Robert Half is hiring: Senior Human Resources Business Partner in Minneapolis

Senior Human Resources Business Partner

Location: Bloomington, MN (4 days onsite / 1 remote)

Compensation: $130,000 – $150,000 base + bonus potential (5–10%)

Industry: Financial Services / Regulated Environment

Team Size: Org-wide ~2,000 employees

Position Overview

We are supporting a high-growth, mission-driven financial services institution in identifying a Senior HR Business Partner (HRBP) to serve as the primary HR leader for their Twin Cities market, supporting a highly visible leadership team and employee base. This is a key hire during a broader transformation and modernization of their HR operating model.

The role is both strategic and hands-on, ideal for someone energized by building processes in a rapidly growing, regulated environment. This is one of the final pieces in a broader HR team buildout—reporting into a highly collaborative and forward-thinking VP of HRBP, and partnering directly with senior leadership across multiple business lines.

Why This Role Is Unique

• Build and Anchor HR in the Twin Cities: You’ll be the on-the-ground partner for ~300–500 employees in the Minneapolis market. This is the first fully embedded HRBP in the region, with a growing physical footprint and engaged leadership team.
• Collaborative, Value-Driven Culture: This company prides itself on hiring people-first leaders who want to make an impact in the communities they serve.
• Strategic Growth & Transformation: With a new HR leadership team in place, they’re evolving legacy processes into scalable, people-centered solutions. Your voice will help shape how business partnering is understood and delivered.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership

• Embed yourself with senior leaders in the Minneapolis office to align people strategy with business priorities.
• Drive organizational design conversations, influence talent decisions, and facilitate workforce planning.
• Contribute to change initiatives as the business continues to scale.

Employee Relations & Compliance

• Act as a trusted advisor in employee relations—leading complex investigations, handling performance issues, and managing accommodations and leaves with empathy and precision.
• Stay ahead of employment law changes; ensure compliance in a regulated industry (ADA, FMLA, EEOC, etc.).

Coaching & Talent Development

• Guide and support leaders through coaching, feedback conversations, and performance calibration.
• Collaborate with Talent, L& D, and Total Rewards to align people solutions with broader organizational needs.

Program Buildout

• Help define and optimize scalable, human-centered HR processes across your business units.
• Partner with internal COEs (recruiting, rewards, etc.) to ensure consistency and high-quality execution.

What You Bring

• 7+ years of progressive HR experience, including 3+ years of direct employee relations leadership.
• Proven success in regulated, high-accountability industries—financial services highly preferred.
• Experience advising senior business leaders across distributed teams or regional locations.
• Depth in workplace investigations, ADA/accommodation processes, and performance management.
• Strong judgment, emotional intelligence, and the ability to build trust across leadership styles.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and excited by a “build while driving” environment.
• SHRM-CP/SCP or PHR/SPHR certification preferred.

The Ideal Background

This is a great fit for someone from a mid-to-large institution, who wants to step into a role with influence and autonomy while still benefiting from a cohesive, values-aligned HR function. Prior experience navigating complex matrixed organizations is a plus.

Additional Details

• Team Structure: Reports to the VP of HR Business Partnerships (remote), with dotted-line partnership to a regional executive group in the Twin Cities. Collaborates frequently with COEs across Talent, Rewards, and Operations.
• Office Environment: Core office is located in Bloomington, MN with additional nearby branches. Hybrid work model, with flexibility built into the schedule.

Interested?

This is a rare opportunity to shape HR strategy in a regional market while contributing to a larger HR evolution already in motion. If you're energized by being a partner, builder, and coach—and want your work to directly impact people, performance, and culture—we’d love to connect. Reach out to Kelsey Conrad on LinkedIn today to learn more!