What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr HR Business Partner position at Edward Jones?
This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 05-Oct-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
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¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.
¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Do you enjoy serving as a trusted advisor to senior leaders? Are you passionate about helping businesses achieve results through people, talent, and organizational strategies? Do you thrive in a consultative role where you influence executive decision-making and drive workforce solutions aligned to business objectives? If so, this may be the opportunity for you. Our Field Management organization is seeking a Senior Human Resources Business Partner to support the broader Field Management leadership team. In this role, you will serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to executive leaders, helping to shape talent, organizational, and workforce strategies that enable business performance and long-term growth.
The Senior HRBP plays a critical role in aligning people priorities to business objectives, leading core talent processes, and providing consultative guidance on organizational effectiveness, leadership development, succession planning, workforce planning, associate engagement, and change management. This position requires strong business acumen, executive presence, and the ability to influence outcomes across a complex leadership environment.
What You'll Do
The Senior HRBP plays a critical role in aligning people priorities to business objectives, leading core talent processes, and providing consultative guidance on organizational effectiveness, leadership development, succession planning, workforce planning, associate engagement, and change management. This position requires strong business acumen, executive presence, and the ability to influence outcomes across a complex leadership environment.
What You'll Do
- Serve as a trusted, credible advisor to executive leaders, providing strategic counsel on talent, workforce, organizational, and leadership matters that impact business performance.
- Partner directly with Field Management and business leadership teams to develop and execute human capital strategies aligned with short- and long-term business objectives.
- Lead the delivery and execution of core HR processes, including talent reviews, succession planning, performance management, leadership assessment, associate development, and engagement planning.
- Consult with leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, talent movement, role clarity, and capability-building strategies to ensure the organization has the talent needed to achieve business goals.
- Use talent, workforce, and business data to identify trends, diagnose organizational challenges, and develop actionable solutions that improve leader effectiveness, associate experience, retention, and organizational health.
- Coach and influence leaders on leadership effectiveness, team dynamics, associate development, change leadership, and difficult people-related decisions.
- Partner with Centers of Excellence and HR colleagues to deliver integrated solutions across talent acquisition, compensation, learning, leadership development, employee relations, and organizational effectiveness.
- Support key talent decisions, including executive succession planning, readiness assessments, critical role identification, and development planning for high-potential talent.
- Lead and consult on organizational changes, team restructures, talent transitions, and business transformation initiatives, ensuring effective change leadership and associate experience outcomes.
- Identify risks and opportunities related to talent, culture, and workforce effectiveness, proactively developing mitigation and action plans with business leaders.
- Build strong relationships across leadership teams, establishing credibility through deep understanding of the business, workforce, and strategic priorities.
- Change management expertise and background to help leaders navigate complexity and change with confidence. Ability to leverage data, business acumen, and deep Human Captail expertise to shape talent strategies that enable growth while preserving and strengthening culture. Organizational design and consultation expertise. Depth of business acumen and understanding of how to integrate Field, Division, Market, Weath, and Practice Management priorities and industry best practices.
- Preferred Education Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum Experience 6-10 Years
- Preferred Experience 11-14 Years
- Demonstrates strong business acumen and understands how talent and workforce strategies enable business outcomes.
- Builds trusted relationships with senior leaders and effectively influences decisions across all levels of the organization.
- Balances strategic thinking with operational execution and follow-through.
- Uses data, insights, and judgment to solve complex organizational and talent challenges.
- Navigates ambiguity and change with confidence while maintaining focus on business priorities and associate experience.
- Communicates effectively and tailors consultation approaches to diverse stakeholders and leadership audiences.
Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week.
At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
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Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.