Dir HR Business Partner - 90305029 - Washington (Hybrid)

Your success is a train ride away!

As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Are you ready to join our team?

Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

This hybrid position can be based out of Washington DC; Wilmington, DE; Philadelphia, PA; or New York, NY.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

The Director, HR Business Partner (HRBP)-Capital Delivery Partnerships acts as a strategic partner to embedding HR strategy into the client's business objectives. This position provides professional consultative HR guidance and support to relevant internal client groups with the objective of adding value to the overall business, aligning HR strategy, and addressing organizational gaps. The Director, HRBP works collaboratively with leaders to prioritize people solutions that accelerate the achievement of business plans through talent management and succession planning, diversity and inclusion, rewards and recognition, organizational effectiveness, compensation strategy, and workforce planning. The Director, HRBP has demonstrated a level of proficiency to effectively serve as a strategic partner while supporting executive and senior level leaders.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Contributes to the business strategy by helping business leaders identify, prioritize, and build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures, and processes.
• Supports leaders in forecasting and planning their talent pipeline requirements in line with the function or business strategy.
• Drives and facilitates long-term people initiatives aligned with the strategic annual operating plan.
• Identifies strategic talent needs, risks, and gaps, and leads the efforts to create plans to develop employees and leaders using talent management tools and resources.
• Facilitates a strong leadership and coaching culture; enabling managers to assume increasing responsibility and accountability for managing the performance and development of employees.
• Facilitates effective workforce planning activities to deliver business objectives. In partnership with HR leaders, analyzes trends and metrics to develop solutions, programs, and policies.
• Develops and consults on employee engagement planning, retention plans and initiatives targeting high potential and critical roles.
• Partners with COEs to address employee relations issues ensuring a balanced perspective.
• Understands the overall organizational structure and makes recommendations as business needs continue to evolve. Provides expert counsel on organizational design, restructuring, and realignment.
• Drives the integration of the performance management philosophy into strategic business goals/plans.
• Serves as a trusted advisor and coach, working with business leaders to ensure understanding of implications of business decisions. Appropriately challenges business decisions from multiple perspectives (business, culture, HC, Legal, Risk Management, etc.)
• Works with cross-functional HR team on various projects that are focused on continuous improvement of HR services and delivery.
• Identifies and assesses need for change initiatives, consults on impact of process improvement initiatives.
• Execute Human Resources initiatives/activity across corporation and specific clients to ensure consistency and meet strategic deliverables (i.e., employee engagement survey, FAAP, etc.)
• Effective use of metrics and statistics (Turnover, Compliance, Succession, Engagement surveys, etc.) to make recommendations for enhancing organizational effectiveness.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Human Resources, Business, or a related Field or an equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience.
• 8-10 years of related work experience
• Demonstrated success in driving people initiatives that enhance business performance; strong business acumen required.
• Significant knowledge of HR policies, processes (e.g., workforce planning and talent management), and talent management policies and practices.
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office products and HR systems

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 10+ years of related work experience
• Master's Degree in Human Resources or related field, or MBA
• S/PHR and/or SHRM S/CP Certification
• Leadership experience in a different functional area in addition to HR experience

COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: 

Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

The salary/hourly range is $163,000-$211,140. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, internal equity, etc. Depending on an employee’s assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee’s base salary. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position and/or long-term incentive plan compensation. In addition to your salary, Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; health savings accounts; wellness programs; flexible spending accounts; 401K retirement plan with employer match; life insurance; short and long term disability insurance; paid time off; back-up care; adoption assistance; surrogacy assistance; reimbursement of education expenses; Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility; Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits; and rail pass privileges. Learn more about our benefits offerings here.

Requisition ID:163434
Posting Location(s):District of Columbia; Delaware; New York; Pennsylvania

Work Arrangement:05-Hybrid Monthly 
Job Family/Function:Human Capital 
Relocation Offered:No 
Travel Requirements:0 - 5% 

You power our progress through your performance.
 

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions. 

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen. 

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.  

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR § 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C. §1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses. 

Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Amtrak is an EOE/Affirmative Action Minority/Female employer, and we welcome all to apply. We consider candidates regardless of race/color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions), national origin/ethnicity, age, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.