Remote Strategic HR Partner for Growth & Change

E Source; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible time off

401(k) match

Job summary

E Source is seeking a Strategic HR Business Partner to shape talent strategy across market units and partner with Talent Acquisition, Benefits, and Learning & Development to create a seamless employee experience. This role focuses on people strategy, compensation analytics, and HR technology in a fast-evolving utility-focused firm.

You will drive workforce planning, organizational design, and performance coaching while guiding executives through change with data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3 years in a dedicated HR Business Partner role supporting senior business unit leaders.
• Experience partnering with the talent acquisition function to contribute to compensation analyses, including market benchmarking, pay equity analysis, and pay band design.
• Experience partnering with learning and development or talent development functions to define and address business unit learning needs.
• Deep expertise in US employment law, multi-state compliance, and complex employee relations matters.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted, embedded people partner to assigned market unit leaders, functioning as a chief of staff for all people matters across those business units.
• Drive workforce planning, organizational design, and headcount strategy in direct collaboration with market unit leaders.
• Coach and develop managers on performance management, feedback delivery, and building high-performing teams.
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition Manager to align hiring strategy with business unit priorities, workforce plans, and compensation frameworks.
• Assess span of control, role coverage, and team design within assigned business units on an ongoing basis.
• Manage complex employee relations matters with sound judgment, clear documentation, and equitable outcomes.
• Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition Manager and Finance partner, as appropriate, to analyze and translate compensation data into clear, actionable recommendations for business leaders.
• Support annual compensation planning cycles, including merit, bonus, and equity reviews, with a data-driven approach.
• Partner with the L&D Manager on the continuous harmonization of job architecture, titles, and leveling frameworks across the organization.
• Identify and implement AI-powered tools and automation to improve HR workflows, reduce administrative burden, and elevate the quality of HR service delivery.
• Guide employees and leaders through periods of organizational change with clarity, transparency, and consistency.

Skills

Strategic advisory

Workforce planning

People analytics

Change management

Education

SPHR or SHRM-SCP certification

Tools

HRIS Paycom

Job description

E Source is seeking a Strategic HR Business Partner to shape talent strategy across market units and partner with Talent Acquisition, Benefits, and Learning & Development to create a seamless employee experience. This role focuses on people strategy, compensation analytics, and HR technology in a fast-evolving utility-focused firm.

You will drive workforce planning, organizational design, and performance coaching while guiding executives through change with data-driven insights.