Human Resources Business Partner

HR Business Partner

Location: Boston, MA, US

Industry: Financial Services

Work Setting: Hybrid

Are you passionate about partnering with business leaders to shape talent strategies, drive organizational effectiveness, and create high-performing, inclusive workplaces? Join a strategic HR team where you'll serve as a trusted advisor to leadership, influence business outcomes through people-focused solutions, and help build an environment where employees and organizations can thrive.

What You'll Do

Strategic HR Partnership

• Partner with business leaders to develop and execute people strategies aligned with organizational goals and business priorities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on workforce planning, organizational design, talent development, employee engagement, and change management.
• Participate in business planning discussions and provide strategic HR insights that support long-term growth and performance.
• Translate business needs into actionable talent strategies and workforce solutions.

Talent Management \& Workforce Planning

• Develop and implement talent strategies that support current and future business objectives.
• Facilitate talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership pipeline discussions.
• Partner with leaders to identify and develop high-potential talent while supporting internal career mobility opportunities.
• Provide guidance on performance management, talent assessment, and employee development initiatives.

Organizational Effectiveness

• Lead organizational design and workforce effectiveness discussions to ensure structures, processes, and roles support business goals.
• Analyze workforce data and trends to identify opportunities for organizational improvement and talent optimization.
• Support leaders in developing action plans that enhance team effectiveness, collaboration, and employee engagement.
• Drive change management initiatives that enable successful business transformation.

Inclusion, Culture \& Employee Experience

• Champion inclusive workplace practices and integrate inclusion principles into talent processes and employee experiences.
• Advise leaders on creating positive, respectful, and high-performing team environments.
• Support initiatives that strengthen culture, employee engagement, and organizational effectiveness.
• Act as a trusted resource for employee relations and workplace concerns.

HR Expertise \& Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with specialized HR teams to deliver integrated solutions across compensation, benefits, learning and development, talent management, diversity and inclusion, and employee relations.
• Leverage workforce analytics and business insights to guide decision-making and measure people-related outcomes.
• Share business insights and organizational needs with HR partners to ensure enterprise-wide alignment and effectiveness.
• Influence stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization to drive strategic and operational success.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Psychology, or a related field.
• 5\+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including experience in a consultative HR Business Partner or strategic HR role.
• Strong understanding of core HR disciplines, including talent management, employee relations, organizational effectiveness, compensation, and workforce planning.
• Experience advising leaders on people strategies and organizational challenges.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8\+ years of Human Resources experience, including 5\+ years in an HR Business Partner capacity.
• Experience supporting complex, matrixed, or multi-functional business units.
• Demonstrated success influencing senior leaders and driving organizational change initiatives.
• Knowledge of compensation programs, talent management frameworks, and organizational design principles.
• Experience utilizing HR metrics and workforce analytics to inform decisions.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and HR technology platforms.
• Proven ability to lead through ambiguity and support transformation initiatives.