Join Us in Redefining Care

At Advocate Health, we're committed to helping people live well by creating an exceptional teammate experience that enables our caregivers and leaders to thrive. We are seeking an experienced People & Culture Business Partner to serve as a trusted advisor to leaders, helping drive talent strategies, workforce planning, teammate engagement, and organizational effectiveness across the enterprise.

In this role, you'll partner support the business leaders and People & Culture Centers of Excellence to develop and implement solutions that strengthen culture, enhance teammate experiences, and support business objectives. You'll leverage workforce insights, analytics, and strategic thinking to help leaders navigate change, develop talent, and build high-performing teams.

About This Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR professional who enjoys balancing strategy with execution. As a People & Culture Business Partner, you will influence key people decisions, support organizational transformation, and help leaders create an environment where teammates can do their best work.

You will serve as a trusted consultant and thought partner, utilizing workforce data, business insights, and People & Culture expertise to identify opportunities, address challenges, and drive meaningful outcomes.

What You'll Do

• Partner with senior leaders to support workforce planning, talent management, retention, succession planning, and teammate experience initiatives.
• Serve as a trusted advisor, helping leaders make effective people decisions aligned with business objectives and enterprise priorities.
• Identify workforce trends and opportunities through data analysis, leader feedback, teammate insights, and operational metrics.
• Collaborate with People & Culture Centers of Excellence to implement solutions that enhance organizational effectiveness and employee experience.
• Support organizational design efforts, restructures, and change initiatives while helping leaders navigate transitions successfully.
• Coach leaders to strengthen leadership capability, reinforce culture, and improve team effectiveness.
• Utilize workforce analytics, dashboards, and reporting tools to inform recommendations and action plans.
• Partner with Learning & Development teams to support leader development and capability-building initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with employment regulations, policies, and People & Culture practices while appropriately escalating risks and concerns.
• Build strong relationships across the organization and influence outcomes through effective stakeholder management.
• Manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of quality and follow-through.
• Model Advocate Health's values and ensure the responsible use of data, technology, and AI-enabled tools in decision-making.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum of five years of Human Resources experience within a large health system or similarly complex organization.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with leaders to develop and execute people strategies.
• Strong understanding of workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, teammate experience, retention, and organizational effectiveness.
• Experience interpreting workforce data and human capital metrics to drive recommendations and solutions.
• Strong consulting, influencing, and relationship-management skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex information in a clear and actionable manner.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, manage change, and provide sound judgment in complex situations.
• Experience supporting organizational change, restructuring, and leader coaching initiatives.
• Strong critical thinking, prioritization, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proficiency with HR technologies, digital platforms, workforce analytics tools, and reporting systems.
• Demonstrated commitment to ethical practices, compliance, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Preferred

• Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• Previous experience in a healthcare environment.
• Professional HR certification (SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR).
• Experience supporting large, complex organizations through transformational change initiatives.
• Experience utilizing workforce analytics and AI-enabled tools to inform strategic workforce decisions.

Working Conditions

• Primarily operates in a professional office or virtual work environment.
• Travel may be required to support assigned business areas and leaders.
• Frequent interaction with leaders, teammates, and stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization.
• Professional business-casual appearance is expected when engaging with leaders and business partners.
• Participation on camera during virtual meetings is expected to support engagement, collaboration, and relationship building.