Hybrid Strategic HR Partner for University Relations

University of Southern California; Glendale (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

University of Southern California is seeking a Senior HR Partner to serve as a trusted strategic advisor to USC University Relations leadership. You will learn the client business, build relationships, and provide thoughtful HR guidance balancing short-term needs with long-term priorities.

You will coach leaders, manage workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, and change management while collaborating with USC HR Centers of Expertise to deliver comprehensive HR solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, psychology, human resources, industrial relations or related field.
• Seven or more years of experience in human resources or human capital management.
• Broad HR domains including total rewards, employee and labor relations, talent management, change management, and organizational development.
• Experience consulting with business unit leaders on talent management strategies.
• Ability to work with multiple leaders and manage competing priorities.
• Experience presenting complex information to executive leadership.
• Strong mentoring and coaching skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, including conflict resolution.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with diverse teams.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt HR expertise to different business units.
• Ability to develop positive working relationships.
• Experience supervising one or more direct reports.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the assigned client organization.
• Build relationships with employees and leaders at all levels, providing proactive HR consultation, coaching, and guidance.
• Advise leaders on workforce planning, change management, succession planning, performance management, talent development, and organizational effectiveness strategies.
• Manage and resolve employee and labor relations matters, including workplace investigations, performance concerns, disciplinary actions, and other sensitive employee matters.
• Coach leaders through complex people decisions and provide thoughtful HR guidance.
• Partner with USC HR Centers of Expertise to deliver solutions across Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, HR systems and analytics, learning and organizational development, and other HR functions.
• Leverage workforce data, employee feedback, and organizational insights to support hiring, promotion, compensation, professional development, succession planning, and other talent decisions.
• Communicate complex HR policies, practices, and employment requirements in ways that enable leaders and employees to understand and act.
• Manage competing priorities and changing business needs with sound judgment, discretion, responsiveness, and follow-through.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and guidance to HR Partners and Associate HR Partners and contribute to a collaborative HR environment.
• Maintain current knowledge of HR leading practices and applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.

Skills

Strategic advisory

Employee relations

Labor relations

Workforce planning

Coaching & mentoring

Executive communication

Data analytics

HR policy

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, psychology, human resources, industrial relations or related field

Advanced degree in a relevant field

Job description

University of Southern California is seeking a Senior HR Partner to serve as a trusted strategic advisor to USC University Relations leadership. You will learn the client business, build relationships, and provide thoughtful HR guidance balancing short-term needs with long-term priorities.

You will coach leaders, manage workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, and change management while collaborating with USC HR Centers of Expertise to deliver comprehensive HR solutions.