Manager, HR Business Partner

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

About Our Company

We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities.

Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Are you an HR professional who enjoys translating business priorities into practical people strategies? We are seeking a Manager, HR Business Partner to support leaders across Human Resources (HR4HR) and Marketing, Strategy & Communications.

In this role, you will work closely with senior HR Business Partners and business leaders to understand organizational priorities, anticipate talent needs, and deliver thoughtful HR solutions. You will provide consultation and hands-on support across talent management, organizational effectiveness, leadership development, employee relations, performance management and compensation. You will also partner across the HR organization to bring enterprise programs and solutions to life in ways that meet the distinct needs of the businesses you support.

Key Responsibilities

Build trusted relationships with leaders and develop a strong understanding of the priorities, operating environment and talent needs of the HR and Marketing, Strategy & Communications organizations.

Provide day-to-day HR consultation to leaders, in partnership with the VP HR Business Partner, helping them navigate workforce, talent, organizational and employee matters with sound judgment and a practical business perspective.

Support workforce and organizational planning, including role and organization design, talent needs, leadership transitions and other organizational changes.

Lead and coordinate key talent processes for the supported organizations, including goal and development planning, talent assessment, succession planning, performance management, employee development and year-end compensation activities.

Partner with Talent Partner and VP HR Business Partner to Consult with leaders on talent strategies that strengthen performance, retain key talent, build leadership capability and support employee development and career growth.

Use data, workforce insights and external perspectives to identify trends, frame issues and develop clear, actionable recommendations.

Collaborate closely with HR Centers of Excellence, including Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Talent Management, Learning and Development, and Employee Relations, to develop and deliver coordinated solutions.

Support the implementation of enterprise HR programs, policies and initiatives, tailoring communications and execution approaches to the needs of the supported organizations.

Contribute to broader HR Business Partner priorities and cross-functional initiatives, including research, analysis, project planning, communication and implementation.

Help anticipate emerging workforce and organizational needs, surface potential risks and opportunities, and recommend solutions that balance business objectives, employee needs and enterprise practices.