Senior HR Business Partner (Hybrid)

Posted 5 Days Ago
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2 Locations
Hybrid
88K-145K Annually
Senior level
Insurance
The Role
Partners with executives and Sales division leaders to align people strategies with business priorities. Leads organizational transformation, workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, retention, inclusion, and change initiatives. Provides coaching and guidance to leaders, uses reporting and analytics to generate business insights, interprets financial reports, and collaborates with HR centers of practice to deliver employee lifecycle solutions.
Summary Generated by Built In
As a Senior HR Business Partner with American Family Insurance, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by partnering with leaders to turn business priorities into effective people strategies. You'll help shape talent decisions, strengthen organizational effectiveness, and bring forward solutions that support both our employees and the future of the business. You will support the Sales division.
You will report to Senior Manager, Business HR.
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Position Compensation Range:

$88,000.00 - $145,000.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

Primary Accountabilities:


  • Partner strategically with executives and division leaders to align people strategies with business priorities.
  • Solve complex business challenges through a people, process, and technology lens.
  • Lead and support organizational transformation and implement tailored HR solutions.
  • Drive strategic talent initiatives focused on development, succession planning, retention, and inclusion.
  • Collaborate with HR Centers of Practice and shared services to deliver solutions across the employee lifecycle, including talent acquisition and development.
  • Influence and guide leaders through change, building alignment and advancing organizational priorities.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements


  • Demonstrated experience with change management and organizational change.
  • Demonstrated agility in learning and adapting strategies to market realities.
  • Demonstrated experience facilitating effective workforce planning to identify the capacity and capability of the organization to deliver its objectives.
  • Demonstrated experience serving as a collaborative partner with senior leaders and positively influences leaders.
  • Demonstrated experience with using reporting and analytics to generate insights and present findings back to the business.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret financial reports.
  • Demonstrated understanding of agile principles with experience in leading and/ or partnering on organization change efforts.
  • Demonstrated experience coaching and providing counsel and guidance to leaders.
  • Business acumen and ability to understand multiple business operations.
  • Demonstrated experience solving complex talent strategy needs.

Licenses


• Not applicable.


Travel Requirements


• Up to 10%.


Physical Requirements


• Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.


Working Conditions


•Not applicable.

Additional Information
  • To ensure a strong start, all employees participate in our New Employee Orientation during their first week.  This experience is held in person at our Madison, WI Headquarters or one of our AmFam core locations to help you connect with our mission, meet key team members and build relationships that support your growth.  At times, sessions may be delivered virtually based on scheduling and availability. 
  • Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks
  • Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions
  • Sponsorship will not be considered for this position unless specified in the posting

In this hybrid role you will be expected to work a minimum of 10 days per month out of the Madison, WI office.

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

American Family Insurance is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please email [email protected] to request a reasonable accommodation.

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Skills Required

  • Experience with change management and organizational change
  • Agility in learning and adapting strategies to market realities
  • Experience facilitating workforce planning to identify organizational capacity and capability
  • Experience partnering with senior leaders and positively influencing leaders
  • Experience using reporting and analytics to generate insights and present findings to the business
  • Ability to analyze and interpret financial reports
  • Understanding of agile principles and experience leading or partnering on organizational change efforts
  • Experience coaching and providing counsel and guidance to leaders
  • Business acumen and ability to understand multiple business operations
  • Experience solving complex talent strategy needs

American Family Insurance Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about American Family Insurance and has not been reviewed or approved by American Family Insurance.

  • Pay Growth & Progression — Compensation has seen multiple increases, including a higher internal minimum hourly wage effective 2025 for many customer‑facing and claims roles. These moves indicate continued investment to raise the pay floor and improve total rewards competitiveness.
  • Retirement Support — The total package includes a 401(k) with company match alongside a company‑funded cash‑balance pension, strengthening long‑term financial security. This combination is positioned as a standout element within the overall benefits mix.
  • Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave was expanded in 2025 for birthing parents and for all parents, including adoptive and foster. Caregiver leave adds further family support within the leave portfolio.

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The Company
HQ: Madison, WI
16,528 Employees
Year Founded: 1927

What We Do

For more than 85 years, American Family Insurance has built its reputation on sound principles. We strive to provide you industry-leading service, exceptional claims experience and products that build long-term relationships. This is accomplished by treating policyholders fairly in a helpful and caring way and making it easy and convenient to work with us. We know our customers like family. American Family Insurance thrives by conducting its business in accordance with the highest ethical standards and the law at all times. Integrity is part of our culture and always has been. The reputation we enjoy and trust-based relationships we have built with our customers are determined by the example set by management and the character and good judgment exercised at all levels of our organization. It’s a way of doing business that our customers have come to expect from us and a standard that we continue to live up to.

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