Strategic HR Partner for Hospitality & Facilities

Yale Cancer Center; New Haven (CT); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 120,500; Full time

Job summary

Yale University seeks an HR Business Partner 1 to join the Employee Relations team, supporting Hospitality and Facilities in a dynamic, service-oriented environment. The role provides strategic and tactical HR support to leaders, managers, and staff, ensuring alignment with policy and regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate will investigate employee relations matters, build relationships with employees and union representatives, and maintain a proactive, collaborative HR presence across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any field and at least four years of HR experience.
• Knowledge of compensation, benefits, labor relations, and employment law.
• Strong communication, analytical, and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with departments to address human resource issues and provide guidance.
• Investigate employee relations concerns and support a positive workplace culture.
• Interpret policies, manage staffing and compensation needs, and support arbitration where needed.
• Travel between locations to support Hospitality and Facilities teams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Change management

HR policy knowledge

MS Word/Excel/HRIS

Education

Bachelor's Degree

4+ years HR experience

Tools

HRIS systems

Databases

Job description

Yale University seeks an HR Business Partner 1 to join the Employee Relations team, supporting Hospitality and Facilities in a dynamic, service-oriented environment. The role provides strategic and tactical HR support to leaders, managers, and staff, ensuring alignment with policy and regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate will investigate employee relations matters, build relationships with employees and union representatives, and maintain a proactive, collaborative HR presence across