Sr HR Business Partner

Drive HR strategies as a Sr. HR Business Partner in Louisville, KY, focused on advancing energy transition with expert advisory and implementation.

Legence, a Blackstone portfolio company, is an Energy Transition Accelerator™ that provides advisory services and implementation focused on financing, designing, building, and servicing complex systems in mission-critical and high performance facilities. With five decades of expertise in the built environment, Legence has a proven track record of reducing carbon emissions, implementing renewables, lowering utility costs through efficiency consumption, and making systems run better at unmatched speed and scale.

Location: Louisville, KY (Onsite)

SR. HR Business Partner

As a critical member of the HR team, the Sr. HR Business Partner is a key leader and has the unique opportunity to support the company by being a problem solver. This is a strategic role that partners with leadership to influence key business initiatives, accelerate business, foster collaboration and simplify complexity. This role is based out of Louisville, KY and will support multiple business units under the Legence brand representing over 1,000 employees.

Key Accountabilities:

Truly embrace our #wearelegence culture by being committed to building relationships with all employees and help shape our culture by constantly working to elevate our people, deliver excellence and grow sustainably.
Be a challenger, be a collaborator, and be dedicated to ensuring business unit alignment with HR Leadership and broader company vision, including its current and long-term business objectives.
Invest in relationships and work to get a deep understanding of the business and leadership priorities, including business strategies, P&L, and key initiatives that drive the bottom line.
Partner with leadership to forge strong relationships. Speak straight and communicate with impact utilizing strong collaboration and influencing skills.
Share information while partnering with the HR shared services team to support a wide range of projects across HR Management, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Compensation and Benefits, HRIS and Payroll.
Listen to understand and be influential in balancing business unit needs with overall company vision and initiatives to protect the interests of the organization as a whole.

Skills & Competencies

Must be strategic minded, able to see the big picture, and be future focused. Must have a proven track record of operating in a fast-paced HR environment, with aptitude across the entire range of HR functions.
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate and influence leadership at all levels.
Developed strategic, business, and financial acumen.
Strong people focus and ability to collaborate with and support the organization to drive new business.
Strong project and change management skills, with the ability to act as a change agent.
Learning agility, adaptability, flexibility of approach, and the capability to upskill quickly.
Ability to thrive in ambiguity, and navigate through a complex, multi-faceted organization with multiple stakeholders, and adapt to changing business priorities.
Must be comfortable living in the grey and not be completely process driven.
Solution oriented mindset and a creative problem solver who can operate in a sometimes resource constrained environment.
Expertise in effectively leading, coaching, advising and influencing employees and leadership.
Ability to work independently, prioritize workload, and proactively identify and resolve issues as they arise, with a risk and compliance mindset.
Ability to travel 25% is a must
Proficiency in the complete Microsoft Office suite of applications

Education and Experience:

Minimum of 8 years of experience working in a developed HR environment
Working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines including compensation & benefits, employee relations, training & development, talent acquisition, HR compliance, etc.
Experience leading HR function preferred.
Bachelor's degree preferred.

We are unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

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Health and Welfare Benefits

Health and Welfare
Medical
Dental
Vision
Prescription drug
Employee assistance program

Personal Benefits

Paid vacation
Company-paid holidays
Sick leave

Financial Benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan
Company-paid long-term disability insurance
AD&D insurance
Life insurance

Contingent Employment Statement

Offers of employment for this role may be contingent upon successfully passing a background check and/or drug screen. Execution of screens will vary based on role requirements and Company policy. All background checks and drug screens will be done in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local law.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Legence and its affiliate companies are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, other non-merit-based factors, and any other characteristic protected under applicable local, state or federal laws and regulations.
EEO is the Law

Reasonable Accommodations
If you require assistance applying online, email ta@wearelegence.com. Please include a description of the specific accommodations you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. If you are selected for an interview, please notify your recruiter of your accommodation needs. All efforts to provide reasonable accommodations will be made.

To all recruitment agencies

Legence and its affiliate companies do not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Do not forward resumes to our career’s alias or employees of Legence and/or its affiliate companies. Legence and/or its affiliate companies are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Any third-party recruiting agreements for Legence and its affiliate companies may only be executed by Legence Holdings LLC’s CHRO or Director of Talent Acquisition, without exception. All others are done without proper authorization and will not be honored. We will not be responsible for any fees under any third-party recruiting agreement not executed by said authority.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

Legence and its affiliate companies 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)