At the University of Oklahoma, our Purpose is elegant in its simplicity and profound in its depth: We Change Lives! OU HR Business Partners deliver measured and impactful results through creative and transformative problem-solving with unwavering integrity. We are an engaged, collaborative team that empowers our constituents by providing expert consultation to ensure fair and consistent treatment of the OU workforce. Come join us!

The Office of Human Resources is pleased to announce our search for a Human Resources Business Partner. This role will partner with employees and leaders, at all levels of the university, on issues such as talent management, employee relations, organizational effectiveness, and employee engagement. To be successful in this role, you will need a flexible skillset, including the ability to think strategically, execute tactically, and collaborate across many teams, levels, and situations.

Our Services

You will join a team of four HR Business Partners that provide services to designated clients across the Norman Campus. These services include:

• Strategic Partner: advise, train, and support embedded human resource professionals; collaborate and connect clients with the appropriate HR SME; facilitate HR best practices; communicate HR initiatives; provide tools and resources; communicate policy updates, and provide networking opportunities
• Organizational Effectiveness: advise on organizational strategies, organizational structure and work environment, succession-planning; conduct workforce reviews and provide recommendations; assist in change management; identify opportunities to improve personnel management practices and intercede to change or correct inappropriate personnel management practices
• Employee Experience: provide managers and embedded human resource professionals on how to assess, measure, and improve employee engagement to make the University of Oklahoma an employer of choice; includes resources like engagement surveys, employee appreciation and recognition, stay interviews, exit interviews, onboarding and offboarding process 
• Talent Management: assist managers and embedded human resource professionals in establishing performance expectations, carrying out interventions, and assuring accountability to ensure productive employees and work environments; Work with managers to provide succession planning, employee development, and performance appraisals 
• Conflict Resolution: assist in resolving problems and conflict in the workplace before they escalate to a disruption; may involve investigations and assisting with conflict mediation and resolution 
• Investigations: conduct objective and thorough investigations and/or audits related to workforce management, employee conduct, retaliation, or employee complaints and grievances
• Policy & HR Risk Management: provide the campus with HR policy framework to effectively manage the staff workforce, implement campus initiatives related to human resources, and to mitigate risks; ensure compliance with applicable state and federal employment laws