Director, HR Business Partner - Finance Function

What HR Business Partners contribute to Cardinal Health

Human Resources designs, implements and delivers human resource programs and policies, including recruitment, talent management, culture and inclusion, compensation and benefits, among others. This function anticipates and plans for long-term human resource needs in alignment with business strategies.

HR Business Partners serve as strategic partners to business leaders to develop and implement strategies for human capital management, customer satisfaction and business performance. This family job supports assigned business units in addressing complex and technical Human Resources challenges, advocates for the business value of HR initiatives, and enables short-term and long-term business change.

Job Summary

The Director, HR Business Partner will support the Finance organization (inclusive of Treasury/Tax/Accounting/Internal Audit/Financial Planning & Analysis/Indirect Procurement/Investor Relations/Corporate Development) and will be responsible for delivering HR Services to Finance talent.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic HR leadership for the Finance function

• Navigates and influences across and ensures integrity of the Cardinal Health HR model – globally, regionally, in country

• Partners with COEs to drive actions in support of trends and analyzes how the Finance organization may be affected by them

• Lead HR due diligence in partnership with Corporate Development

• Deliver a comprehensive HR integrations and change management strategy to onboard acquired entities

• Enable Finance talent recruitment strategy in partnership with Talent Acquisition

• Leader of talent, succession and development strategies and actions; support Finance talent development

• Partner with compensation to ensure a total rewards strategy for Finance organization

• Responsible for developing the HR strategy

• Influential business partnership across many regions

• Demonstrates intellectual curiosity; learns and then understands the business strategy; Connects business strategy to organizational and talent strategies

• Works in a highly matrixed environment

• Serves as a change leader

• Culture steward responsible for voice-of-the-employee strategies and action plans

• Supports leaders as strategist and coach

• Develops and implements plans and actions to improve employee engagement, leader and team effectiveness, and culture and inclusion

• Utilizes data and insights to influence business decisions

• Responsible for organization design and strategic workforce planning

• Knows when to get involved in the details and “roll up your sleeves” to help with tactics

• Consistently delivers quality results and can be counted on to get things done

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in a related field, or equivalent work experience preferred

• 12+ years experience in related field preferred

• Analytical & business acumen skills

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal

• Demonstrated ability to influence

• High level of personal motivation/self-starter

• Ability to successfully navigate within a matrixed environment

• Exceptional partnership with HR COE’s

• High Executive presence

• Strong Financial Acumen

• Ability to travel 25%

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Utilizes broad and deep knowledge to develop innovative new business practices, policies and procedures

• Contributes to the development of department strategy

• Works on or may lead highly complex projects of large scope

• Projects are typically cross-functional and have significant and long-term impact

• Provides solutions which set precedent

• Negotiates complex or risky technical business issues on behalf of the company

• Independently defines project establishes budgets identifies participants and mitigates risk

• Consults with management to determine project objectives with long-term implications

• Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Anticipated salary range: $116,500 - $197,010

Bonus eligible: Yes

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage

• Paid time off plan

• Health savings account (HSA)

• 401k savings plan

• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay

• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• Work-Life resources

• Paid parental leave

• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 12/31/25 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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