Senior Human Resources Business Partner

Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare in the corporate office seeks a Senior HR Business Partner to act as a strategic, hands-on HR advisor for assigned departments and leaders. You will counsel on employee relations, performance management, organizational design, and workforce planning, partnering with CHRO and field HR to ensure alignment.

The role drives engagement and retention, escalates complex issues, partners with Talent Acquisition, and supports enterprise HR initiatives and compliance across

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years of experience in HR or related field.
• Experience partnering with department leaders and executives to drive HR initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day counsel on employee relations, performance management, and workforce matters.
• Coach leaders on feedback, communication, team development and people-management practices.
• Manage routine to moderately complex employee relations issues and escalate high-risk matters to CHRO.
• Support engagement and retention strategies; interpret engagement data and act on findings.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on recruitment for corporate roles; assist with onboarding/offboarding.

Skills

Employee relations

Performance management

Organizational design

Workforce planning

Job description

The Senior HR Business Partner serves as a strategic and hands-on HR advisor for assigned departments and leaders at the corporate office, providing day-to-day counsel on employee relations, performance management, organizational design, and workforce planning. The Senior HR Business Partner plays a key role in building employee engagement and retention within the corporate employee population, partnering closely with department leaders to strengthen culture and address engagement gaps early. This role works under the guidance of the CHRO, escalating complex or high-risk employee relations matters, and partners closely with Division HR Directors and field HR Business Partners to ensure consistency between corporate and field HR practices.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary HR point of contact for corporate department leaders, providing day-to-day counsel on employee relations, performance management, and workforce matters, and coaching leaders on foundational people-management practices, including feedback, communication, and team development.
• Manages routine to moderately complex employee relations issues for the corporate employee population, including coaching, documentation, and conflict resolution; escalates complex or high-risk matters to the CHRO in a timely manner.
• Supports the corporate office employee engagement and retention strategy in alignment with enterprise priorities, helping department leaders interpret engagement survey data and act on findings.
• Partners with corporate leaders to identify early signs of disengagement or turnover risk and brings recommendations and concerns forward to the CHRO.
• Partners with Talent Acquisition on recruitment efforts for corporate roles, including job scoping, candidate coordination, interview support, and offer guidance.
• Coordinates onboarding and offboarding processes for corporate employees, ensuring a consistent and welcoming new hire experience and a compliant, respectful offboarding process.
• Monitors day-to-day compliance with employment law and internal policy for the corporate employee population; partners with Compliance and Legal on investigations and escalates gaps or concerns to the CHRO.
• Partners with corporate leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, and role/responsibility clarity within assigned departments.
• Leads or supports the execution of enterprise-wide HR initiatives, performance management cycles, recognition programs, and core values campaigns for the corporate office.

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years of experience in HR or related field