Senior HR Business Partner

CommonSpirit Health; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health seeks a Sr HR Business Partner to lead comprehensive HR operations in Redwood City, CA. You will manage employee relations, performance development, conflict resolution, and training, partnering with leaders to advance the organization0s mission.

You will champion an inclusive culture, valuing team members and applying culture diagnostics to craft development plans. The role requires strong collaboration with CoEs and leadership across the ministry.

Qualifications

• 3+ years HR or leadership experience.
• 5+ years HR leadership experience in the discipline or equivalent.
• Masters degree or higher; relevant certifications.
• Generalist HR with breadth across compensation, benefits, employee relations.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Alignment - Partner with clients to understand and align HR goals with business plans and market needs.
• Employee Relations – Promote positive employee relations and address concerns.
• Labor Relations - Guide policy interpretation and collective bargaining considerations.
• Performance and Leadership Coaching - Advise leaders and teams on development, engagement and performance.
• Culture – Embed culture standards aligned with mission, vision, and values.
• CoE Utilization - Collaborate with Centers of Excellence to achieve business objectives.

Skills

HR Leadership

Employee Relations

Labor Relations

Coaching & Leadership Development

Culture & Change Management

CoE Collaboration

Education

Bachelors degree

Masters degree

HR Certification (PHR/SPHR/SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Sr HR Business Partner, you will lead comprehensive HR operations to support our team members.

Every day you will manage employee and labor relations, performance development, conflict resolution, and training, partnering with leaders across our ministry.

To be successful in this role, you will champion an inclusive culture, deeply valuing our team as the core of our mission, and demonstrating compassion and cultural sensitivity.

• Strategic Alignment - Partner with clients to understand and assess business direction based on the local Market & CommonSpirit Health’s Strategic Plan. Create specific business plans in support of HR-related goals that will meet department needs, address weaknesses, capitalize on strengths, and take advantage of opportunities. Work with leadership to regularly interpret results and progress of HR related goals. Prepare presentations for respective client groups and follow up with leadership regarding the status and progress of their HR business plans.


• Employee Relations – Partner with and serve as a resource to employees, management and Human Resources team to promote and maintain positive employee relations. Proactively identify, manage and facilitate the equitable resolution of job-related complaints and concerns.


• Labor Relations - Provides direction and support to management regarding interpretation of policies and procedures and collective bargaining agreements. Partners with Employee/Labor Relations CoE in providing education and advice on proper documentation and/or legal requirements for performance improvement and termination process.


• Performance and Leadership Coaching - Provides appropriate advice, feedback and development to improve the effectiveness of individual leaders and their team members. Provides guidance and advice addressing issues that pertain to engagement, performance management, employee relations, training and other areas of Human Resources. Serves as a thought partner to assigned clients. Focus on development, collaboration and assessments; coaches leaders and employees at all levels on a variety of topics such as management skills, conflict resolution and communications.


• Culture – Integrate culture standards consistent with the CommonSpirit Health’s mission, vision and values into business unit/facility/market/division practices and processes to ensure all employees experience and engage in supporting the desired work culture. Understands and promulgates approaches that lead to a positive, desired work culture. Applies results of culture diagnostic tools, e.g., My Culture to help craft appropriate plans for addressing culture development needs identified in the business unit/facilities/markets/divisions served.


• Centers of Expertise (CoE) Utilization: Collaborates with CoEs to support the accomplishment of business goals, objectives, and outcomes:

Job Requirements

Required:

• Bachelors Other and minimum of 3 years HR or leadership experience , upon hire or


• minimum of 5 years HR or leadership experience in the discipline or


• Masters Other and relevant experience; equivalent education and/or experience; experience through certifications, upon hire and


• HR experience should encompass generalist experience involving a high level of complexity and score or at least 2 or more areas of specialty involving a high level of complexity and scope, e.g., compensation, benefits, employee/labor relations, talent acquisition, etc. and


• Demonstrated employee relations experience with a working knowledge of recruitment, training delivery, benefits and compensation theory/administration.

Preferred:

• Professional in Human Resources, upon hire or


• Senior Professional in Human Resources, upon hire or


• SHRM Cert Professional, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1950, Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital is a 208-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Redwood City, California. Serving over 50,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, stroke care, and a birthing center. Additionally, Sequoia Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.

One Community. One Mission. One California