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At MITRE, your passion fuels work that impacts our nation and improves lives. This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We're a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies - collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation's health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose - and help shape the future.

At MITRE, your passion fuels work that impacts our nation and improves lives. This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We're a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With independence and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies - collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation's health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose - and help shape the future.

MITRE currently has a Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) opportunity in the Corporate Sector. In this role, you will be expected to work collaboratively and in a consultative fashion to effectively align workforce strategies and practices with business objectives. We seek dynamic HR practitioners who can lead talent management initiatives, foster continuous improvement, and cultivate strong partnerships within MITRE. This role involves data-driven decision-making, anticipating needs, and preparing the organization for future challenges and opportunities. If you are an HR professional with a proven track record of delivering results, we want to hear from you.

Corporate Sector Summary

MITRE's Corporate Sector enables the enterprise to deliver meaningful mission impact for our sponsors and the nation. Encompassing Operations, Legal, Finance, and Human Resources, the sector provides the strategy, infrastructure, expertise, and services that support MITRE's people and programs. Corporate Sector teams steward resources, manage risk, safeguard the enterprise, strengthen organizational performance, and foster an employee experience that helps MITRE attract, develop, and retain exceptional talent. Through close partnership across the organization, the sector ensures MITRE is prepared to meet evolving business and mission needs.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Serve as a trusted business partner and coach to employees and all levels of leaders from front-line management to executives.
• Partner with leadership to understand business needs and provide HR insights to develop and drive people-related outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with leaders and employees to implement HR programs including talent reviews and succession planning, workforce planning, compensation planning, performance management, actioning employee survey data, and internal processes and policies.
• Lead or collaborate on organizational design strategy and change management initiatives to drive alignment across the organization.
• Use business knowledge and metrics data to identify trends and develop appropriate actions.
• Identify people-related challenges and deliver strategic solutions to enhance organizational effectiveness and employee engagement.
• Collaborate with HR subject matter experts to align HR strategy to meet business needs.
• Stay informed on employment laws, regulations, and proven practices to drive positive business outcomes.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement by leveraging intellectual curiosity to explore innovative HR practices and solutions.
• Promotion of a respectful and collaborative culture that supports development and learning
• Collaboration with other HR leaders to enhance customer impact through shared resources, subject matter expertise, and partnerships.

Basic Qualifications:

• Requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• At least 6 years of related experience working at a mid-size or large multi-site organization.
• Proven experience as a strategic HR partner aligning people strategies with business objectives to drive organizational success and improve employee engagement.
• Broad HR expertise including talent management, organizational design, performance management, compensation, and leadership development.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement HR programs, policies, and initiatives that support business goals and enhance the employee experience.
• Strong skills in conflict resolution, performance management, and ensuring compliance with labor laws, while fostering a positive workplace culture.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior leaders, influence and coach them, and translate business priorities into actionable talent strategies that deliver results.
• Highly collaborative, with strong communication and facilitation skills, able to navigate ambiguity and balance competing priorities to achieve outcomes for both employees and the business.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills, using data to diagnose issues and drive effective, scalable solutions.
• Demonstrated integrity, ethical leadership, and sound judgment, with strong negotiation and decision-making skills.
• Ability to quickly build trust and effectively engage with leaders, many of whom possess high credentials and analytical skills, translating business priorities into actionable talent strategies, and achieving targeted outcomes.
• Proven critical thinker with a strong analytical mindset, consistently delivering innovative, data-driven solutions that drive business success and informed decision-making.
• Ability to balance competing priorities and conflicting opinions to facilitate the best decisions for employees and the business in an environment of ambiguity and rapid change.
• This position requires a minimum of 3 days a week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous U.S. government contracting experience, especially within a highly matrixed organization.
• HR certification such as SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or equivalent.
• Experience with HRIS platforms, preferably Workday.
• Active U.S. security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain a clearance as required.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills and the ability to prepare high quality documents as well as present and facilitate group meetings and events.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

None

Salary compensation range and midpoint:

$125,600 - $157,000 - $188,400 Annual

Work Location Type:

Onsite

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.

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