(USA-WA-Seattle) Senior HR Business Partner

**WHAT WE'RE ABOUT** We're creating an airline people love. It begins with each Alaska Airlines employee, bringing unique strengths and energy to our work in the air and on the ground. Every day, we go beyond what's expected and reach for the remarkable, together. **YOUR ROLE** Role Summary The Senior HR Business Partner is a subject matter expert in HR strategy, programs, and services at Alaska Airlines. As an individual contributor, this role exercises considerable judgment to make decisions in the execution of a comprehensive people strategy and provide recommendations to address organizational effectiveness, leadership development, engagement, workforce and succession planning, performance management, and training in support of a high-performance culture. Key Duties - Acts as a subject matter expert in HR strategy, programs, and services. - With minimal direction from leadership, exercises considerable judgement to address organizational effectiveness, leadership development, engagement, workforce and succession planning, performance management, and training. - Manages projects to support various HR-related and cross functional initiatives, including development and implementation of company-wide people programs, ensuring that change management best practices are applied. - Guides and provides feedback to assigned leaders regarding people-focused goals and objectives. - Applies deep knowledge in HR programs, services, and People Policies to communicate HR initiatives and serve as a liaison between assigned business group and HR functional areas. Proactively maintains an open line of communication with managers and employees on HR service-related issues. - Makes recommendations to advance employee engagement. Partners with the Manager, HR, and divisional VPs to analyze engagement data, effectively communicate survey results, and improve engagement, customer satisfaction, and leadership effectiveness. - Participates in department reviews and partners with the business leaders on measuring and evaluating employee performance. Serves in an advocacy/consulting role for employees experiencing problems/issues that impact their job performance. - Provides compensation support including salary planning, approval of salary actions, promotions and job re-leveling. - Partners with other HR leaders and Alaska leadership to foster engagement, create a great place to work, and to provide a hassle-free and world-class experience to internal clients, employees, candidates, and other stakeholders. Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills Required - 4 years of experience in Human Resources, leadership or related area. - Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field, or an additional two years of training/experience in lieu of this degree. - Demonstrated ability to think conceptually, influence stakeholders, and develop strategies. - High energy, positive presence along with top-notch written and verbal communication skills. - Innovative, apolitical, resilient, fact-based, and a creative solutions-focused mindset, with ability to thrive in a rapidly-changing, collaborative environment and to manage conflict. - Demonstrated ability to seek out and incorporate feedback from all levels of the organization. - Experience designing and managing complex processes, as well as managing projects. - Proven ability to leverage business acumen and analytic capability to position the HR organization as a change agent and key business partner. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office and other Microsoft products as well as common HR applications. - Ability to travel occasionally as needed. Preferred - PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP certification. - In-depth experience in HR functional areas (generalist, employee relations, recruiting, etc.) - Compensation knowledge or experience. - Experience with change management. - Knowledge of employment law. Job-Specific Leadership Expectations - Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be kind-hearted, deliver performance, and be remarkable. - Embody the Alaska Spirit and conduct oneself with professionalism, integrity, resourcefulness and caring. **EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY** Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws. Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines participate in E-Verify, a service of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA), where required. **Job ID** 36591 **Location** Seattle, WA **FLSA Status** Exempt **Full/Part Time** Full-Time **Regular/Temporary** Regular
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