Director, Human Resources Business Partner

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Organization: SHSO-Sutter Health System Office-Valley Position Overview: Serves as a senior strategic advisor and thought partner to senior operational leaders, enabling business outcomes through integrated, data-informed people strategies. Operates in a consultative capacity, translating enterprise strategy into talent, engagement, and organization solutions that drive measurable impact across complex healthcare environments.

Partners closely with senior operational leaders to shape people strategies that strengthen culture, patient outcomes, and workforce effectiveness, while aligning with financial and operational priorities. Drives strategic influence, anticipates workforce needs through proactive planning, leverages insights to align systems and talent initiatives to deliver meaningful results at the system and local levels, demonstrating strong strategic mindset and operational excellence.

Plays a critical role in advancing Sutter Health’s human resource (HR) transformation by ensuring enterprise strategies are effectively applied within entity settings. As a trusted advisor, this role partners closely with operational leaders and key partners across human resources to elevate leadership capability, align talent solutions, strengthen engagement, drive labor outcomes, and lead change across dynamic, highly regulated environments, with a focus on adoption, sustainability, and long-term impact. Job Description: This position will support System Home Office. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of health insurance plans, including Medicare Advantage, along with familiarity with graduate medical education (GME) programs and medical school graduates

Must live within the footprint of Sacramento or Emeryville. Hyrbid expectation is an estimated 12 days per month onsite.

EDUCATION: Equivalent experience will be accepted in lieu of the required degree or diploma Bachelor’s degree

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE: 10 years recent relevant experience.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: Progressive HR experience, including senior HR business partner or HR leadership roles.

Demonstrated success partnering with senior operational leaders in complex, matrixed environments.

Experience in organizational effectiveness, engagement, workforce planning, leadership development, talent management, organization design / effectiveness, and change leadership.

Strong background collaborating with HR COEs in an enterprise or shared-services HR model.

Experience operating at a consultative, influence-based level without direct employee relations ownership.

Experience shaping proactive workforce and labor strategies to prevent escalation, reduce risk, and drive operational stability.

Experience leveraging HR data, metrics, and analytics to measure business outcomes and inform executive decision-making.

Working knowledge of state employment and labor environment sufficient for executive advisement (not case execution). Expertise in organization design, succession planning, engagement strategy, and leadership development. Expertise in leveraging data/insights to drive meaningful outcomes.

Possess business / financial acumen.

Knowledge of external labor, industry, and market trends to inform competitive people strategies.

Expertise in change management governance and guiding leaders through complex organizational transitions.

Executive-level presence with the ability to influence without authority.

Strategic thinker with strong clinical acumen.

Ability to synthesize complex information into clear, actionable guidance for leaders.

Enterprise mindset balanced with sensitivity to entity-specific operational realities.

Highly collaborative, consultative, and relationship-driven.

Demonstrated ability to drive alignment across multiple HR disciplines and enterprise initiatives.

Job Shift: Days Schedule: Full Time Days of the Week: Monday - Friday Weekend Requirements: As Needed Benefits: Yes Unions: No Position Status: Exempt Weekly Hours: 40 Employee Status: Regular Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $181,875.20 to $291,012.80 / annual salary The posted pay range is based on the position's primary work location. Candidates who reside and work outside of that location may be subject to a different pay range based on their work location. Candidate starting salaries consider multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.