Senior Human Resources Manager

hhccareers; Wethersfield (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare seeks a Senior Human Resources Manager to provide advanced HR expertise and advisory leadership across a complex, multi-site environment. You will diagnose workforce issues, advise leaders on risk-balanced people decisions, and drive HR priorities from assessment through execution.

The role involves translating enterprise policies into practical, compliant operating approaches, influencing clinical, operational, and administrative leaders, and partnering with Centers of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Organizational Development, or related field.
• Seven years of progressive HR experience with advanced employee relations and senior-level consultation.
• Experience in a matrixed healthcare environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced HR expertise, advisory leadership, and problem-solving support for a multi-site environment.
• Diagnose workforce issues and advise leaders on risk-balanced people decisions.
• Translate enterprise policies into practical, compliant local workflows and guidance.
• Partner with centers of excellence to deploy integrated HR solutions and vendor governance.

Skills

Employee relations

Policy interpretation

Performance management

Workforce planning

Vendor governance

Change leadership

HR generalist responsibilities

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Job description

Work where every moment matters.
Every day, over 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut's most comprehensive healthcare network.
The Senior Human Resources Manager provides advanced professional HR expertise, independent advisory leadership, and broad problem-solving support for a complex, multi-site healthcare operating environment. The Senior Human Resources Manager works independently assessing business needs, diagnosing complex workforce issues, advising leaders on risk-balanced people decisions, and driving HR priorities from assessment through sustained execution. The role applies broad functional expertise across colleague relations, policy interpretation, performance management, leader coaching, workforce planning, engagement, talent development, organizational effectiveness, vendor governance, and change leadership. Also responsible for translating Hartford HealthCare enterprise policies, programs, and practices into practical, compliant, and business-relevant operating approaches, including local workflows, guidance, implementation plans, and escalation pathways. Influencing leaders across clinical, operational, and administrative areas, partners with HHC Centers of Excellence to shape and deploy integrated HR solutions and serves as the business-facing owner for HR coordination, complex issue resolution, vendor service performance, and people-related integration work.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field required
Experience:
Seven years of progressive Human Resources experience, including advanced colleague/employee relations, senior-level leader consultation, policy interpretation, performance management, broad HR generalist responsibilities, workforce planning, vendor governance, cross-functional HR coordination, and independent ownership of complex HR matters in a matrixed environment.

We take great care of careers.
With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge - helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.