Senior HR Business Partner
UNC Health
Raleigh, NC · Posted November 9, 2026
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Raleigh, North Carolina, Description Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve. Summary : The Senior HR Business Partner role functions as a strategic liaison between the business and Human Resources. As a trusted partner, plan, coordinate, and implement HR activities for assigned client areas to align with the organizational strategy and goals. Responsible for providing advice, coaching, counsel and problem solving to leaders and teammates. Provide the focal point to deliver human resources solutions in partnership with HR specialty areas. Build and maintain effective working relationships across the client groups as well as within the HR team. This position operates on a hybrid work schedule and supports operations across UNC Health Rex and UNC Health Johnston locations, including Raleigh, Smithfield, and Clayton. The selected candidate must be able to report onsite a minimum of three (3) days per week, with additional onsite presence required based on operational needs, meetings, and departmental priorities. The selected candidate must be able to report onsite regularly and travel between locations as needed. Responsibilities : 1. Developing effective working relationships. Provide expert advice and coaching to leaders and teammates as appropriate. Equip people managers with tools and knowledge to effectively manage their teams in alignment with organizational plans. 2. Design, research, develop and implement HR initiatives to support people strategies, using expert knowledge of the client area. Contribute to the delivery of business area Key Performance Indicators. 3. Identify individual and collective learning and development needs and provide to the HR specialty area for action. Proactively gain client feedback to support HR specialty areas to improve service levels and alert HR areas where an issue/project may impact other areas. 4. Identify gaps in existing HR policies and contribute to the development of new HR policies and procedures. Consult and deliver new/amended policies and procedures into the business area. 5. Provide transformational advice and support that delivers best practice HR solutions to support the business area in conjunction with specialty HR areas. 6. Drive all HR initiatives within client groups including performance appraisals, merit increase process, incentive process, restructures, learning & development programs, change management initiatives, succession planning, etc. 7. Embed a performance management culture within the business area as a means of driving business improvement by ensuring clear objectives, feedback and the improvement of customer service through behaviors. Provide training/coaching as needed. Other Information Other information: Education Requirements: ? Bachelor?s degree in an appropriate discipline. Licensure/Certification Requirements: ? No licensure or certification required. Professional Experience Requirements: ? Four (4) years of Human Resources experience in a Business Partner role. Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: -Strong relationship building, interpersonal, customer service and collaboration skills. -Excellent communication skills and professional approach. -Strong project management skills. -Self-starter, motivated, organized, detail-oriented and able to handle simultaneous projects/priorities. -Strong conflict negotiation skills; able to influence, deliver constructive advice, diagnose and resolve problems and positively influence change. -Knowledge of employment laws and regulations. -Ability to interface with, influence and inspire confidence in key partners across businesses, geographies, and levels. Job Details Legal Employer: NCHEALTH Entity: Shared Services Organization Unit: HR Business Partners Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00 Salary Range: $38.55 - $55.43 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity Work Assignment Type: Hybrid Work Schedule: Day Job Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.