Senior Human Resources Business Partner

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) provides essential services and support to the 13,000 employees and more than 40 agencies that make up the City and County of Denver. OHR touches most City departments and supports most employees, from the moment they file a job application, to the day they retire, and everything in between.

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, and the people around you to the next level.

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $95,000.00 - $110,000.00/year. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which includes but is not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. In this position you can expect to work three days per week at the Wellington Webb Municipal building in Downtown Denver. The OHR Talent Acquisition team works in office on Mondays and Thursdays. Employees can choose the third day in office that works best with their schedule. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) seeks a strategic, agile, client-oriented Senior HR Business Partner to join the team to primarily support our operational partners in the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, and potentially other smaller agencies. Senior Business Partners collaborate closely and proactively with operational leaders to anticipate, understand and address business challenges while empowering employees to do their best work. In this role, you will consult and counsel employees at all organizational levels to influence development and execution of data-driven, strategic people agendas. The successful candidate will have strong experience building partnerships through direct observational analysis and candid, supportive communication with operational leaders. A strong partner will also demonstrate successful application of organizational assessment and change management skills that align with strategic and tactical business needs and possess leadership coaching and consultation acumen.

• Coach and consult with senior leaders to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention
• Partner with the business to develop strategies and initiatives that promote a culture of equity and engagement
• Be the primary point of contact for HR programs, tools, metrics, and analytics impacting your organization
• Build collaborative partnerships with the Centers of Excellence including Talent Acquisition, Compensation and Classification, Learning and Development and Benefits to recommend and inform business solution
• Provide data analytics on our people practices informing business decisions and to tell our human capital story
• Research, develop, and execute HR solutions that deliver measurable business results
• Execute HR strategies, initiatives and practices that promote a strong performance culture emphasizing engagement, learning and development, talent management, and workforce planning
• Effectively manage employee relation issues and investigation
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested

We are looking for candidates that have all or some of the following skills and experience:

• At least 8 years working as an HR Professional for a complex organization
• At least 8 years of experience managing and investigating employee relations issues
• Experience working in an operational setting preferred
• Strong systemic and critical thinking skills
• Strong business acumen and Excel skills
• Strong ability to influence and persuade leaders into making the best business decisions
• Ability to build professional relationships with a variety of people, at all levels of the organization
• Experience providing and receiving feedback to/from leaders and employees

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field
• Experience: Five (5) years of professional human resources experience
• Education & Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post school education. 
• Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements

This posting is expected to stay open until July 26th. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than July 26th at 11:59 p.m. MST.

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