve as a trusted advisor to leaders across Tribal Operations. You will balance strategic partnerships with hands-on HR support to navigate complex people challenges and build engaged teams.

You will guide employee relations, organizational change, performance management, and talent planning while collaborating with HR colleagues to deliver practical solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in exempt-level Human Resources roles, including advising leaders as an HR Business Partner or similar.
• Broad HR experience across employee relations, organizational design, restructuring, change management, talent acquisition, engagement, talent development, performance management, compensation, and benefits.
• Experience supporting leaders at multiple levels, including executives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary HR advisor for assigned enterprises and departments, developing a deep understanding of operations, priorities, and people needs.
• Advise leaders on sensitive workplace concerns, conflicts, performance issues, and difficult conversations with sound judgment and care.
• Partner with leaders on organizational structure, team dynamics, and workforce needs to improve performance.
• Guide organizational change, plan transitions, and support team members through change.
• Facilitate performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and compensation cycles in collaboration with HR colleagues.
• Collaborate with Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Compensation, and Leadership Development for coordinated guidance.
• Support onboarding, engagement, retention, and recognition initiatives that strengthen workplace culture.
• Coach leaders on effective people practices and training opportunities to build leadership capability.
• Develop HR reports and interpret metrics to identify trends and guide improvements.
• Lead HR projects and process improvements to enhance service and compliance.

Skills

Employee relations

Organizational design

Change management

Talent development

Performance management

Leadership coaching

Stakeholder management

Compensation & benefits

Leadership development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field

Tools

HRIS

MS Office

HR analytics

Job description

Influence decisions. Strengthen teams. Help shape the team member experience.

Bring your HR expertise to the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community as our Human Resources Business Partner Manager. In this senior individual contributor role, you'll serve as a trusted advisor to leaders across assigned Tribal Operations enterprises and departments, helping them navigate complex people challenges and build effective, engaged teams.

This position combines strategic partnership with hands‑on HR support. You'll guide employee relations, organizational change, performance management, and talent planning while partnering with HR colleagues to deliver practical solutions.

What You'll Do

• Build trusted partnerships. Serve as the primary HR advisor for assigned enterprises and departments, developing a strong understanding of their operations, priorities, and people needs.
• Navigate complex employee relations. Advise leaders on sensitive workplace concerns, conflict resolution, performance issues, and difficult conversations with sound judgment, professionalism, and care.
• Strengthen teams and organizational effectiveness. Partner with leaders on organizational structure, team dynamics, workforce needs, and opportunities to improve performance.
• Guide organizational change. Help leaders plan and communicate transitions, anticipate challenges, and support team members through change.
• Support talent and performance. Facilitate performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and compensation cycles in partnership with HR colleagues.
• Connect leaders with HR expertise. Collaborate with Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Compensation, and Leadership Development to provide coordinated guidance and support.
• Champion the team member experience. Support onboarding and integration, engagement, retention, and recognition initiatives that strengthen workplace culture.
• Build leadership capability. Coach leaders on effective people practices and partner with Leadership Development on training, development, and team-building opportunities.
• Use insights to guide action. Develop and interpret HR reports and metrics, identify trends, and recommend improvements.
• Lead projects and process improvements. Advance HR initiatives that improve service, support compliance, and address organizational needs.

What You'll Bring

• A bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• At least seven years of progressive experience in exempt-level Human Resources roles, including substantial experience independently advising leaders as an HR Business Partner or in a comparable role.
• Broad HR experience across employee relations, organizational design, restructuring, change management, talent acquisition, engagement, talent development, performance management, compensation, and benefits.
• Experience supporting team members and leaders at multiple levels, including executives.
• Experience leading projects and moving initiatives from planning through implementation.
• The ability to build credibility, influence decisions, and translate organizational needs into practical HR solutions.
• Confidence handling advanced employee relations matters and providing clear, thoughtful guidance in sensitive situations.
• Strong listening, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills, including the ability to deliver critical feedback and guide difficult conversations.
• The judgment and courage to constructively challenge assumptions, offer a clear point of view, and work through complex issues while maintaining productive relationships.

This is an on‑site position working Monday through Friday. Work is performed indoors and involves extensive computer and keyboard use, with occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds.

Bring your experience and perspective to a role where your advice helps leaders make better decisions and teams do their best work.