HR Business Partner

Job Title: HR Business PartnerLocation: Columbus, OHHybrid Schedule: Onsite Tuesday-ThursdayJob SummaryThe HR Business Partner (HRBP) Manager develops and leads the execution of an HR strategy that advances NiSource's business priorities. The incumbent serves on the leadership team of the functions / teams that they support, with direct accountability for talent and organizational outcomes for his/her assigned business areas and teams. The HRBP builds strategic, influential partnerships with the business leaders and other HR centers of excellence (COEs) such as Employee and Labor Relations, Compensation, I&D, and Talent Management, to prioritize, plan and deliver a proactive people agenda, leading to improved talent, culture and business outcomes.*This role is primarily responsible for supporting our Finance & Supply Chain business unitsEssential FunctionsBusiness Partner & Trusted Advisor:Serves as a trusted advisor and coach to leadersSupports the business with advice and counsel to ensure integration of the HR strategy with the business strategyDevelops and implements a talent strategy by translating the unit’s business priorities into a comprehensive people agendaLeverages talent data and metrics to understand key issues, inform decision making and monitor progress of plansPartners with the business to implement the people agenda, using metrics to check progress and adjust plans along the wayTalent Management:Assesses future talent needs and identify capability and key succession gapsProactively develops workforce plans to anticipate future workforce needsPlans for and delivers annual talent management processes such as goal setting, performance discussions, succession planning and rewardsChampions NiSource’s Talent Philosophies and educates leaders to ensure consistent applicationUses metrics and data to measure progress across the talent lifecyclePartners with officer and high-potential talent and their leader(s) to ensure effective development plans are in place and progress is made toward career readiness goalsOrganizational Development:Provides change leadership and expertise, driving implementation of organizational planning by assessing capabilities, structures and workforces, with fostering continuous improvement mind-sets and behaviorsEnsures leaders are implementing and delivering engagement action plans based on culture assessments as well as measuring and communicating progress of those plans and holding leaders accountableUses a data-driven approach to assess culture and working environment, partners with centers of expertise to apply interventions designed to advance culture and business performanceProactively partners with business leader and their leadership team to achieve high team performanceLeveraging Human Resources:Partners with Centers of Expertise to ensure HR support is allocated and prioritized for most critical and impactful business needsLeverages talent from Centers of Expertise to deliver upon peop...