Sr. HR Business Partner

University of Minnesota; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Human Resources Business Partner (Senior HRBP) at the University of Minnesota Foundation serves as an embedded HR leader and partner to advance talent strategy in fundraising teams. You will shape workforce plans, advise leaders, and translate data into actionable actions that support organizational growth and performance.

Operating with independence, you will tackle enterprise-level people initiatives, partner with HR colleagues, and ensure alignment with University guidelines and

Responsibilities

• Develop trusted relationships with assigned leaders and understand their business, organizational, and workforce priorities.
• Deliver proactive HR consultation on workforce needs, staffing, team structure, position management, and organizational priorities.
• Partner with leaders to shape workforce plans and assess current and future talent and capability needs.
• Advise leaders on business decisions with significant people and organizational implications, providing informed HR perspective and recommendations.
• Use workforce data and organizational information to identify trends, risks, and opportunities and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• Analyze talent metrics and employee feedback to identify trends and advise leaders on proactive retention, engagement, and workforce strategies.
• Develop strong expertise in the University's fundraising environment and the talent, organizational, and workforce needs of high-performing, fast-paced development teams and their

Job description

Job Details

Job ID: 375922

Location: Twin Cities

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Job Code: 9351GT

Employee Class: Acad Prof and Admin

About the Job

The Senior Human Resources Business Partner (Senior HRBP) serves as an embedded HR leader and operational partner across the University of Minnesota Foundation (UMF). The Senior HRBP translates UMF's mission to connect passion with possibility into high-impact talent strategies. Rooted in UMFway, this role champions a culture built on P.C.I.P. (Production, Collaboration, Innovation, Purpose) to deliver a "pinnacle career experience" for staff while ensuring the Foundation operates as a highly effective partner to the University. Operating as an active individual contributor, this position works directly alongside HR team to drive organizational design, change leadership, performance management, and talent acquisition. While maintaining functional agility tailored to Foundation operations, the Senior HRBP ensures all practices respect broader University of Minnesota HR guidelines and compliance frameworks.

The role operates with a high degree of independence and judgment, complex and enterprise-level people initiatives, and serves as a key thought partner to leaders navigating organizational growth, transformation, talent, and workforce challenges.

RESPONSIBILITIES

HR Partnership & Engagement (25%)

• Develop trusted relationships with assigned leaders and understand their business, organizational, and workforce priorities.
• Deliver proactive HR consultation on workforce needs, staffing, team structure, position management, and organizational priorities.
• Partner with leaders to shape workforce plans and assess current and future talent and capability needs.
• Advise leaders on business decisions with significant people and organizational implications, providing informed HR perspective and recommendations.
• Use workforce data and organizational information to identify trends, risks, and opportunities and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• Analyze talent metrics and employee feedback to identify trends and advise leaders on proactive retention, engagement, and workforce strategies.
• Develop strong expertise in the University's fundraising environment and the talent, organizational, and workforce needs of high-performing, fast-paced development teams and their