Lead Human Resources Business Partner

Marathon Petroleum; Findlay (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum is seeking a Lead Human Resources Business Partner to support its refinery organization. You will serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, aligning talent, organization, and workforce priorities with strategic business goals.

The role requires a business-minded HR professional who builds relationships, exercises sound judgment, and influences people and business decisions across multiple time zones and locations, including remote work environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; degree in HR, labor relations, or related field preferred.
• Six+ years HR experience required; HRBP or HR Generalist experience preferred.
• Prior experience in petroleum, utilities, manufacturing, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement HR strategies aligned with business needs through influence and change management.
• Develop relationships with client groups to drive results and support talent reviews and succession planning.
• Promote inclusion and opportunity (I&O) to support a high performing culture.
• Provide guidance in HR policies, programs, and employee relations to ensure consistent business outcomes.
• Deliver leadership consulting, training, needs assessments, and organizational development support.
• Conduct investigations for employee disputes and assist in labor relations as needed.
• Lead special HR projects and enterprise HR initiatives as assigned.

Skills

Time management

Organization

Project management

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

An exciting career awaits you

At MPC, we're committed to being a great place to work - one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.

Job Summary

The Lead Human Resources Business Partner will have responsibility for a broad range of human resources functions in support of MPC's Refinery organization. Serving as a trusted advisor to business leaders, the Lead HRBP provides strategic HR partnership across talent, organization, workforce, and business priorities.

This role requires a confident, business-minded HR professional who builds strong relationships while bringing sound judgment, independent perspective, and the ability to influence thoughtful people and business decisions. The Lead HRBP works closely with leaders at all levels to understand business objectives, anticipate talent and organizational needs, and translate those needs into practical people strategies and solutions.

Successful Lead HRBPs serve as employee champions, change agents, and strategic partners to the business. Specifically related to their assigned client groups, Lead HRBPs will be expected to develop and maintain an effective level of business literacy and build strong partnerships across the organization. Key areas of partnership include talent and succession planning, performance and compensation, organizational effectiveness, workforce and capability planning, learning & development, employee relations, and execution of enterprise HR priorities. This role supports a dynamic, evolving organization with employees across corporate offices, field locations, and remote work environments across multiple time zones.

Responsibilities

• Implement HR strategies aligned with business needs through influence and change management. Develop and maintain strong relationships with client groups and leaders at all levels to drive business results, anticipate talent and organizational needs, and support talent reviews, succession planning, and related action plans.
• Promote and fosters inclusion and opportunity (I&O) in the workplace to support a high performing culture.
• Partner with assigned client groups in the interpretation and administration of human resources policies and programs involving employment, compensation, benefits, employee relations, talent processes, and other people-related matters. Provide guidance and solutions that are practical, consistent, and aligned with business needs and enterprise HR priorities.
• Guide and assist employees and leaders in the interpretation and administration of HR policies, procedures, practices, and programs. Apply sound judgment and business context to support consistent, practical, and credible people decisions.
• Provide performance and leadership consulting to client organizations, including training, needs assessments, organizational development, leadership development, and meeting facilitation. Collaborate with HR Centers of Excellence to develop strategies and solutions that respond to changing business and organizational needs.
• Responsible for conducting investigations for the preparation and presentation of facts leading to the resolution of employee disputes related to various issues. Where applicable, participates in negotiations with employee unions and provides assistance in the interpretation and administration of labor contracts to include arbitration.
• Develop, lead, and/or assist with special projects, enterprise and client-group HR initiatives, annual people processes, and process improvements as assigned. Assimilate information, assess business impact, and recommend action based on findings, available funding, and organizational priorities.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree required. Degree in Human Resources, Labor & Industrial Relations, or related field highly preferred.
• Six (6) or more years of related HR experience required. HR Business Partner or HR Generalist experience highly preferred.
• Prior experience in petroleum, utilities, manufacturing or related field is preferred.

Skills

• Strong time management, organizational, and project management skills, with the ability to work both collaboratively and independently to manage multiple priorities and meet organization needs simultaneously.
• Strong collaboration, consultation, and relationship management skills, including the ability to build effective working relationships with internal clients, external partners, and employees at all levels.
• Analytical skills and the ability to assimilate information, assess business impact, and recommend practical actions based on findings and organizational priorities.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Competencies

• Comfortable working through ambiguity and limited information while engaging clients to reach clarity and alignment.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-output environment with changing priorities and deadlines