Senior HR Business Partner

Trusted Fraternal Life; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Trusted Fraternal Life is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to advise leaders and transform people priorities into practical solutions. You will work across employee relations, performance management, talent, and organizational change, partnering closely with leaders and HR colleagues.

This role emphasizes judgment, credibility and the ability to navigate ambiguity while delivering results in a lean People function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant HRBP or senior generalist experience.
• Strong experience in employee relations, performance management, coaching and workforce practices.
• Ability to navigate complex or sensitive people matters with sound judgment.
• Strong business acumen to translate priorities into practical HR solutions.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Analytical with comfort using HR data and technology; HRIS experience preferred.
• Balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a lean environment; SHRM-CP/PHR/SCP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted partnerships with leaders and understand their business, workforce priorities and challenges.
• Coach and advise leaders on organizational and people matters, strengthening leadership accountability.
• Serve as a primary resource for employee relations, performance management and workplace concerns.
• Partner with leaders on talent and succession needs and translate priorities into actions.
• Support organizational change and evolving ways of working, aiding transitions.
• Leverage feedback and data to strengthen engagement and associate experience.
• Collaborate across People to ensure consistent HR practices.

Skills

HRBP experience

Employee relations

Talent management

Coaching leaders

Analytical skills

HRIS proficient

Communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Trusted Fraternal Life (TFL) is one of the largest fraternal benefit societies in the United States, serving more than 200,000 members with nearly $3 billion in assets. Through our family of brands, we help members build financial security while strengthening their communities.

We are on a journey to become the leading next-generation fraternal, serving more members, across more communities, with greater impact.

About This Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join TFL at an important point in our evolution. As we continue building the people practices and capabilities needed to support our Strategy 2030 vision, we're seeking a Senior HR Business Partner who can serve as a trusted advisor to leaders while staying close to the work and helping turn people priorities into practical solutions.

This role combines strategic partnership with disciplined execution. You'll work closely with leaders across the organization on employee relations, performance, talent, workforce needs and organizational change, while helping strengthen consistent and effective people practices across TFL.

Success in this role requires strong judgment, credibility, curiosity and the ability to navigate ambiguity while moving work forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Build trusted partnerships with leaders and develop a strong understanding of their business, workforce, priorities and challenges.
• Coach and advise leaders on organizational, talent and people matters, strengthening leadership effectiveness and accountability.
• Serve as a primary resource for employee relations, performance management and workplace concerns, providing practical, balanced guidance.
• Partner with leaders and HR colleagues on talent, workforce and succession needs and translate business priorities into effective people actions.
• Support organizational change and evolving ways of working, helping leaders and teams navigate transitions effectively.
• Use associate feedback, workforce data and organizational insights to identify opportunities to strengthen engagement and the associate experience.
• Partner across the People function to ensure HR practices and processes are applied consistently and effectively.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Approximately 7+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant experience as an HR Business Partner, senior generalist or comparable role.
• Strong experience in associate/employee relations, performance management, leader coaching and workforce/talent practices.
• Demonstrated ability to independently navigate complex or sensitive people matters using sound judgment.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to understand organizational priorities and translate them into practical people solutions.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, facilitation and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical capability and comfort using HR technology, workforce data and digital tools; HRIS experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on execution in a lean, collaborative environment. SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR/SPHR or similar certification preferred.

Success in This Role

Success requires a credible, approachable HR partner who can build trust with leaders, navigate ambiguity and changing priorities, and provide thoughtful counsel while still getting the work done. The Senior HR Business Partner should bring both the judgment of an experienced HR practitioner and the practical, hands‑on orientation needed in a lean and evolving People function.

Why Join TFL?

Join a mission-driven organization where you can make a real impact. This role provides the opportunity to help shape our technology future, build team capabilities, influence enterprise initiatives, and contribute to a transformational period of growth and change.