HR Business Partner

First Energy Akron, OH Open
First Energy is looking for HR Business Partner in Akron, OH.
This local job opportunity with ID 3932013552 is live since 2026-11-01 20:09:15.
Overview

As HR Leader you will partner with senior leaders to shape strategy, engagement, and culture across Corporate, Operations, Utilities and Shared Services. You will drive workforce planning, organizational design, and the employee experience, acting as a trusted advisor to executives. This role offers opportunities to influence culture and operational rhythm while advancing DEI and change initiatives. You will collaborate across units to translate people strategies into measurable business impact.

Responsibilities
  • Partner with senior executives to design and execute people strategies aligned with business priorities and workforce planning
  • Provide expert guidance on employee relations, performance management, talent planning, succession, and organizational effectiveness
  • Oversee HR data analysis and reporting to inform engagement, attrition, succession, and workforce health
  • Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion by embedding measurable goals into hiring, leadership development, succession, and advancement
  • Lead change management initiatives including reorganizations, integrations, and large-scale cultural or operational shifts
  • Facilitate enterprise-wide HR processes (performance reviews, compensation cycles, engagement surveys) ensuring alignment across units
  • Act as a role model of company values (integrity, safety, operational excellence) in all decisions
Key requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related discipline; Master's preferred
  • 8+ years of progressive HR experience; experience leading teams preferred
  • Proven ability to advise and influence senior executives and implement people strategies with business impact
  • Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practices; utility or regulated industry experience preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to lead through change and drive organizational design, workforce planning, and cultural transformation
  • Ability to analyze HR data and present actionable insights to senior leadership
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • leadership
  • communication
  • interpersonal skills
  • HR data analysis
  • organizational design
  • change management
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