Human Resources Business Partner- Legal/Compliance and OBU Business Transformation
$145,892–$218,839 year
Hybrid · Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
HR Business Partner for Legal/Compliance and OBU Business Transformation in Gaithersburg, MD. This hybrid role splits time roughly 50/50 between strategic business partnering and leading transformation initiatives. You’ll partner with leaders across Legal and Compliance to translate priorities into practical people plans, support workforce planning, talent reviews, succession planning, and organizational capability, coach managers on team effectiveness and policy application, and help drive organizational design and change interventions. You’ll also coordinate and deliver selected transformation priorities within OBU, connecting strategic priorities, tracking progress, and ensuring execution. The role requires strong partnering capability, organizational awareness, sound judgment, and the ability to operate in a complex, matrixed environment. In-person/onsite presence is required on a hybrid schedule (average three days in the office)."
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field
- 7+ years of HR experience within a complex, matrixed, and preferably global organization, ideally in an HR Business Partner or other client-facing HR role
- Experience partnering with business leaders and managers to support people priorities and organizational needs
- Good working knowledge of core HR disciplines, including talent management, organization change, employee relations, performance management, and workforce planning
- Experience supporting projects, business planning activities, transformation initiatives, or leadership coordination in addition to core HR partnering responsibilities
- Ability to coach and influence leaders and managers with confidence and credibility
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize information, simplify complexity, and tailor messages to different audiences
- Strong organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain momentum across a varied agenda
- Sound judgment and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance employee, business, and compliance considerations
- Experience using data and insight to support recommendations and decision-making
- Ability to travel to meet with leadership teams and employees as needed
- Desirable: Master’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, or related field
- Experience working in Life Sciences/pharma or highly regulated industry
- Experience in transformation or chief of staff–style coordination
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