Human Resources Business Partner

Location: hirify.global, Montana, United States; the role includes in-person collaboration with faculty, staff, students, and applicants.

Salary: $77,000 annually, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.

Company

hirify.global is a public university with a central human resources function supporting colleges, departments, centers, and administrative units.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary HR contact for managers and employees, providing strategic guidance on policies, procedures, and complex personnel matters.
• Assess organizational needs and advise client units on reorganizations, change implementation, and HR solutions.
• Analyze positions, maintain job descriptions, review salary data, and support compensation and classification decisions.
• Conduct market research and prepare reports on pay equity, salary compression, and compensation metrics.
• Advise managers on conflict resolution, progressive discipline, employee relations, and labor-related risks.
• Deliver training and facilitate compensation and employee relations documentation with client leaders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Public Administration, or a related field, plus substantial relevant HR experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced knowledge of HR practices, concepts, and best practices, including the ability to interpret and apply state, federal, university, and departmental policies.
• Experience advising clients in a consulting capacity and analyzing complex information to evaluate personnel matters.
• Customer service experience in a complex organizational environment, with strong interpersonal, listening, communication, organizational, and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information and manage several simultaneous priorities accurately.
• This position is not eligible for new sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of human resource laws and regulations.
• SHRM or HRCI certification.
• Experience in compensation, recruitment and selection, performance management, organizational development, or employee and labor relations.
• Experience delivering training and presenting to groups.
• Experience in a university or academic setting.

Culture & Benefits

• Classified, exempt position with a 1.0 FTE fiscal-year appointment.
• Benefits-eligible employment.
• Collaborative work across University Human Resources and client departments.
• Equal opportunity employment with veteran employment preference in accordance with Montana law.

Hiring process

• Screening of applications begins August 31, 2026.
• Applications remain open until an adequate applicant pool is established.
• Required application materials are a resume and cover letter.