HR Business Partner

Req Id: 42482

Job Title: HR Business Partner

City: West Lafayette

Job Description:

Job Summary

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) plays a key role in fostering a positive, engaged, and high-performing workplace. This position works collaboratively with faculty and staff, and leadership to align human resources strategies with organizational goals, promote best practices and strengthen workplace culture across the University. The role actively partners to address a variety of workplace issues and opportunities, and diagnoses human resource or organizational development needs. The HR Business Partner provides consultation and support to optimize talent management, organizational structure, processes, and culture. Serving as a liaison between assigned departments and the Office of the Vice President for Human Resources, the HRBP team ensures HR strategies are effectively implemented to achieve exceptional results. This is a dual-level position and can be filled as either a P2 or P3. This position is a mostly on-site position requiring the need to be on campus multiple days a week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide HR consultation, coaching, and advice to managers, supervisors, and employees across assigned colleges or units
• Develop innovative approaches to serve departmental needs, promote engagement, and advance organizational effectiveness
• Participate in or lead HR process improvement projects and assist with HR initiative implementations
• Collaborate with Compensation, Talent Acquisition, and Leadership & Organizational Development to assess needs and deliver solutions

What Were Looking For:

• Bachelors Degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field
• Two or more years of progressive experience in human resources, business operations, or related supervisory roles, including direct experience advising leaders and addressing workforce or organizational challenges.
• Consideration will be given to an equivalent combination of required education and related work experience
• Solid interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and credibiity across all levels of the organization
• Strong consultative and relationship management skills, with demonstrated success advising and influencing managers on employee relation matters
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret core HR data to support guidance and recommendations to units

What Is Helpful:

• SPHR or PHR certification

What We Want You To Know:

• Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
• A background check is required for employment in this position
• FLSA: Exempt (Not eligible for overtime)
• Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contribution Waiting Period
• Purdue University is an EOE/AA employer. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply

What Youll Get in Return:

All university employees are afforded a generous benefits package, https://www.purdue.edu/hr/benewell/index.php, including medical/dental/vision insurance, paid time off, and retirement contributions. As part of Purdue University's expansive employee benefit package, the University is proud to offer its employees the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance by offering a tuition remission opportunity at both Purdue University and Purdue Global.

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Posting Start Date: 6/4/26