Sr Director, HRBP

Kaiser Permanente; Northern, San Diego (KY, CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in the United States is seeking a senior HR leader to partner with executives, guide strategy, and oversee labor relations and regulatory compliance. You will drive organizational change, align HR with business goals, and ensure robust human resources support across functions.

The role requires deep leadership, strategic thinking, and a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders in a healthcare setting. Healthcare experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum six (6) years experience in a leadership role with direct or indirect supervision.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, social science, public administration or related field; twelve (12) years HR or business operations experience.
• Experience in employee and labor relations, investigations and regulatory compliance.
• Healthcare industry experience is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with executives to align HR strategies with business goals.
• Oversee employee and labor relations and complex HR investigations.
• Ensure regulatory compliance across HR functions and reporting.
• Lead organizational change initiatives and strategic resource planning.

Skills

Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management

Attention to Detail

Business Knowledge

Communication

Constructive Feedback

Critical Thinking

Cross-Group Collaboration

Decision Making

Dependability

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Drives Results

Facilitation Skills

Health Care Industry

Influencing Others

Integrity

Leadership

Learning Agility

Organizational Savvy

Problem Solving

Strategic Thinking

Team Building

Teamwork

Topic-Specific Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Social Science, Public Administration or related field

Job description

Job Summary:

This senior director level position is primarily responsible for serving as a strategic partner with executive/senior leaders to influence and guide the development and deployment of strategies, programs, policies, and procedures, ensuring human resources support activities are aligned with the overall business strategy, and overseeing the implementation of organizational change efforts.

This position directs and/or partners in the oversight of employee and/or labor relations activities, directs and/or partners on complex HR investigations based on standard KP or negotiated labor practices, oversees complex reporting of Company employee information and external benchmarks, and directs activities and initiatives to ensure continued regulatory compliance for multiple business functions.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Models and drives continuous learning and maintains a highly skilled and engaged workforce by aligning cross-functional resource plans with business objectives; overseeing the recruitment, selection, and development of talent; motivating and empowering teams; building organizational capacity and grooming high potentials for growth opportunities and advancement; staying current with industry trends, benchmarks, and best practices; providing guidance and leadership when difficult decisions need to be made; and ensuring performance management guidelines and expectations drive business needs.


• Oversees the operation of multiple units and departments by identifying customer and operational needs; analyzing resources, costs, and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; engaging strategic, cross-functional business units to champion and drive support for business plans and priorities; translating business strategy into actionable business requirements; obtaining and distributing resources; setting standards and measuring progress; anticipating and removing obstacles that impact performance; addressing performance gaps and implementing contingency plans accordingly; ensuring products and/or services meet customer requirements and expectations while aligning with organizational strategies; serving as a subject‑matter expert and trusted source to executive leadership; and providing influence and consultation in the development of the larger organizational or business strategy.


• Serves as a strategic partner with executive/senior leaders to influence and guide the development and deployment of strategies, programs, policies, and procedures by reviewing organizational data and processes to identify impact of trends, root causes, and potential solutions to HR issues; delivering data driven recommendations on HR efforts; partnering with leaders to ensure solutions are aligned with both HR and business objectives; evaluating HR impact in consideration of changing business strategies; and overseeing relationships between HR Centers of Excellence and business stakeholders.


• Ensures human resources support activities are aligned with the overall business strategy by overseeing the execution of support to internal and external stakeholders on diverse HR specialties (e.g., equal opportunity/affirmative action, disability management, recruitment and hiring options, compensation, employee benefits, training); reviewing and approving human resources activities; identifying and leveraging additional resources and expertise; and ensuring human resources activities are fully documented.


• Oversees the implementation of organizational change efforts by identifying requirements; assessing information to identify solutions to obstacles and mitigating risks; consulting with and communicating change management strategy to internal and external stakeholders and vendors; providing input in the creation or revision of change management plans; developing communications; communicating regional differences at a national level; and monitoring ongoing impact of organizational changes or efforts on employees.


• Directs and/or partners in the oversight of employee and/or labor relations activities by ensuring team members provide specialized consultation on employee relations (e.g., performance management, employee discipline issues); analyzing and reviewing research and providing recommendations and assistance on employment related regulations both at the State and Federal level; serving as a point of advice, problem resolution, and facilitation for escalated employee relations issues; advising employees and management regarding employee relations policies, procedures, and documentation; managing the research, identification and analysis of employee relations concerns; managing arbitration and negotiation efforts; and defining problem resolution strategies.


• Directs and/or partners on complex HR investigations
  based on standard KP or negotiated labor practices by overseeing the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data; conducting interviews on escalated issues; reviewing and evaluating research on key business issues; ensuring the creation of appropriate documentation; and evaluating and recommending corrective action plans for substantiated allegations.


• Oversees complex reporting of Company employee information and external benchmarks by reviewing, and interpreting reports and analyses; identifying key insights to develop solutions for diverse HR issues; and partnering in the design and implementation of new metrics or reports.


• Directs activities and initiatives to ensure continued regulatory compliance for multiple business functions by staying abreast of, interpreting, and designing strategy around regulatory changes; determining the impact of changes to the business; providing direction on implementation of changes throughout the business; and providing regulatory input before and during inspections to minimize the risks of future non‑compliance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management


• Attention to Detail


• Business Knowledge


• Communication


• Constructive Feedback


• Critical Thinking


• Cross-Group Collaboration


• Decision Making


• Dependability


• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support


• Drives Results


• Facilitation Skills


• Health Care Industry


• Influencing Others


• Integrity


• Leadership


• Learning Agility


• Organizational Savvy


• Problem Solving


• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall


• Strategic Thinking


• Team Building


• Teamwork


• Topic-Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)

• Acts with Compassion


• Applied Data Analysis


• Business Acumen


• Business Documentation


• Business Planning


• Change Leadership


• Confidentiality


• Consulting


• Employee/Labor Relations


• Execution Excellence


• Human Resources Policies & Regulations


• Human Resources Practices and Programs


• Human Resources Systems


• Human Resources and Business Partnership


• Information Gathering


• Interpersonal Skills


• Investigations


• Key Performance Indicators


• Maintain Files and Records


• Managing Complexity


• Personal Courage


• Presentation Skills


• Relationship Building


• Stakeholder Management


• Stress Tolerance


• Trusted Advisor

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum six (6) years experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports, including at least 4 years formal supervisory experience.


• Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business, Social Science, Public Administration or related field and Minimum twelve (12) years experience in human resources or business operations. Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Five (5) years health care experience.


• Seven (7) years human resources consulting experience.