Sr. Strategic Human Resources Partner - Corporate Functions

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston is seeking a Strategic Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to align people strategies with organizational goals. This role offers an opportunity to serve as a strategic consultant to leadership.

The ideal candidate will have extensive HR leadership experience in complex healthcare settings with a strong focus on analytical solutions. Join a nationally respected healthcare system dedicated to excellence in children’s care.

Qualifications

• 8 years of HR leadership experience with 3 years in a strategic HRBP role.
• Experience in multi-site healthcare organizations or academic medical centers preferred.
• Strong ability to lead through organizational change and use workforce analytics.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner translating business strategy into actionable HR plans.
• Lead initiatives that drive engagement, culture, and organizational effectiveness.
• Use workforce analytics to provide insights on turnover and trends.

Skills

Relationship building

Strategic planning

HR analytics

Change management

Influencing decisions

Education

Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field

Master’s degree

Senior-level HR certification: SPHR or SHRM-SCP

Job description

Overview

We are searching for a Strategic Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP)—someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position you are a key member of the HR leadership team, serving as a trusted advisor and strategic consultant to executive and operational leaders across Texas Children’s Hospital (TC)—the largest children’s hospital in the United States. This role aligns people strategies with organizational goals, ensuring the delivery of high-impact, data-informed, and strategic HR solutions that support excellence in children’s and women’s care, research, and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner to hospital and system leaders, translating business strategy into actionable human capital plans.
• Lead people initiatives that drive culture, engagement, performance, and organizational effectiveness.
• Anticipate and address workforce needs through data-informed HR solutions and proactive planning.
• Collaborate across HR functions—including Talent Acquisition, Organizational Development, and Total Rewards—to drive recruitment, retention, and development efforts.
• Support key strategic initiatives such as clinical expansion, digital transformation, and academic partnerships through strong change management leadership.
• Use workforce analytics to provide insights on turnover, engagement, and workforce trends that shape business decisions.
• Partner with Employee Relations to manage workplace concerns in a fair, compliant, and forward-thinking manner.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business, Healthcare Administration, or a related field (required)
• Master’s degree (preferred)
• 8 years of HR leadership experience with at least 3 years in a strategic HRBP or related strategic talent role supporting complex healthcare, academic medical center, or hospital environments (required)
• Experience working in a multi-site healthcare organization or academic medical center preferred
• Senior-level HR certification: SPHR or SHRM-SCP (preferred)
• Strong ability to build relationships, influence decisions, and lead through change
• Experience using HR analytics and workforce metrics to drive insight and improvement

Why This Role?

• Brand-new, high-impact positions created to support our expanding system and future-forward strategy
• Join a nationally respected healthcare system where people, purpose, and progress drive everything we do

About Us

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. Texas Children’s is consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The organization has been recognized by the Houston Business Journal as one of Houston’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes the primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin. The network also includes Texas Children’s Health Plan, Texas Children’s Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics, and a global health program. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the nation’s largest pediatric programs.

To explore career opportunities with our community of 15,000+ team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other protected status unrelated to job performance.