HR Business Partner

Every life tells a story worth honoring. At Foundation Partners Group, we are privileged to help families create meaningful goodbyes during their most vulnerable moments. Since 2010, our team of nearly 1,600 compassionate professionals has served communities across 21 states, delivering funeral, cremation, and cemetery services with care, respect, and personalization. We're not just a network of locations--we're a team united by purpose, a community committed to ensuring every farewell reflects the individuality of the life it celebrates. What You Will Do We are seeking an HR Business Partner to join our team! The HR Business Partner is responsible to initiate, implement and deliver Human Resources strategies, policies, analyses, and services which create, support, and sustain a high performing workforce and positive culture. Increase individual, team, and organizational performance to improve business capabilities. The ideal candidate will have a very strong generalist background, highly skilled in effective change, performance, and project management, employee relations, conflict resolution, communication, leadership coaching, retention initiatives, compliant HR policy administration, HR analytics, reporting, training, and presentation delivery. Mergers and acquisition experience preferred. Must be responsive, demonstrate excellent judgment, provide sound recommendations, model excellent HR and leadership skills, maintain a very high customer satisfaction level for HR support, positively influence leadership, and handle a broad range of HR issues in a fast-paced environment. Overview and Responsibilities: Deliver effective, relevant HR solutions, produce results through superb project management, facilitation, and communication expertise. Develop deep understanding of business goals and provide strategic, tactical alignment of HR actions, support, programs, and resources adapting as needed to achieve desired results. Coach managers and employees regarding conflict resolution and performance management. Guide, direct, and train managers and employees on execution of legally compliant HR policies and procedures, ensuring consistent application across the organization. Engage and influence management to support and implement HR initiatives across all areas. Provide HR expertise in handling employee relations, and daily support. Conduct timely employee investigations and prepare accurate, comprehensive documentation. Develop effective HR analytics tools, processes, and metrics for continual quality improvement. Manage risk and ensure legal compliance by keeping current with regulatory environment. Qualifications and Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field required. Minimum of eight (8) years’ experience effectively resolving complex employee relations issues. Highly competent in various HR functional areas: recruitment, compensation, employee relations, management coaching, & organizational development, HR industry applicable laws and regulations including broad based knowledge of employment laws and best practices. Must be organized, accurate, take initiative, and follow through on responsibilities. Exceptional interpersonal, relationship-building, and diplomatic communication skills (verbal, written, 1:1, group meetings) with ability to guide and positively influence employee relationships. Strong skills to manage multiple projects with ability to prioritize, organize, and maintain details. Proven effective consulting and change management experience with courage to appropriately challenge organizational thinking. Proven strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Demonstrate strong, positive, engaging, articulate facilitation and presentation skills. Able to adapt to the needs of the organization and teams, agile and resourceful. Effective team member and collaborator with internal and external customers. Highly skilled in MS Office Suite, especially Word and Excel. Able to quickly learn/utilize the HRIS, talent management, and job-related computer programs. HR certification strongly preferred: SHRM-CP, PHR, SHRM-SCP or SPHR. What We Offer Meaningful Work: Make a real difference by helping families navigate one of life's most challenging times with compassion and care. Competitive Pay and Benefits: o Medical, dental, prescription, and vision insurance o Vacation, sick, and holiday pay o Wellness Rewards o 401k with company match o Company-paid life insurance, long-term disability, and short-term disability Career Growth: Take advantage of ongoing training and advancement opportunities within the funeral service industry. Supportive Culture: Be part of a compassionate, mission-driven team that values respect, empathy, and service. Are you ready? Join us on our journey to Shape the Future with Purpose. Grow with The FPG Way. Foundation Partners Group is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fair employment practices and to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, supported, and treated with dignity and respect. Employment decisions are made in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr