Sr HR Manager - Comanche Peak Plant

Luminant; Glen Rose (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra Corporate Services Company in Glen Rose, Texas seeks a Senior HR Manager to partner with business leaders, guiding HR strategies and labor relations across units. You will drive talent, performance, and employee engagement while leading organizational change and ensuring regulatory compliance.

The role requires a strong business mindset, robust labor relations expertise, and leadership capability to deliver HR programs and cross-functional projects in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressively responsible Human Resources experience.
• Strategic HR Business Partner experience in a complex environment.
• Minimum 2 years of collective bargaining and labor negotiations experience.
• Experience supporting compensation, performance, talent acquisition, and workforce planning.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and organizational change.

Responsibilities

• Develop trusted relationships with business leaders to align HR strategies with objectives.
• Provide strategic HR consultation and recommendations to improve performance.
• Lead or support labor relations negotiations and ensure compliant resolution of issues.
• Deliver HR programs with COEs and manage organizational change initiatives.
• Manage HR projects from planning through execution and measure outcomes.

Skills

Strategic HR partnership

Leadership

Employee relations

Project management

Change management

Communication

Data-driven HR

Education

Bachelor's in HR or related field

High School Diploma or equivalent

HR certification (SPHR/PHR/SHRM-SCP)

Job description

Job Summary

The Senior HR Manager serves as a strategic partner to business leaders, providing human resources and labor relations expertise that enables operational success and organizational effectiveness. This role collaborates closely with business leadership, HR leadership, and Centers of Expertise (COEs) to develop and execute people strategies that support business goals, strengthen organizational capability, and enhance employee performance and engagement.

The successful candidate will bring a strong combination of business acumen, labor relations expertise, customer focus, and leadership capability to drive HR initiatives, talent strategies, employee relations, and organizational change across assigned business areas.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnership

• Develop trusted relationships with business leaders to understand operational priorities, workforce needs, and future business challenges.
• Provide strategic HR consultation and recommendations that align people strategies with business objectives.
• Anticipate workforce trends and identify opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness and business performance.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders on employee, organizational, and talent-related matters.

Talent Management & Organizational Effectiveness

• Partner with leaders to drive talent acquisition, workforce planning, succession planning, performance management, and employee development initiatives.
• Support leadership development and high-performance culture initiatives.
• Utilize workforce data and business insights to identify trends and recommend actions that improve employee and organizational outcomes.
• Champion employee engagement and retention efforts across assigned business areas.

Employee & Labor Relations

• Provide guidance and support on employee relations matters, including performance management, corrective action, investigations, conflict resolution, and policy interpretation.
• Partner with Legal and Employee Relations teams to ensure consistent, compliant, and effective resolution of workplace issues.
• Lead or support collective bargaining negotiations and ongoing labor-management relations activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable employment laws, labor agreements, and company policies.
• Support timely completion of regulatory filings and responses to regulatory inquiries as needed.

HR Program Delivery & Change Management

• Lead the implementation of HR programs, policies, and initiatives within supported business units.
• Collaborate with COEs to deliver integrated HR solutions that meet evolving business needs.
• Facilitate communication, training, and adoption of new HR programs and processes.
• Support organizational changes, restructuring efforts, mergers, acquisitions, and business transformation initiatives.

Project Leadership

• Manage and lead HR projects from planning through execution.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation and achievement of desired business outcomes.
• Monitor project progress and measure effectiveness of implemented solutions.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• 10+ years of progressively responsible Human Resources experience.
• Experience serving as a strategic HR Business Partner in a complex business environment.
• Minimum of 2 years of collective bargaining and labor negotiations experience.
• Demonstrated success supporting:
• Compensation programs
• Performance management processes
• Talent acquisition and workforce planning
• Employee and labor relations
• Learning and development initiatives
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and organizational change initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws, labor relations, and HR best practices.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, integrations, or large-scale organizational changes.
• Professional HR certification (SPHR, PHR, SHRM-SCP, or equivalent).

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Leadership, or a related field preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education, certifications, and relevant experience will be considered.

Key Competencies

• Strategic Thinking and Business Acumen
• Labor and Employee Relations Expertise
• Leadership and Influence
• Relationship Building and Collaboration
• Change Management
• Project Management
• Communication and Presentation Skills
• Sound Judgment and Decision-Making
• Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution
• Customer Focus and Results Orientation

Measures of Success

Success in this role will be demonstrated through:

• Strong business leader satisfaction and partnership effectiveness.
• Progress toward a high-performance culture, including improved alignment between performance and rewards.
• Increased employee engagement and favorable employee survey results.
• Improved talent quality, retention, and succession readiness.
• Successful implementation of HR programs and strategic initiatives.
• Effective management of employee and labor relations matters while minimizing organizational risk.
• Compliance with employment laws, labor agreements, and regulatory requirements.

Job Family

Human Resources

Company

Vistra Corporate Services Company

Locations

Glen Rose, Texas

Texas

It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.