Strategic HR Business Partner

Strategic HR Business Partner

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) is responsible for aligning talent strategy with business strategy across assigned markets or client groups. As a trusted advisor to business leaders, the HRBP provides strategic guidance on workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, succession, performance, and talent investment decisions that enable business growth and execution.

The HRBP leverages business acumen, workforce insights, and deep partnerships to help leaders anticipate talent needs, address organizational challenges, and build high-performing teams. Success in this role is measured by the ability to influence business outcomes through effective talent, leadership, and organizational strategies.

Job Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, aligning talent strategies with business priorities and growth objectives.
• Translate business strategy into actionable talent plans that address workforce, leadership, organizational, and capability needs.
• Participate as a member of market and leadership teams, providing strategic counsel on talent, organizational effectiveness, and workforce decisions.
• Build strong business acumen to understand market dynamics, financial performance, operational priorities, and future business needs.

Organizational Effectiveness

• Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, translating business strategy into workforce, organizational, and leadership strategies that support growth and performance.
• Assess organizational effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve structure, role clarity, decision-making, accountability, and team performance.
• Partner on workforce planning efforts by identifying current and future talent needs, critical roles, organizational risks, and capability gaps.
• Partner with leaders to design and implement organizational design changes that support business objectives and long-term success.
• Lead people-related change initiatives, helping leaders assess impacts, manage resistance, drive adoption, and sustain results.
• Use workforce, talent, and business insights to identify organizational risks, inform decisions, and measure the effectiveness of talent strategies.

Talent Strategy and Workforce Planning

• Develop and execute market-level talent strategies aligned with business priorities and growth objectives.
• Partner with leaders to assess talent, build succession pipelines, strengthen bench strength, and prepare future leaders.
• Advise leaders on hiring, development, retention, and workforce investment decisions to ensure the organization has the talent needed to achieve business goals.
• Facilitate talent reviews and performance calibration discussions that strengthen accountability, differentiate performance, and improve talent outcomes.
• Coach and challenge leaders in making effective decisions related to performance, potential, succession, development, and team composition.
• Partner closely with Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Total Rewards, and other HR partners to deliver integrated talent solutions that address business needs.
• Monitor key talent indicators and use data to drive decisions related to performance, succession, retention, engagement, and capability development.

Culture

• Reinforce IMA's culture and values by helping leaders build accountable, inclusive, and high-performing teams.
• Coach leaders on leadership effectiveness, employee experience, team dynamics, and organizational health.
• Ensure leaders execute core talent practices, including performance management, compensation planning, talent reviews, and succession planning with consistency and accountability.
• Promote leader accountability for talent outcomes, including employee development, team performance, succession readiness, engagement, and retention of key talent.
• Build strong relationships and credibility across the organization, serving as a trusted partner through influence, coaching, and sound business judgment.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or a related field required; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.
• 8-10+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including experience partnering with senior business leaders.
• Expertise in workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, talent management, leadership development, and performance management.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy into talent and organizational strategies that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to understand operational, financial, and market factors influencing business performance.
• Proven ability to influence, coach, and challenge leaders while building trusted advisor relationships.
• Experience leading organizational change and driving adoption of new processes, structures, and ways of working.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to leverage workforce and business data to guide decision-making.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Professional HR certification (SHRM-SCP, SPHR, SHRM-CP, PHR) preferred.

Salary Range $130,000—$160,000 USD

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. Prior criminal history will only be considered after a conditional job offer is made and accepted. Applicants will have the opportunity to explain the circumstances surrounding any convictions, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

Salary Range $130,000—$160,000 USD

Compensation & Benefits

Being a part of IMA has its benefits. When you become part of the IMA family, you become eligible to take part in our valuable benefits and rewards package designed to benefit you, your family, and your life. Our plans are cost-effective, convenient and provide progressive ways for staying healthy, protecting loved ones, pursuing financial security and living a full and balanced life. This role is eligible for the following: Annual Performance Bonus, Stock Purchase, Medical Plans, Prescription Drugs, Dental, Vision, Family Assistance Program, FSA, HSA, Pre-Tax Parking Plan, 401(k), Life/AD&D, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Long Term Care, Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, Business Travel Accident, Identity Theft, Paid Time Off, Flexible Work Options, Paid Holidays, Sabbatical, Gift Matching, Well-Being Stipend, Personal and Professional Development. In addition to our robust benefits package, the final offer amounts will depend on a variety of factors, including the candidate's geographic location, prior relevant experience, and their knowledge, skills, and abilities.

*These benefits do not apply to internship roles.

Why Join IMA?

We've built a reputation for putting our associates first

What if we told you that you could be an integral part of an entrepreneurial, expanding company, develop lasting relationships, earn competitive benefits, plus claim part ownership? It's this unique ownership business model that makes working at IMA so appealing.

We work in teams. We sell in teams. We win and prosper as a team

We provide support systems and resources that enable each of our associates to focus on what they do best. And as an independent company based in the Midwest, we're big enough to write business all over the world and small enough to implement your ideas quickly.

We are recognized nationally as a leader in our industry

• 2020-2023 Business Insurance Magazine Best Places to Work in Insurance
• 2023 Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces
• 2023 Denver Business Journal's Best Places to Work
• 2022-2023 Connecticut Top Work Places
• 2021-2023 Inc. 5000's List of Fastest Growing Companies
• 2019-2022 Civic 50 Colorado Honoree Recognizing 50 Most Community-Minded Companies
• 2022-2023 Kansas City Business Journal's Best Places to Work
• 2021-2023 Charlotte Business Journal's Best Places to Work
• 2021-2023 Los Angeles Business Journal's Best Places to Work
• 2021-2023 The Salt Lake City Tribune Top Work Places
• 2021-2022 Puget Sound Business Journal's Washington's Best Workplaces
• 2021-2022 Wichita Business Journal's Best Places to Work, #1 in extra-large category
• 2021 Dallas Business Journal'