HR Business Partner Lead

The HR Business Partner Lead leads the people management agenda in a business unit/area and acts as a strategic advisor to senior leadership. Applies broad experience across Human Resources disciplines, including workforce strategy, organisational effectiveness, talent management, succession planning, change leadership, and executive coaching.

The HR Business Partner Lead works on problems of diverse scope and complexity ranging from moderate to substantial.

The HR Business Partner Lead is a strategic advisor and trusted partner to senior leaders within Stars and Risk Adjustment. This role helps shape and execute people strategies that support business priorities, strengthen organisational effectiveness, and enable a high-performing culture.

The HR Business Partner Lead partners closely with business and HR leaders to align workforce, talent, leadership, and organisational strategies with business objectives. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy and influence, providing data-driven insights, organisational consulting, and change leadership to support business success in a complex and highly matrixed environment.

This position serves as a connector across HR functions, bringing together talent, compensation, learning, workforce planning, and other people solutions to drive coordinated outcomes that improve business performance and organisational capability.

Responsibilities:

• Translate business priorities into workforce plans, organisational capabilities, leadership strategies, and talent initiatives.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing guidance on organisational effectiveness, talent management, succession planning, and workforce-related decisions.
• Lead organisational design efforts, including role clarity, decision rights, operating models, and team effectiveness initiatives.
• Drive leadership and succession strategies that strengthen organisational capability and support future business needs.
• Lead change management efforts by developing stakeholder engagement, communication, readiness, adoption, and sustainment strategies.
• Leverage workforce, talent, and business data to identify trends, assess organisational health, inform decisions, and measure outcomes.
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence and other key stakeholders to develop and deliver integrated people solutions that support business objectives.
• Influence and support organisational decisions by identifying risks, evaluating options, and providing evidence-based recommendations.
• Facilitate collaboration across business areas and HR teams to improve effectiveness, alignment, and execution.
• Drive adoption of HR programs, processes, and best practices that support a consistent and positive associate experience.
• Advise leaders through organisational changes, leadership transitions, and evolving business priorities.
• Contribute to the advancement of HR capabilities through knowledge sharing, best practices, and scalable solutions that can be leveraged across the organisation.
• Present workforce insights, organisational trends, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
• Lead confidential and special projects that improve organisational effectiveness and support business transformation.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Expectations:

• Demonstrated success advising senior leaders within complex, highly matrixed organisations.
• Deep understanding of workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, organisational effectiveness, and change leadership principles.
• Ability to leverage workforce and business data to identify trends, challenge assumptions, and support strategic decision-making.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect workforce, operational, customer, and business considerations.
• Demonstrated ability to influence outcomes and build consensus without direct authority.
• Exercises sound judgement and discretion when handling sensitive and complex situations.
• Builds strong partnerships across HR and business teams to deliver effective solutions.
• Demonstrates resilience, adaptability, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while maintaining focus on priorities.
• Proven ability to proactively identify issues, develop solutions, and drive execution in a fast-paced environment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• Experience coaching and advising senior leaders, including serving as an accountability partner for company values and leadership behaviours.
• Demonstrated ability to advise on workforce planning and succession strategies that build a strong pipeline of future leadership talent.
• Ability to lead and/or facilitate effective change initiatives and activate change through influence rather than direct oversight.
• Seven or more years of progressive HR experience, with emphasis on strategic business partnership, talent management, and data analysis.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships at all levels of the organisation.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret performance analytics and identify meaningful insights that inform action.
• Proven track record contributing to improvements in talent retention and organisational effectiveness.
• Strong proficiency with HRIS platforms, business intelligence tools, and other technology required to perform the essential functions of the role.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% based on business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• PHR or SPHR certification.
• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• Experience in the healthcare industry and/or with a multi-site, multi-state employer.
• Experience working in a highly matrixed organisation.

Additional Information

• Location: Remote position with travel for business needs. Preference may be given to candidates who reside near key business hubs, including to support in-person partnership and business engagement when needed.
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Pay Range: $115,200 - $158,400 per year
• This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan.

Description of Benefits

• Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.