Manager, Human Resources Business Partners

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.

The Manager, HRBP, is responsible for executing the strategy for the HR business partner function and the People Team at Alaska Airlines. As a people leader, the Manager, HRBP, leads, manages, and establishes priorities for a team of HR business partners to provide consultation and leadership on human resources strategy, programs, and services to support and sustain a high-performance culture.  

• Execute the HR strategy to build, inspire and lead a team, programs, and scalable processes, resulting in an effective approach to the company's human capital needs and a high-performance culture.   
• Partners with executive leaders to develop a comprehensive people strategy addressing organizational effectiveness, onboarding new leaders, leadership development, engagement, workforce and succession planning, performance management, and training support.    
• Works with the leaders across HR to enable the HR business partners to provide integrated and customer-focused people solutions.  
• Exhibit a high business acumen that allows you to quickly develop strong relationships with senior leaders to influence and collaborate to meet organizational goals effectively.  
• Consult and strategically advise on organizational performance, organizational design, employee engagement, and change management.  
• Build project and communication plans that will successfully achieve objectives.  
• Proactively communicate HR initiatives to HRBP team members and serve as a liaison between partner groups and HR functional areas regarding service delivery.   
• Own, lead, and delegate HR support as needed, such as compensation and job analysis, recruiting, employee relations, etc. 
• Lead team to resolve employee relation issues and work with the Employee Relations team on investigations and EEOC claims while mitigating risk for the company. 
• Assess and diagnose the root cause of people-related challenges. 
• Drive effective inclusion practices to build a culture of belonging while actively supporting and executing the company’s initiatives, goals, and commitments.  
• Shape the team’s culture through strategy, action, presence, and reinforcement of behaviors.  
• Rapidly pivot and own or collaborate with projects and other tasks as assigned and as needed. 
• Build coaching capability across the HRBP team. Develop HRBPs into strong business coaches, equipping them to ask the right questions, challenge assumptions, and influence leaders without defaulting to tactical solutions. Guide HRBPs to assess leader effectiveness and maturity, adjusting coaching approaches based on need. 
• Model a coach approach with business leaders by balancing inquiry, insight, and guidance, supporting leaders to build their own problem-solving and people leadership capability. 
• Foster a team culture where learning, curiosity, and growth are prioritized over having immediate answers, reinforcing thoughtful decision-making and accountability. 
• Develop people through effective performance management and ongoing feedback, focusing on delegation for stretch assignments, growing and developing the team for capacity and growth, looking at performance across the team, and time management.  

Required 

• 5 years of relevant HR experience that includes Business Partner or Organizational Development experience. 
• 2 years of leadership experience.   
• Bachelor’s degree or an additional 2 years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree. 
• Deep experience designing and managing complex processes, as well as managing projects.  
• Innovative, apolitical, resilient, fact-based, and creative solutions-focused mindset, with the ability to thrive in a rapidly changing and collaborative environment.  
• Demonstrated experience coaching HR professionals and leaders to strengthen business acumen, influence, and problem-solving capability. 
• Proven ability to manage conflict, build relationships quickly, and influence leaders to achieve more successful outcomes.   
• Proven ability to leverage business acumen and analytic capability to position HR organizations as change agents and key business partners.   
• Proven ability to lead strategic HR functions such as organizational design and effectiveness, change management, succession planning, and employee engagement.   
• Deep knowledge of performance management, employment and legal practices, compensation, and total rewards. 
• Able to travel for business as needed. 
• High school diploma or equivalent. 
• Minimum age of 18. 
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.  

Preferred  

• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP professional certification. 
• International HR experience. 

• Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.
• Effectively leads/works with cross-functional teams, drives meaningful changes, and develops and mentors’ others. 
• Quickly scopes situations, develops an accurate understanding of risks, and develops plans responsive to those risks. 
   

Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon employees. Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.

Note: We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.

• Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air
• Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
• Generous 401k match program
• Annual bonus plans
• Generous holiday and paid time off
   

For more information about Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement  

It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.   

We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.  

We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”).  All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.   

To implement this policy, we will: 

(1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories; 
(2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and 
(3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories. 

Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions  of VEVRAA. 

Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations 
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.