Senior People & Talent Business Partner

Job Type: Full time

Job Number: JR-025700

Location: Salt Lake City,
UT

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you’re committed to working hard
to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.

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higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse
workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received
praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping
students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into
account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience
and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual
to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of
each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Professional 312 Pay Range: $109,900.00 – $170,400.00

Job
Description

The Senior People & Talent Business Partner will support the business, by providing strategic guidance to ensure
effective planning and implementation of people initiatives. This is a senior level individual contributor position working with and
supporting all levels of leadership to build leadership talent, manage culture, enhance employee engagement, and ensure that decisions and
actions are centered on doing the right thing.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serves as strategic advisor to senior
  management and executives by fostering trusted relationships.

  
  

• Influences high-level business strategy and decision-making
  while maintaining P&T alignment.

• Creates significant impact on the organization by influencing company-wide P&T strategy and
  culture.

  
  

• Works across multiple departments or regions.

• Manages complex cross-functional People & Talent
  projects and practices cross-organizationally, including competency models, talent assessment, succession planning, employee engagement,
  career development, talent management, change management, and performance management.

  
  

• Analyzes trends and metrics in
  partnership with the People & Talent team to develop solutions, programs, and policies.

• Works closely with business leaders
  to improve working relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.

  
  

• Provides guidance and input on
  restructures, workforce planning, talent selection, and leadership acquisition.

• Identifies employee and leadership
  development gaps and collaborates with the People & Talent Learning Team to identify plans to close gaps.

  
  

• Participates in
  operational and strategic business department meetings with senior leadership.

• Manages and resolves complex employee
  relations issues and conducts effective, confidential, thorough, and objective investigations leading to actions or solutions for
  resolution.

  
  

• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of people, reducing legal
  risk and ensuring regulatory compliance.

• Leads significant people initiatives and projects to ensure clear understanding,
  articulation of, and application of initiative.

  
  

• Represents business group priorities/initiatives to People & Talent
  leadership to ensure solid understanding of business group challenges and deliverables.

• Maintains a comprehensive
  understanding of People & Talent policies, processes, and procedures and successfully applies them to people
  situations.

  
  

• Demonstrates solid business acumen and develops a deep understanding of the university and assigned business
  group(s).

• Contributes to the continuous improvement of People & Talent processes, policies, and
  procedures.

  
  

• Navigates the systems and internal processes to support the university’s mission, People & Talent strategic
  initiatives, and assigned business group objectives.

• Provides mentorship growth and development opportunities for Generalists
  and Business Partners.

  
  

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

This job description includes a
general representation of job requirements rather than a comprehensive inventory of all required responsibilities or work activities. The
contents of this document or related job requirements may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong understanding of employment law and other state and federal compliance
  regulations.

• Strong business acumen and strategic capabilities.

  
  

• Strong organizational effectiveness skills,
  including organization design.

• Develops and executes workforce strategies that align talent, organizational capability, and
  business priorities. Uses data, business insight, and strategic consultation to identify future workforce needs, assess workforce risks, and
  recommend solutions that optimize organizational performance.

  
  
  

• Dedication to fostering an inclusive environment by engaging
  with individuals from various backgrounds.

• Demonstrated ability to effectively guide senior business leaders through
  ambiguity.

  
  

• Ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues, by using sound judgment and
  problem-solving skills consistent with the university philosophy and within applicable legal parameters.

• Ability to
  objectively and effectively coach employees and people leaders through complex, difficult, and emotional issues within a diverse
  organization.

  
  

• Self-starter who takes initiative, is inquisitive, seeks out information, self-engages, and achieves results
  based on established goals.

• Advanced interpersonal and communication skills.

  
  

• Ability to have critical
  conversations with business leaders navigating the tension between business objectives and our one-by-one people
  approach.

• Superior interpersonal skills and professional presence with significant capacity to engage, inspire, develop, and
  influence.

  
  

• Demonstrated results in innovation and ability to inspire creative thinking, new ideas, new ways of accomplishing
  tasks, and creating results.

• Excellent organizational skills, along with the ability to set and meet
  goals/priorities.

  
  

• Proven track record of making and implementing tough decisions.

• Demonstrated ability to
  apply Excel and other data management and analysis tools in researching and analyzing various types of data.

  
  

• Ability to coach
  and mentor peers allowing for growth and development.

• Consistently exhibits university Leadership Principles and Cultural
  Beliefs.

  
  

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or a related field.

  
  

Experience

• 10 years of related experience.

  
  

• Experience in fast-growth and fast-paced environments and
  with a distributed workforce model.

• Proven track record in strategic HR management and in leading HR
  initiatives.

  
  

• Experience working with senior leadership and influencing organizational strategy.

• Experience
  working with HRIS systems, Applicant Tracking Systems, and Performance Management Systems.

  
  

Additional
Requirements

Experience in lieu of education

Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of
this job may substitute for education degree requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Human
  Resources or a related field.

• Broad knowledge of project management.

  
  

• Practical experience with change
  management or Change Management certification.

• Human Resources Certification (PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP).

  
  

Travel

This position requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated company summits
(typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events
as needed. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements

Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified
for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings
account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital
indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and
flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays,
and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted
online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should
contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.

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