HR Business Partner Manager

The North Dakota Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is looking for an experienced Human Resources leader to serve as our next HR Business Partner Manager.

This is an opportunity to lead the HRMS HR Business Partner (HRBP) function and help shape how Human Resources partners with agencies across Team ND. You'll lead a talented team of HR Business Partners, partner with agency leaders to solve complex workforce challenges, and help drive enterprise initiatives that strengthen organizations and advance the future of Team ND.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building people and programs, leading through change, and turning big ideas into meaningful results. If you thrive on building relationships, developing people, solving complex organizational challenges, and leading through influence rather than authority, we'd love to hear from you.

Summary of Work

As the HR Business Partner Manager, you'll:

• Lead, coach, and continue to develop a high-performing HR Business Partner team.
• Partner with agency leaders to address complex workforce and organizational challenges.
• Coach leaders through organizational change, workforce planning, employee relations, leadership development, and organizational design.
• Strengthen organizational effectiveness through strategic workforce solutions and data-informed recommendations.
• Establish the vision, priorities, and service delivery model for the statewide HR Business Partner function.
• Partner with Human Resources Centers of Excellence, including Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Operations & Digital, and Learning & Development, to deliver coordinated, enterprise-focused solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and consistency in HR service delivery across Team ND.

What We're Looking For
We're looking for someone who:

• Has current or previous Human Resources experience within Team ND.
• Builds trusted partnerships and serves as a strategic advisor to leaders.
• Influences others through collaboration, credibility, and sound judgment rather than formal authority.
• Demonstrates professionalism, confidence, and executive presence when partnering with agency leaders.
• Thinks strategically while remaining practical, collaborative, and solutions focused.
• Uses data, sound judgment, and strong communication skills to navigate complex workforce and organizational issues.
• Enjoys coaching, mentoring, and developing both leaders and HR professionals.
• Maintains composure, sound judgment, and a positive attitude while navigating complex priorities and competing demands.

Minimum Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you'll bring:

• Current or previous Human Resources experience within Team ND, including experience partnering with agency leaders and applying Team ND human resources policies, practices, and employment frameworks.
• At least five years of professional Human Resources experience leading or advising on increasingly complex workforce and organizational issues, including strategic HR generalist work or experience across multiple HR disciplines such as employee relations, talent acquisition, compensation, classification, benefits, workforce planning, or organizational development.

Preferred Qualifications

Professional HR certification (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP)

About Team ND

"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

Total Rewards: The State of North Dakota is committed to providing team members with a strong and competitive rewards package that support you, your health and your family.

Considering a new position on Team ND? How does your current position stack up? Use our Total Rewards Calculator to estimate.

Application Procedures

Ready to Apply?

• Submit your application and resume at the ND Careers website by 11:59 PM Central Time (CT) on the closing date.
• Include details on how your background aligns with the role in your resume.
• A criminal background check is required for the selected candidate.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. (No visa sponsorships provided.)
• ND Office of Management and Budget is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. We will use E-Verify to confirm your employment eligibility in the United States. Please visit the following website for additional information: E-Verify: Right to Work & E-Verify: Participation Poster.

Questions or Accommodations?
Contact Hannah Wolf, HR Operations & Digital Manager
hkwolf@nd.gov | (701) 328-4738
For tech issues, contact recruiter@nd.gov | (701) 328-3290

Agency Specific

Compensation & Location

• Work Style: Hybrid Bismarck or onsite at the Capitol Complex in Bismarck, ND
• Shift: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (flexible schedule options available).
• Hiring Range: $8,000-8,300/month

Why You'll Love Working Here
At OMB, you'll have the opportunity to shape statewide HR strategy, develop the next generation of HR leaders, and make a lasting impact across Team ND. We offer 100% employer-paid family health insurance, generous leave and retirement benefits, and a collaborative culture grounded in gratitude, humility, curiosity, and courage.

If you're energized by developing people, strengthening organizations, and helping shape what's next for Human Resources across Team ND, we'd love to hear from you.

Learn more at the North Dakota Office of Management and Budget website.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. Sect. 23-12-10.