Regional Senior HR Business Partner – Director

Bozzuto's Inc is seeking a hands-on, Director-level Human Resources Business Partner to lead HR strategy and execution for Retail Operations across Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York. The role advises retail leadership on talent, workforce planning, organizational design, employee and labor relations, engagement, compliance, and other HR initiatives while supporting a unionized or union-vulnerable workforce.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary strategic HR Business Partner and HR consultant to Retail Operations leadership across the assigned CT, MA, and NY region
• Collaborate with regional and district retail leaders to assess current and future talent needs across stores and field operations
• Enhance organizational performance through human capital strategies tailored to the retail operating environment
• Develop and execute strategies to retain talent within assigned retail populations, including store-level and field teams
• Lead all talent, engagement, and last-mile HRBP deliverables to drive retail business performance
• Provide expert labor relations guidance, including union avoidance strategy, grievance handling, contract interpretation, and management training in a unionized or union-vulnerable retail environment
• Act as a hands-on HR consultant to store and district managers, advising on organizational design, staffing models, and complex employee relations matters
• Address and resolve employee relations issues across the retail footprint, including investigations and corrective action
• Foster positive relationships between retail management and employees to enhance engagement and reduce turnover
• Ensure HR practices and labor relations activity align with federal, state, and local regulatory standards to mitigate legal risk
• Identify training needs — including safety, compliance, labor relations, and skills development — for employees across retail roles
• Partner with Training to design and implement programs that enhance employee and manager capabilities in a retail setting
• Provide feedback to retail managers and employees regarding performance expectations, goals, and career development
• In partnership with Centers of Excellence (COEs), develop and promote wellness programs that support a holistic approach to safety and well-being
• Analyze retail workforce trends to anticipate future business needs and inform labor relations strategy
• Develop workforce planning strategies to ensure a skilled, adaptable, and stable retail workforce
• Collaborate with additional HR partners across the organization to share best practices and ensure consistency in policies and procedures

Requirements:

• • Demonstrated labor relations experience is required, including direct experience with union environments, grievance and arbitration processes, and collective bargaining agreements
• • Proven HR consulting capability — experience advising business leaders as a trusted internal or external consultant on organizational, talent, and workforce matters, not solely executing transactional HR
• • Experience leading M&A activity
• • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field
• • Five (5) to seven (7) years of progressive Human Resources experience, including two (2) to three (3) years in a strategic HR role
• • Experience supporting Retail Operations and/or multi-site field organizations
• • Experience partnering with business leaders to drive workforce strategies, talent management, and organizational development
• • Ability to travel regularly within the CT/MA/NY territory, with frequent on-site presence in Long Island, NY
• • Physical abilities : Ability to stand, walk and sit throughout your day; Walking on a variety of flooring such as carpet, concrete, tile etc
• • Effective communication Skills: Ability to facilitate & communicate clearly and effectively with peers and leaders on a daily basis
• • Organizational Skills: Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines; project management
• • Working in a team-based environment: Working independently and as a collaborator to ensure our customers are receiving orders timely and with the highest quality
• • Quality: Maintain integrity and high standards from all perspectives
• • Safety Culture: Maintain and drive safety policies to all associates; driving for accountability of safe practices
• • Experience supporting both Retail Operations and Corporate functions