Senior Human Resources Business Partner

FCC / FAC; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Benefits and wellness programs

Job summary

FCC is seeking a Senior Human Resources Business Partner in a hybrid, U.S. North Carolina-based role. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, aligning people strategies with business priorities and leading complex HR initiatives.

This position emphasizes data-driven decisions, leadership development, and change management to support enterprise outcomes. The role requires a minimum of ten years’ HR experience, a Bachelor’s degree, and strong communication and stakeholder management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, human resources, or a related field.
• A minimum of ten years of progressive HR experience with significant experience as an HR Business Partner supporting senior leaders.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to understand operational and strategic priorities.
• Exceptional communication, coaching and relationship-building skills.
• Experience using data and analytics to inform decisions and influence outcomes.
• Sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to navigate ambiguity with confidence.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, influencing decision‑making related to organizational design, workforce planning, talent, performance, and culture.
• Translate business strategies into integrated HR plans that support short- and long-term outcomes.
• Leverage workforce analytics, metrics, and external trends to anticipate risks, identify opportunities, and inform evidence‑based decisions.
• Translate complex data and insights into clear, compelling narratives that enable leaders to act with confidence.
• Communicate with influence and credibility, adapting messages to diverse audiences and coaching leaders to achieve results.
• Lead and support organizational change initiatives, including restructures, role clarity, and transformation efforts, ensuring thoughtful change management and leader readiness.
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations matters, including sensitive and complex situations, balancing risk mitigation, fairness, and business needs.
• Facilitate and mediate challenging conversations with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment.
• Foster inclusive dialogue, respectfully challenge perspectives, and support leaders in making informed, values‑based decisions.
• Partner closely with HR Centres of Excellence (Talent, Total Rewards, ER, DEI, etc.) to connect the right expertise at the right time.
• Build and sustain strong cross‑divisional relationships, working collaboratively across HR, Legal, Finance, and other key partners.

Skills

Strategic advisory

Executive coaching

Communication

Data analytics

Relationship building

Ambiguity management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR

Job description

Closing Date (MM/DD/YYYY):

10/18/2026

Worker Type:

Permanent

Language(s) Required:

English

Term Duration (in months):

Salary Range (plus eligible to receive a performance based incentive, applicable to position) :

$107,780 - $145,820

Why FCC?

At FCC, we’re proud to be 100% invested in Canadian agriculture and food. As a federal Crown corporation, we provide financing, knowledge resources and business management software to over 103,000 customers nationwide.

Here’s what you can expect when you join our team:

• Competitive total rewards packages: market-aligned and performance-based salary and incentive programs, flexible and comprehensive group benefit and savings plans, and well-being support through benefits and wellness programs
• Purpose-driven work: We build strong relationships, share knowledge and support the people who feed the world
• Growth: Learning and development opportunities to help you thrive
• Hybrid work options

How you’ll make an impact

As a Senior Human Resources Business Partner, you’ll serve as a trusted advisor to executive leaders and their leadership teams, supporting a complex and diverse client group. You will partner closely with leaders to align business priorities with people strategies that drive both divisional and enterprise outcomes.

Assigned to a specific business line, you’ll develop a deep understanding of business strategy and operating context, translating insight into practical, high‑impact HR solutions. You will provide expert, practical advice to improve workforce effectiveness, organizational performance, and leadership capability, balancing strategic insight with hands‑on execution. By leveraging HR Centres of Excellence, workforce analytics, and professional expertise, you’ll support enterprise outcomes and our sustained competitive advantage enabled by culture, leadership and aligned systems.

This is the role for you if you are a relationship-driven professional who thrives at the intersection of business strategy and people leadership, exercises sound judgment in complex environments, and influences outcomes through credibility and insight.

What you’ll do

• Act as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, influencing decision‑making related to organizational design, workforce planning, talent, performance, and culture
• Translate business strategies into integrated HR plans that support short- and long-term outcomes
• Leverage workforce analytics, metrics, and external trends to anticipate risks, identify opportunities, and inform evidence‑based decisions
• Translate complex data and insights into clear, compelling narratives that enable leaders to act with confidence
• Communicate with influence and credibility, adapting messages to diverse audiences and coaching leaders to achieve results
• Lead and support organizational change initiatives, including restructures, role clarity, and transformation efforts, ensuring thoughtful change management and leader readiness
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations matters, including sensitive and complex situations, balancing risk mitigation, fairness, and business needs
• Facilitate and mediate challenging conversations with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment
• Foster inclusive dialogue, respectfully challenge perspectives, and support leaders in making informed, values‑based decisions
• Partner closely with HR Centres of Excellence (Talent, Total Rewards, ER, DEI, etc.) to connect the right expertise at the right time
• Build and sustain strong cross‑divisional relationships, working collaboratively across HR, Legal, Finance, and other key partners

What you’ll bring to the team

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, human resources, or a related field
• A minimum of ten years of progressive HR experience with significant experience as an HR Business Partner supporting senior leaders
• Strong business acumen with the ability to understand operational and strategic priorities
• Exceptional communication, coaching and relationship-building skills
• Experience using data and analytics to inform decisions and influence outcomes
• Sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to navigate ambiguity with confidence

Preferred qualifications

• CPHR designation
• Demonstrated expertise in employee relations, workforce planning, and change leadership
• Experience supporting large, national organizations
• Proficiency in both official languages (English and French)

Not sure you meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway.

You belong here

At FCC, we’re committed to creating an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace – one that reflects the communities where we live, work and play. Our team is made stronger through diversity, and we’re dedicated to building a workforce that brings together a range of backgrounds, abilities and perspectives.

We encourage qualified applicants to apply, including members of these four employment equity groups:

• Indigenous Peoples
• Members of visible minority groups
• Persons with disabilities
• Women

Accessibility and accommodations

To support an inclusive and accessible candidate experience, we encourage anyone needing an adjustment or accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process to email us at: [e-mail]. An HR partner will respond and work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation. Information received in relation to accommodation requests will not impact hiring decisions.