Strategic HR Partner for Aviation Leadership

Massachusetts Port Authority; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work/life balance

Inclusive culture

Opportunities for growth

Safe, healthy, and secure work env.

Supporting the people and businesses

Achieving results and impact

Being good neighbors in the community

Protecting the environment

Job summary

Massachusetts Port Authority is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to serve as a strategic, trusted advisor to Aviation leaders, aligning workforce strategies with business objectives and delivering integrated HR solutions that support operational effectiveness and long-term talent sustainability.

You will build trusted relationships, influence leaders, and guide employee and labor relations in a complex, unionized setting while using data-driven decisions to strengthen workforce capability

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Labor Relations, Organizational Development, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive HR Business Partner or HR generalist experience, including senior-level support of complex, operational, unionized, highly regulated, or large enterprise organizations.
• Strong expertise in employee relations, performance management, workplace investigations, employment law, labor principles, policy interpretation, and collective bargaining environments.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships, influence leaders at all levels, communicate complex issues effectively, and align people strategies with operational and business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a strategic and trusted advisor to Aviation leaders, aligning workforce strategies with business objectives and delivering integrated HR solutions that support operational effectiveness, organizational performance, and long-term talent sustainability.
• Builds strong partnerships and influences decision-making through credibility, sound judgment, and business acumen, helping leaders navigate complex workforce, organizational, and people-related challenges with confidence and clarity.
• Provides thoughtful guidance on employee and labor relations matters, fostering fair, consistent, and compliant outcomes while strengthening accountability, employee engagement, workplace effectiveness, and leadership capability.
• Leverages data, insights, and strategic thinking to anticipate workforce needs, identify emerging trends, and develop proactive solutions that enhance talent pipelines, organizational readiness, workforce capability, and overall business success.

Skills

Employee relations

Performance management

Workplace investigations

Employment law

Labor relations

Policy interpretation

Collective bargaining

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree/HR cert preferred

Job description

Massachusetts Port Authority is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to serve as a strategic, trusted advisor to Aviation leaders, aligning workforce strategies with business objectives and delivering integrated HR solutions that support operational effectiveness and long-term talent sustainability.

You will build trusted relationships, influence leaders, and guide employee and labor relations in a complex, unionized setting while using data-driven decisions to strengthen workforce capability