Senior HR Business Partner

Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the worlds challenges. An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide our mission is to bring our clients ideas to life and in the process lay the groundwork for a better more resilient future. We provide support and opportunities to our employees to achieve their full potential and cultivate a rewarding career.

The Role

Were looking for a Senior HR Business Partner with a track record of success in fast-paced matrixed organizations who thrives on building trusted relationships fostering a positive workplace culture and helping leaders build high-performing this role youll serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to leaders and managers providing guidance across the employee lifecycle while helping drive business success.

Youll combine business acumen with empathy and sound judgment to support employee relations workforce planning compensation planning and leadership development while championing cultural initiatives that strengthen organizational engagement. Working closely with our HR Centers of Excellence youll identify opportunities to strengthen teams enhance manager capability and improve the employee experience.

If youre energized by solving complex people challenges driving cultural and engagement initiatives influencing positive organizational outcomes and partnering with leaders to drive results wed love to hear from you.

What Youll Do

• Partner directly with senior and executive leadership on talent strategy organizational design and resource management to support evolving business priorities.

• Partner with leaders on workforce planning activities including organizational changes workforce forecasting internal mobility immigration considerations and future talent needs.

• Lead employee relations matters including investigations workplace complaints harassment concerns conflict resolution and performance or behavioral issues while mitigating organizational risk.

• Manage and coordinate voluntary and involuntary termination processes in partnership with internal stakeholders.

• Build leader and manager capability through ongoing coaching proactive guidance and preparation for difficult conversations.

• Advise leaders on company policies HR processes and applicable employment legislation.

• Support and help administer cyclical merit promotion and bonus planning processes partnering with leaders to ensure fair and equitable compensation decisions.

• Facilitate talent calibration sessions (e.g. 9-box methodology) to align on performance expectations development plans and mobility opportunities. Champion culture-building initiatives and programming to strengthen employee engagement and community across client groups.

• Maintain HRBP metrics and leverage HR technology and AI tools to identify trends analyze workforce data and support informed business decisions.

• Design and deliver training programs and materials (e.g. performance management career development and effective feedback) to build capability among designated business leaders.

What Youll Bring

• 8 years of experience in an HR Business Partner or comparable HR role supporting business leaders including experience in fast-paced matrixed organizations (professional services experience preferred).

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Psychology or related field (Masters preferred).

• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior/executive leadership on talent strategy organizational design and change management in a fast-paced matrixed environment.

• Experience leading or contributing to culture-building initiatives within client groups or the broader organization.

• Experience supporting compensation planning cycles (merit promotion bonus) and interpreting internal/external data to inform equitable pay decisions.

• General knowledge of employment law and HR best practices with the ability to exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive and confidential matters.

• Strong coaching communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence and build credibility at all levels of the organization.

• Experience working with HRIS ATS and L&D systems and platforms (Workday preferred) including proficiency leveraging AI tools to enhance HR operations and decision-making. Experience guiding employees through immigration/visa sponsorship processes is a plus.

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed (approximately 10%) to support business needs strengthen partnerships across offices and participate in HR and business initiatives.

Compensation

The rate for this position generally is$130000-$ range is a good faith estimate provided pursuant to the New York Pay Transparency Law. It is based on what a successful New York applicant might be paid and assumes that the successful candidate will be in New York or perform the position from New York. Similar positions located outside of New York will not necessarily receive the same pay rates may vary from the range as permitted byNew YorkEqual Pay Transparency Law. Compensation offers will be based on various factors including operational needs individual education qualifications and experience work location and comparison to employee already in the role as well as other considerations permitted by law. A potential new employees pay history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Benefits

Depending on your employment status benefits may include:

• Medical Dental Vision Life AD&D Disability and other voluntary benefits

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Childcare

• Paid Time Off Family Leave for New Parents Volunteer Time

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Commuter Transit (where available)

• 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments

• Fitness Reimbursement

• And other various wellness diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives

Pursuant to the SanFrancisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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