Manager, People Business Partners
Brentwood, TN - USA
Job Summary
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CompassusAbout Compassus
Compassus provides a continuum of integrated home-based services including home health hospice home infusion palliative and personal care. Over 10500 teammates and more than 300 access points nationwide provide high-quality care and manage patients advanced illnesses in partnership with health systems and long-term care partners. The Compassus Care for Who I Am culture reflects its unique care delivery model which focuses on each person as an individual as well as a patient to improve their quality of life in a meaningful way. Learn more at .
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the VP of People Engagement & Performance youll lead our People Business Partner team. Heres the honest version of what that means. Most companies say HR is strategic and then bury their partners in paperwork. We want the opposite. We want a team that operations leaders actually call first because the support is fast accurate and human and because the advice is good.
Youll run the field-facing engine of our People function and youll run it on evidence. Survey data retention numbers early-tenure signals listening feedback we have plenty of it. What we dont have yet is enough of it turned into things leaders can do on a Tuesday. That translation is the job. Youll spot the themes find the root causes and partner with leaders to execute a list of moves that actually matter not a 40-slide deck nobody reads.
And youll build the team that does this. Youll set the standard for what white glove support looks like hold people to it and develop partners who are trusted accurate and easy to reach. When this works the field stops thinking of us as the people who say no and starts thinking of us as the people who help them win. Thats the whole point. When teammates stay and feel cared for patients get better care so this role is closer to our mission than it looks.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and Develop Best In Class People Business Partners
Hire develop and grow people-facing business partners who work side by side with the leaders they support to own and execute organizational strategy and people best practices.
Lead a team whose job is exceptional stakeholder support and operational excellence and who take pride in both.
Build the accountability structures performance expectations development paths and operating standards the team runs on.
Set the bar for what white-glove fast accurate solution-oriented support looks like and hold people to it.
Strategy Insight and Partnership
Lead monthly People Strategy Meetings with operations stakeholders turning the numbers into decisions and follow-through.
Be a trusted advisor and real thought partner to the VP of PEP on engagement strategy teammate experience retention and operational optimization.
Use workforce listening survey and retention data to spot risk early and recommend moves that actually matter evidence not opinions dressed up as data.
Work with your partners to name the themes and root causes behind retention early-tenure engagement and workforce stability.
Spot legal and regulatory risk early wage/hour ADA and leave investigations that could escalate and know when to pull in Labor Relations or Legal before a problem becomes a crisis.
Be a unifying force: pull cross-functional partners together align priorities and keep support consistent and genuinely people-centered.
Change Management
Lead the field-side rollout of enterprise People initiatives so change is understood adopted and sustained not just announced.
Guide leaders and teammates through restructures workforce actions and other hard changes with clarity honesty and care.
Coach operations leaders to handle people situations themselves building their capability instead of just solving it for them.
Labor Relations
Carry labor strategy into the field make sure what gets decided at the table actually reaches leaders and teammates and stays consistent.
Partner with Labor Relations to prepare for and facilitate labor debrief meetings following strategy and own the field follow-through.
Support bargaining and post-bargaining work in your areas and partner on union employee-relations matters alongside the Labor Relations team.
Coach leaders in represented environments so they lead confidently and within the contract.
Integrations Acquisitions and Joint Ventures
Own the People Business Partner workstream for acquisitions and joint ventures in your areas from due-diligence input through go-live and beyond.
Bring acquired and JV teams into the Compassus People model cleanly so new teammates feel like they belong from day one.
Partner with the Integrations team and function leads to sequence the work remove barriers and keep leaders informed through the transition.
What Success Looks Like
Operations leaders trust the People Business Partner team because support is white glove fast accurate strategic and solution-oriented.
You are proactive trusted highly accurate and easy for leaders across the organization to reach.
Leaders get the right support at the right time through disciplined scalable practices.
Teammate feedback turns into recommendations that lead to real measurable improvements.
Business partner support feels accessible experienced best-in-class and more human.
Teammates feel supported informed and cared for.
The team operates smarter faster and with more consistency.
About the Best Candidates
Heres who tends to do well in this role:
A leader who pairs operational discipline with empathy curiosity and a service mindset. Both not one or the other.
Someone who can move between strategy analytics execution and partnership without losing a step connecting workforce data teammate feedback operational performance and retention into one coherent story.
Experience standing up scalable reporting infrastructure and reporting cadences and designing enterprise listening strategies engagement surveys or onboarding feedback programs (preferred).
Strong executive presence presentation and communication skills the kind that hold a room of operations leaders with the ability to influence and drive change through partnership data and credibility rather than authority.
Union and labor relations experience.
Healthcare labor relations or multi-site operations experience.
Financial and workforce-planning fluency comfortable talking headcount turnover cost and staffing models in the language operations leaders use.
A track record of leading teams and creating accountability while keeping culture and engagement strong.
Work Environment and Job Requirements
Primarily an office or remote-office environment with regular travel to field locations as needed. Must be able to remain stationary and operate a computer for extended periods communicate effectively across in-person and virtual settings and occasionally lift up to 15 pounds. Travel requirements vary by assigned region.
Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business or a related field (Masters or PHR/SPHR/SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP preferred) and a minimum of 5 years of progressive HR/People experience including prior people-leadership responsibility.
Coaching or facilitation credential or equivalent experience (preferred).
What We Offer
We offer a highly competitive compensation package with an attractive base salary short- and long-term incentive programs and competitive benefits. We are committed to building a diverse inclusive and equitable workplace where every team member feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds identities and experiences believing that our differences make us stronger. Together were shaping the future of healthcare with compassion integrity and opportunity for all.
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At Compassus we care for our team members as much as we care for our patients and their families. Through our Care for Who I Am culture we show compassion respect and appreciation for every individual. Embark on a career that cares for you while you care for others.
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Meaningful Work: Make an impact every day by honoring the quality of life of our patients supporting them and their families with compassion and creating moments that truly matter.
Career Development: Access leadership pathways mentorship and personalized professional development.
Innovation Meets Compassion: Collaborate with a supportive team using the latest tools and technologies to deliver exceptional care.
Enhanced Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay flexible time off tuition reimbursement and wellness programs designed for your well-being.
Recognition and Support: Be celebrated for your contributions through recognition programs that honor your dedication.
A Culture of Belonging: Thrive in a culture where you can be your authentic self valued for your unique contributions and supported in a community that embraces diversity and inclusion.
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