Sr HR Business Partner, Finance and Operations

The Sr HR Business Partner at CDW acts as a strategic advisor and talent advocate, collaborating with senior leaders to develop and implement effective talent management, organizational design, and change initiatives. This role requires influencing leadership teams, driving workforce planning, and fostering strong relationships across business units and Centers of Excellence to align HR strategies with business outcomes. The position demands expertise in employee relations, project management, and communication to support complex organizational needs and ensure successful business and talent integration.

Description

At CDW, we make it happen, together. Trust, connection, and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. It’s why we’re coworkers, not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where we’re headed. We’re proud to share our story and Make Amazing Happen at CDW.

Job Summary
The Sr CWS (HR) Business Partner is an integral part of the Coworker Success (HR) organization as well as an indispensable strategic partner to the business unit it supports. As a Sr Business Partner, you are seen as a trusted advisor and an extension of the leadership team within your business client group. Business Leaders call on you to help think through their most difficult and strategic talent challenges. Simply put, Business Partners are the bridge between talent and strategy.

In this role, you will have the chance to leverage your HR expertise across our organization, translating global programs into impactful local and business oriented solutions. Senior leaders seek out your guidance on how to assess, motivate and reward their teams, as well as come to you as a trusted advisor and partner to link talent strategy to our business outcomes. You will also act as a peer leader and a CWS subject matter expert. This role’s success depends on the ability to build trusting and collaborative relationships with all areas of CWS and the business units you support.

The capability to influence leaders and navigate complexity is critical in this role, along with balancing day-to-day tasks while executing a long-term talent roadmap. In this role, you will serve as a talent advocate, cultural ambassador, , innovator and leadership consultant.
What you will do

• Proactively engage and consult with business leaders to provide relevant, credible guidance to build talent solutions to drive business outcomes.
• Proactively provide support and resources to current and new senior leaders. Connect regularly with new leaders to provide key perspective, guidance, and connections to enable their success.
• Recommend solutions, participate and support organization change initiatives. Provide strategy recommendations, help execute and drive change adoption.
• Anticipate coworker risk assessments, recommend collateral and comms plan creation, own delivery & execution, & maintenance/continuation.
• Collaborate with leaders to assess talent and org synergies. Execute on integration steps.
• Participate in and act as stakeholder in organizational design conversations with the business, provide recommendations and help execute from a people standpoint.
• Evaluate needs with functional leaders, provide input and perspective based on expertise to navigate and guide job creation.
• Knows when and how to pull in the appropriate resources/stakeholders.
• Identify, create, and facilitate talent management strategies at the function level.
• Collaborate and advise on succession/workforce planning conversations and tactical execution.
• Build and care for successful working relationships with Centers of Excellence (COE). Provide base level guidance and introductions to COE stakeholders as relevant to director+. Act as partner and support successful execution of COE requests. Identify strategic support needed for key initiatives within the business (i.e. training on PIPs, compensation modeling, etc.). Support and facilitate packaging of feedback and resolution between the business and COEs.
• Partner with COEs to enable leaders & coworkers with proper resources & contacts to complete successful programs, such as Performance and Talent Reviews, Engagement Surveys, and other HR-led initiatives/programs. Serve as point of contact/lead liaison for assigned key cyclical initiatives by leadership. Drive engagement where appropriate of key strategic programs as assigned or outlined by leadership.

What we expect of you

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years’ experience in HR with increasing levels of scope and complexity OR
• Master’s degree and 3 years’ experience in HR with increasing levels of scope and complexity OR
• 9 years’ experience in HR with increasing levels of scope and complexity without a degree
• Experience working closely alongside, influencing, and supporting senior leaders in an organization
• Demonstrated ability to effectively coach and guide senior leaders on complex talent strategies and needs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively and in a constructive, professional manner with stakeholders at all levels
• Proven track record of strong interpersonal skills and good judgment to manage sensitive and confidential matters
• Exceptional navigation through conflict resolution and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated business acumen, including thorough understanding of business dependencies and cross functional collaboration
• Project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to balance competing priorities/projects with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the business while meeting deadlines and providing high quality work and service level
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead/influence a successful team or project
• Research and analyze information to make advanced employee relations decisions and recommendations
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Travel to CDW locations as needed

Pay range: $ 88,000 - $ 122,400 depending on experience and skill set
Annual bonus target of 5% subject to terms and conditions of plan
Benefits overview:
Salary ranges may be subject to geographic differentials

We make technology work so people can do great things.

CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. Together, we unite. Together, we win. Together, we thrive.

CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.

HR business partner, talent management, organizational design, leadership consulting, employee relations, workforce planning, change management, strategic HR, business advisor, project management