Senior HR Business Partner

Job Description

Company Summary

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products. Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.

Department Summary

In Human Resources, we collaborate with the innovators who drive DISH's creative ambition. From recognizing and fostering the development of our company's talent to navigating an ever-changing business landscape, our HR team drives positive change for both the company and our team members interested in growing their careers at DISH.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

The Senior HR Business Partner has foundational HR expertise, plus knowledge across a wide range of HR functions and a deep understanding of the HR Business Partner role. They use skills to contribute to development of objectives that achieve business line and company goals in creative and effective ways.

The Senior HR Business Partner will:

• Act as a strategic advisor to a specific line of business, with a focus on partnership with senior and executive leadership in order to support the business in achieving organizational goals
• Take a data-driven approach to recommending impactful human capital initiatives that have measurable returns on investment, including regularly conducting industry research and applying findings to recommendations
• Provide consulting and coaching to support leadership in solving large scale personnel issues and assist business leaders with driving DISH organizational culture throughout the organization
• Escalate opportunities for the development of leadership competencies while completing employee life cycle events, and influence leaders to integrate leadership development in a human capital strategy
• Support senior business leaders in cyclical strategic activities such as Performance Appraisal, development of business goals, Talent Planning, and Employee Experience survey action planning
• Evaluate organizational design and make recommendations to optimize performance, efficiency and cost-effectiveness
• Work with the Corporate Compensation and Total Rewards teams to develop targeted strategies for attracting and retaining top talent
• Partner with the People Operations Team to support the expansion of the HR Service Delivery Model through change management activities, consistent feedback loops and process design 
• Provide expertise in technical and regulatory aspects of employment, including hiring, termination, performance management, and rewards, in order to aid in making decisions that impact a large population of employees
• Enable business change such as supporting the talent aspects of organization structure changes and/or facilitating change management initiatives
• HR program advocacy including but not limited to communicating the business value of HR initiatives and managing HR program rollout to minimize business disruption
• Partner with senior level leaders, executives and other team members to influence and improve upon the employee experience
• Work with colleagues in the DISH HR shared services organization (talent acquisition, compensation, benefits, HRIS, analytics, etc) to ensure alignment with employee needs and ongoing process/service improvement initiatives
• Employment brand ambassador who leads by example, and demonstrates DISH culture and values in his/her/their actions and words
• Understands and can articulate department and DISH corporate business goals, including financial impacts of HR actions
• Interpret, understand, and execute on a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, and/or schedule form
• Report to work at a DISH facility on a regular, predictable and timely basis
• Meet all of DISH’s performance expectations, including but not limited to, satisfying all applicable metrics, productivity standards, goals, and proficiencies related to overall performance

This role reports to the Sr Manager/Head of HR, HR Business Partner Team. Travel demands vary, but are estimated at less than 10%.

Skills, Experience and Requirements

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5-7+ years of progressively responsible Human Resources experience across multiple HR disciplines (i.e., Compensation, Talent Acquisition, Investigations, Leave of Absence, HR Operations, Compliance, Generalist work, etc.) with advanced knowledge of more than one discipline
• 5+ years of experience providing HR support for large organizations (approximately 5000+ employees)
• 5+ years of experience supporting or partnering with senior and/or executive-level leadership
• Previous management experience is a plus 

Skills and Qualifications:

• Ability to identify trends in data and/or observations and is comfortable at informing and partnering with appropriate stakeholders to make recommendations based on trends
• Ability to build strong relationships with employees, people managers, and teams to understand team dynamics, become a trusted partner, and use influence with stakeholders
• Experience in coaching and advising employees at multiple levels, from front-line hourly employees to executives
• Ability to stand firm and remain committed when necessary and facilitate understanding when difficult decisions must be made and executed
• Adept at handling multiple competing priorities and duties in a fast-paced, results-driven, rapidly changing environment - with minimal daily oversight

Visa sponsorship not available for this role

Salary Ranges

Compensation: $96,250.00/Year - $137,500.00/Year
Benefits

We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits .

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location. 

Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.

EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make  echostar.com and  jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact View email address on jobs.echostar.com if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.

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