Director, HR Business Partners – The Woodlands/Northeast

Memorial Hermann Health System

HR director guiding strategic workforce initiatives across Memorial Hermann hospitals. Leading HR teams, change management, talent strategy and organizational effectiveness.

Posted 9/10/2026full-timeThe Woodlands • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in strategic HR management, talent planning, and change management, with a strong focus on employee engagement and organizational effectiveness. Proven ability to lead HR initiatives, mentor staff, and drive performance improvements across healthcare settings.

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Strategic HR ManagementChange ManagementEmployee EngagementLeadership DevelopmentPeople Management

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Hard Skills

Talent PlanningPerformance ManagementOrganizational EffectivenessFiscal AccountabilityProcess MappingProject ManagementDiagnostic AnalysisCulture TransformationClient RelationsNegotiation Skills

Soft Skills

LeadershipInfluenceCommunicationGroup FacilitationConflict Resolution

Certifications & Qualifications

Certified HR ProfessionalPHRSPHR

Industry Keywords

HealthcareCommunity HospitalsAcademic Medical HospitalOrganizational CultureEmployee Relations

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strategic HR, talent and business partnership services to leaders
Serve as a trusted collaborator and advisor to senior-level leadership and management
Advise on change management, organizational effectiveness, work environment, culture and leadership
Partner with business clients and HR partners on employee relations, compensation and performance management
Lead HR support for at least two community hospitals, a large academic medical hospital or System Services organization
Hire, coach, administer disciplinary actions and conduct performance appraisals for direct-report HR staff
Provide input into and implement departmental HR strategy
Manage fiscal accountability for HR facility/entity budgets
Develop and execute HR strategies at facility and organizational levels
Design, develop, implement and deliver training and interventions addressing talent planning, engagement, retention, client relations, total rewards, leadership development, culture transformation and change management
Consult on change strategies aligned with a performance culture and drive change initiatives
Improve performance, business outcomes and employee engagement through diagnostic analysis
Prepare for and participate in key facility discussions, including Monthly Operational Review, and execute action plans
Identify strategic gaps or opportunities and propose consulting plans addressing root causes
Diagnose work-environment issues and build collaborative interventions and solutions
Assess business initiatives and work processes to identify opportunities for leveraging human capital
Ensure safe care and adherence to Memorial Hermann policies, procedures and standards
Support department-based goals, professional development, mandatory education and skills competency
Serve as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff
Model Memorial Hermann’s safe, caring, personalized and efficient service standards
Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Management or related field required
Master’s Degree preferred
Certified HR Professional (e.g. PHR, SPHR, or related) preferred
Ten (10) years of experience in HR business or client management with experience in strategic talent planning, engagement, retention, client relations and business partnership, leadership development, culture transformation, and/or change management
Five (5) years of people management experience required
Excellent leadership, influence and negotiation skills
Capability to interact with individuals at all levels within the organization
Strong diagnostic skills and conceptual abilities
Demonstrated implementation and execution ability
Knowledge and experience in building team effectiveness
Skilled with change processes in complex systems, conflict resolution and group dynamics
Excellent process mapping, situational assessment and objective evaluation skills
Strong business acumen, strategic and systems thinking and project management skills
Strong presentation, communication and group facilitation skills
Advanced written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Advanced strategic and creative thinking skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Creating exceptional experiences for every member of the community
Mandatory/continuing education and skills competency support
Professional growth and development opportunities
Preceptor, mentor and resource support for less experienced staff