Sr. Director - HR Business Partners

Posted:
1/28/2026, 1:51:29 AM

Location(s):
Minnesota, United States ⋅ Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
People & HR

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

At Accendra Health, we understand that healthcare is complex, and we’re here to make it easier. We help deliver care beyond traditional settings, making essential products and services more accessible through every stage of life. As part of the care team, our teammates play a critical role in delivering personalized, long-term care for the patients we serve.

 

With deep expertise promoting health outside the hospital and a presence in communities nationwide through our Apria and Byram Healthcare brands, Accendra Health does more than just deliver the essentials.

 

If you’re interested in meaningful work with impact, explore our career opportunities ─- from remote-friendly to hybrid and in-person roles ─- and join us in our purpose of Bringing Care To Life™.

 

 

Teammate Benefits

As an Accendra Health employee, you have choices to fit your life. Our comprehensive benefits program is designed to meet you where you are — through all of life’s stages. We’ve got you and your family covered with benefits that support your health, finances, and overall wellness.

 

Our benefits program includes:

  • Medical, dental, and vision care coverage

  • Paid time off plan

  • 401(k) Plan

  • Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Basic life insurance

  • Short-and long-term disability coverage

  • Accident insurance

  • Teammate Assistance Program

  • Paid parental leave

  • Domestic partner benefits

  • Mental, physical, and financial well-being programs

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Works with the leadership team to provide strategic counsel regarding the unit's vision, mission, structure, processes and people.  Recommends, designs, and facilitates implementation of solutions while also ensuring alignment with the company's strategic direction.
  • Leads HR services initiation, oversight and delivery for the business unit (employee relations, compensation administration, performance management, change management, talent management, decision support, etc.), coordinating with HR peers and Centers of Excellence (COE’s) to deliver consistent services across the business units/organization.
  • Leads a group of human resources professionals who support the needs of the business unit’s leadership/management teams, ensuring they provide strategic insight and delivery of the organization’s HR operations and functions.
  • Coordinates and builds process tools, collateral materials, and presentations to support organizational design and development initiatives/roll-out.  Leverages work across regions and business units to increase uniformity, efficiency and scalability of work.
  • Partners closely with the Total Rewards COE in designing, implementing and administering competitive salary, benefits, incentives and recognition programs.
  • Collaborates with Talent Management and Talent Acquisition COE’s to drive strategic workforce planning initiatives.
  • Conducts gap analyses, collaborating with Learning & Development COE to ensure appropriate career development programs and initiatives are aligned with critical skill development and succession planning.
  • Leads staffing analysis, ensuring the right teammates are in the right place at the right time.  Monitors turnover and temporary labor, ensuring the most efficient and cost-effective resources are being utilized.
  • Manages Performance Management and feedback processes with a focus on developing manager capability on employing these processes and obtaining best in class results.  Delivers talent management processes aligned with corporate strategy.
  • Leads the provision of proactive teammate relations guidance and counsel to business unit leadership.  Manages HR personnel’s guidance and counsel to teammates and management on teammate relations issues.
  • Strategically partners with the business unit leadership team to introduce, lead, and influence change management initiatives to ensure they drive effective change and enhance overall performance.
  • Adapts and promotes best in class HR and management practices, fostering collaboration across regions and sites, ensuring smooth implementations of HR/OD solutions, and building the overall capability of the organization.
  • Performs additional duties as directed.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelor’s Degree; Master’s Degree preferred
  • 15 or more years of related Human Resources experience
  • 10 or more years of HR leadership, planning, communication, organization, and people management experience
  • SHRM-CP, PHR, SPHR certifications highly preferred
  • Or any combination of education and experience to meet the above requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

  • Exceptional influencing skills and ability to work effectively in a matrix environment
  • Ability to effectively coach all levels in the organization
  • International HR experience strongly preferred
  • Solid knowledge of global HR practices and procedures
  • Requires the ability to collaborate with other members of management to drive business results
  • Demonstrated strategic, critical, analytical and innovative thinking skills
  • Exceptional communication skills
  • Demonstrates leadership and teambuilding as core competencies
  • Communicates effectively and persuasively, both verbally and in writing
  • Demonstrated ability to drive change management efforts
  • Works effectively in a matrixed organization
  • Able to interpret trends and develop strategies to address the movement
  • Strong business and financial acumen
  • Enthusiastic developer of organizational talent within the business unit
  • Experience diagnosing people (individual/team) issues and recommending interventions /solutions

    If you feel this opportunity could be the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply.

    Accendra is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.

    Note: Accendra is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our Company via email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our Company. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by our Company as a result of the referral or through other means.