Senior Human Resources Business Partner

City and County of Denver

Denver, UShybrid$80k-$132k/yrPosted Jul 17, 2026
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About the role

About Our Job

Who We Are

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) provides essential services and support to the 13,000 employees and more than 40 agencies that make up the City and County of Denver. OHR touches most City departments and supports most employees, from the moment they file a job application, to the day they retire, and everything in between.

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, and the people around you to the next level.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $95,000.00 - $110,000.00/year. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which includes but is not limited to:

A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service

457B Retirement plan

140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year

Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. In this position you can expect to work three days per week at the Wellington Webb Municipal building in Downtown Denver. The OHR Talent Acquisition team works in office on Mondays and Thursdays. Employees can choose the third day in office that works best with their schedule. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

What You’ll Do

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) seeks a strategic, agile, client-oriented Senior HR Business Partner to join the team to primarily support our operational partners in the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, and potentially other smaller agencies. Senior Business Partners collaborate closely and proactively with operational leaders to anticipate, understand and address business challenges while empowering employees to do their best work. In this role, you will consult and counsel employees at all organizational levels to influence development and execution of data-driven, strategic people agendas. The successful candidate will have strong experience building partnerships through direct observational analysis and candid, supportive communication with operational leaders. A strong partner will also demonstrate successful application of organizational assessment and change management skills that align with strategic and tactical business needs and possess leadership coaching and consultation acumen.

Responsibilities

Coach and consult with senior leaders to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention

Partner with the business to develop strategies and initiatives that promote a culture of equity and engagement

Be the primary point of contact for HR programs, tools, metrics, and analytics impacting your organization

Build collaborative partnerships with the Centers of Excellence including Talent Acquisition, Compensation and Classification, Learning and Development and Benefits to recommend and inform business solution

Provide data analytics on our people practices informing business decisions and to tell our human capital story

Research, develop, and execute HR solutions that deliver measurable business results

Execute HR strategies, initiatives and practices that promote a strong performance culture emphasizing engagement, learning and development, talent management, and workforce planning

Effectively manage employee relation issues and investigation

Perform other related duties as assigned or requested

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for candidates that have all or some of the following skills and experience:

At least 8 years working as an HR Professional for a complex organization

At least 8 years of experience managing and investigating employee relations issues

Experience working in an operational setting preferred

Strong systemic and critical thinking skills

Strong business acumen and Excel skills

Strong ability to influence and persuade leaders into making the best business decisions

Ability to build professional relationships with a variety of people, at all levels of the organization

Experience providing and receiving feedback to/from leaders and employees

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field

Experience: Five (5) years of professional human resources experience

Education & Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post school education.

Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements

Application Deadline

This posting is expected to stay open until July 26th. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than July 26th at 11:59 p.m. MST.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CH2992 HR Business Partner Senior

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Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$80,217.00 - $132,358.00

Target Pay

$95,000.00 - $110,000.00/year, based on experience and education

Agency

Office of Human Resources

Redeployment during Citywide Emergencies

City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.

It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact Jobs@Denvergov.org with three business days’ notice.

Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.

For information about right to work, click here for English or here for Spanish.

Compensation

This HR & Recruiting role pays $80k-$132k/yr. Within typical range for hr & recruiting roles in United States.

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