Manager, People Strategy Partner

Description:
On-site in Cincinnati, OH or Rochester, NY or St. Petersburg, FL

Our client seeks an experienced Manager, People Strategy Partner to advise executive leadership for a business unit of approximately 1,000-3,000 employees. The role shall align business objectives with people strategies, drive organizational effectiveness, develop leadership capabilities, and support transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate brings business acumen, HR expertise, and executive-level consulting experience, leveraging workforce analytics and partnering across HR COEs to build high-performing, future-ready teams.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $55 to $65.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a strategic advisor to senior executives, aligning people strategies with business goals.
• Provide guidance and coaching on organizational effectiveness, talent decisions, and workforce risks.
• Influence decisions by identifying people-related opportunities, challenges, and enterprise implications.
• Partner with leaders and HR COEs on talent reviews, succession, and leadership development.
• Identify critical roles, assess gaps, and strengthen leadership pipelines.
• Promote internal mobility, development, and leadership accountability.
• Develop strategic workforce plans for current and future needs.
• Recommend build, buy, or borrow talent strategies.
• Assess structures, operating models, spans of control, and layers to improve performance.
• Monitor workforce trends, technology, and AI impacts to inform investments.
• Lead organizational transformations, including restructuring and integrations.
• Assess readiness, identify risks, and implement change strategies.
• Drive leadership alignment, engagement, and adoption of new processes.
• Analyze workforce metrics, engagement, retention, compensation, and performance.
• Translate data into recommendations and measure HR initiative effectiveness.
• Collaborate with HR COEs and stakeholders to deliver integrated people solutions.
• Provide executive guidance on sensitive workforce and organizational matters.

Experience Requirements:

• 10+ years of progressive Human Resources experience with increasing responsibility.
• 5+ years advising senior executives on talent strategy, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, or change management.
• 3+ years leading complex transformations such as redesigns, operating model changes, or integrations.
• Ability to influence and advise executive leadership in large, complex organizations.
• Knowledge of workforce planning, succession, organizational design, and talent development.
• Experience using HR analytics and business data to guide decisions.
• Proven leadership of cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, consulting, and executive presentation skills.
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Organizational Psychology, or related field.
• Preferred: Master's degree in HR, Organizational Development, Business, or related discipline.
• Preferred: Experience supporting units of 1,000-3,000 employees.
• Preferred: Experience with AI-enabled workforce transformation and strategic talent planning.
• Preferred: Professional certification such as SHRM-SCP or SPHR.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred. Master's degree preferred.

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Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

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