Sr. Human Resources Business Partner

Role Purpose Own complex employee relations, investigations, and manager coaching to reduce legal exposure and stabilize practice-level leadership behavior.

Core Responsibilities

· Lead investigations (harassment, retaliation, misconduct, whistleblower, performance risk)

· Partner with Legal on sensitive and high-risk matters

· Proactively develop and implement systems for new employee orientation for continuity throughout culture

· Coach leaders on performance management, discipline, and documentation

· Ensure consistent application of policy across practices

· Serve as escalation point for HR Generalist and Benefits Admin

· Support organizational change and leadership/manager capability building

· Identify ER trends and proactively mitigate risk with handbook admin, complex FMLA admin, and compliance training

Key Success Metrics

· Reduced external legal involvement

· Consistent investigation outcomes

· Improved manager confidence and decision quality

· Fewer escalations reaching executive leadership