Hybrid Senior HR Business Partner – Human Resources

at WashU IT

• Job title: Senior HR Business Partner – Human Resources
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $84,200 - $148,500 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, St Louis, United States

About the role

• Senior HR Business Partner guiding HR initiatives to support diverse operational and strategic needs across the university. Partnering with academic and administrative leaders to enhance engagement and compliance while ensuring effective HR program implementation.

Responsibilities

• Provides complex HR support for school/s, departments, and Senior Business Partners with executing the employee initiatives that equip various stakeholders in their complex needs around operations, business strategy and organizational growth.
• Supports diverse HR processes, provides initial guidance on HR matters, and drives the implementation of HR programs.
• Leads members of HR to solve problems by combining consulting agility with strong institutional experience and deep HR expertise.
• Ensures effective and smooth execution of HR policies/practices and initiatives that align with the University's strategic goals.
• Partners with academic and administrative leaders to develop and implement people strategies that advance institutional objectives, operational efficiency, and academic excellence.
• Advises and consults with deans, department chairs, and/or managers on a wide range of HR topics, including performance management, faculty and staff development, workforce planning, total rewards, organizational design, and employee engagement.
• Anticipates workforce trends and proactively identify human capital needs, leading initiatives that address retention, engagement, and evolving skill requirements within the academic and administrative workforce.
• Oversees the local implementation of HR programs and processes ensuring alignment with university policies and values.
• Partners with unit leadership to plan and execute organizational changes with significant people impact (e.g., reorganizations, realignments, or reductions in force), ensuring transparent and compliant processes.
• Serves as a change champion by facilitating communication, adoption, and long-term integration of institutional HR initiatives and strategic projects.
• Serves as a liaison between assigned schools/departments, the HR Solutions Center, and the Centers of Excellence (CoEs) to ensure consistent and effective delivery of HR services across the university.
• Provides feedback and insights to CoE teams regarding HR policies, programs, and knowledge base resources to promote continuous improvement and institutional relevance.
• Engages with campus partners to connect leaders with appropriate HR expertise and institutional resources.
• Monitors and interprets HR metrics and dashboards to identify trends and inform data-driven decision-making.
• Analyzes HR data specific to schools and departments to provide leadership with actionable insights and recommendations that support strategic and operational goals.
• Helps in leading CoEs on HR policies, processes, and knowledge base content to improve accuracy and accessibility.
• Maintains awareness of employment laws and university policies to ensure compliance and effective policy interpretation.
• Collaborates with leaders to design and implement engagement strategies that strengthen workplace culture, foster inclusion, and enhance faculty and staff retention.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Human Resources (8 Years)
• Experience supporting senior academic or administrative leaders through complex organizational and workforce changes.
• Master's degree (Preferred)
• Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) - Society for Human Resource Management (Preferred)
• Experience in a University Setting Or Large, Complex Organization With A Matrix Structure (5 Years) (Preferred)
• Skills: Adaptability, Business Oriented, Confidential Data Handling, Consulting, Customer Service, Data Analysis, Design Thinking, HR Legal Compliance, Human Resources Compliance, Human Resources Key Performance Indicators (HR KPIs), Human Resources Policies, Impact Analysis, Interact with All Levels of Management, Interpersonal Management, Learning Quickly, Multiple Project Management, Oral Communications, Organizational Planning, Priority Management, Problem Solving, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Supervision, Talent Acquisition, Teamwork, Written Communication.

Benefits

• Up to 22 days of vacation
• 10 recognized holidays
• Sick time
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
• Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
• Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
• 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child.
• Family care resources for continued childcare needs.
• WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.