Sr. HR Business Partner

Red Wing Shoe Company is based in Red Wing, Minnesota, just 40 minutes from St. Paul, where our corporate office sits along the Mississippi River in downtown Red Wing.  We are a global company with 2300 employees around the world, but we maintain a close-knit family atmosphere that comes with being a privately-held company. We’re rich in history and tradition, but innovation drives us to deliver best-in-class product solutions and highly rated customer experiences.  Focus on our employees and company culture results in meaningful employee engagement across the organization. Our Guiding Behaviors of Living our Values, Honoring our Brands, Inspiring our People, Centering on our Customers, and Preserving the long term success and legacy of our Company are the foundation on which we build our future.

Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with health savings and flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, generous paid time off and holidays, a 401(k) match, employee discounts, and valuable well-being benefits like free EAP services, financial planning assistance, and well-being coaching all designed to support your health and financial security.

The targeted hiring range for this full-time position is $100,000-$135,000 depending on qualifications; however, the expanded salary range provides opportunities for advancement. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and job location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, competencies, experience, and relevant education, training or a combination of these things and market demand. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range and benefits for your location during the hiring process.

Red Wing Shoes is seeking a Sr. HR Business Partner to join our HRBP Practice team. This role is responsible for providing human resource leadership and guidance for various business units across the organization, while influencing strategy and execution of HR initiatives that support corporate and business unit strategies and objectives.

The Sr. HRBP will help build leadership and management capability, enhance the employee experience, provide HR perspective to business decisions, and influence, develop, and integrate targeted people strategies.

A minimum of 7 years human resource leadership experience required.

Qualified candidates should have demonstrated success in partnering effectively with leadership to develop a culture of customer focus, innovation, collaboration, learning, accountability, excellence and openness; Experience in team dynamics, leadership development, employee relations, management/leadership effectiveness and facilitation; Organizational development experience including organizational design, job design, and succession planning; Prior experience in forming candid, mutually respectful relationships with business leaders; Experience providing leaders with strategic and practical insight and guidance, collaborating on approaches and solutions to important talent and business challenges; Business experience gained though roles outside of HR is preferred. 

Qualified candidates should demonstrate knowledge, skill or ability in employment law (i.e. EEOC guidelines, FLSA, ADA, FMLA, etc.), regulatory requirements, policies, practices and the ability to apply to complex organizational issues; Effective coaching and development of employees, managers and leaders; Strong interpersonal and communication skills including to negotiate, persuade and influence at all levels both inside and outside the organization; Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, analytical and data-based decision-making skills; Strong understanding of organizational dynamics with the ability to make sound recommendations and decisions that address complex issues and situation; Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, projects and tasks assuring results meet expected outcomes; Demonstrated ability to leverage people, processes and technology to drive improvements; Ability to manage expectations of the business and business units; Effective use of computer skills and proficiency with full MS Office Suite and HRMS.

This role is a hybrid work arrangement. Some travel may be required depending on business requirements. 

Red Wing Shoes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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All offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory results of a background check.

Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.

Red Wing Shoe Company will not be using recruitment agencies or firms to fill this position and we will not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate information. No agency calls please.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)