Human Resources Business Partner

We are seeking an experienced Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to join the HR team of a growing international organization in Virginia Beach, VA. This position is ideal for a senior-minded HR professional who enjoys operating as a strategic advisor to business leaders while remaining comfortable with hands-on HR responsibilities. The HRBP will partner closely with leadership on workforce strategy, employee relations, organizational effectiveness, engagement, talent initiatives, and day-to-day HR matters. The successful candidate will bring strong HR generalist experience, sound employee-relations judgment, executive presence, and the ability to translate business priorities into practical people strategies. Key Responsibilities Business & People Strategy Serve as a trusted HR advisor to senior leaders and business stakeholders. Translate business priorities into workforce, talent, engagement, and employee-experience strategies. Advise leadership on organizational design, leadership effectiveness, workforce challenges, culture, and change initiatives. Support workforce planning, budgeting, merit planning, talent reviews, and succession planning. Identify workforce risks and opportunities involving capacity, capability, engagement, performance, and retention. Coach leaders and reinforce accountability for people, culture, and performance outcomes. Employee Relations & HR Partnership Provide guidance on complex employee-relations and performance-management matters. Conduct or support investigations and recommend fair, consistent, and compliant solutions. Coach managers through difficult employee situations and organizational challenges. Identify potential employee, leadership, retention, and compliance risks. Maintain a high level of confidentiality, objectivity, ethics, and professional judgment. Employee Experience & Engagement Support the employee lifecycle from onboarding through development, engagement, and retention. Analyze employee feedback and engagement information to identify opportunities for improvement. Develop and implement targeted engagement initiatives and action plans. Support employee surveys, pulse checks, focus groups, communications, and culture initiatives. Coach leaders on practices that strengthen trust, inclusion, engagement, and performance. Talent & Organizational Effectiveness Partner with leaders on hiring strategies, workforce planning, organizational capability, and role design. Contribute to succession planning and leadership-development discussions. Partner with internal HR stakeholders on compensation, benefits, talent acquisition, and employee development. Help create effective onboarding and early-tenure experiences that improve productivity and retention. Lead or contribute to organizational change and continuous-improvement initiatives. HR Operations & People Analytics Support effective HR operations and maintain accurate employee information within HR systems. Analyze workforce metrics related to headcount, hiring, attrition, engagement, costs, and other HR KPIs. Prepare reports and insights that support leadership decision-making. Identify opportunities to improve, automate, or streamline HR processes. Support employee inquiries, vendor coordination, annual HR cycles, and other operational requirements. Qualifications 5+ years of progressive Human Resources experience. Previous HR Business Partner experience or strong senior-level HR generalist experience. Demonstrated experience partnering directly with senior leaders. Strong employee-relations and performance-management experience. Proven ability to lead HR initiatives, projects, or organizational change. Experience managing multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines. Ability to collect, analyze, synthesize, and communicate HR/workforce data. Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook. Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills. Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate can operate comfortably at both the strategic and tactical levels. You can advise an executive on a complex workforce issue and then personally execute the HR work necessary to move the solution forward. You should be able to demonstrate specific examples of: Building credibility and trusted relationships with senior leadership. Leading HR initiatives and organizational change. Managing challenging employee-relations situations. Influencing leaders and constructively challenging decisions when appropriate. Improving employee engagement, retention, processes, or organizational effectiveness. Using workforce data and HR metrics to support business decisions. Balancing strategic HR priorities with hands-on operational responsibilities. Strong candidates will be proactive, collaborative, process-oriented, comfortable with constructive conflict, and able to communicate effectively with employees and executives alike. This position offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative, team-oriented environment with exposure to an international organization and cross-functional HR initiatives. The benefits package includes: Competitive base compensation. Discretionary annual bonus opportunity. Strong 401(k) matching program. Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays. Competitive health-insurance benefits. Professional and leadership-development opportunities. Employee wellness and engagement programs. One remote workday per week. Candidates must currently be within commuting distance of Virginia Beach, VA and comfortable working onsite approximately four days per week. #J-18808-Ljbffr Bsdbusinessconsulting