Human Resources Business Partner

Summary

Join Green Thumb's People Team as an HR Business Partner in our Maryland office, supporting our expanding retail network. You will partner with retail leadership to align talent strategies with business objectives across Central and Eastern locations. This role requires strong HR generalist skills, including employee relations, talent management, compliance, and leave administration. You will lead projects to improve efficiency and engagement, contribute to cultural enhancement, and advise on employment law. Success in this role demands strategic thinking, strong communication, and a high-touch approach. The ideal candidate is a pragmatic leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Human Resources, Organizational Development
• Have 10+ years of experience as a strategic HR Business Partner experience with employee relations or operating in a strategic business aspect
• Possess excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to influence and confidently interface with all levels of the organization
• Be highly motivated, self-directed and passionate about our people and our company but the ability to remain objective, business-oriented, and rational
• Have effective organization and planning skills as well as solid analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills
• Possess strong business acumen and proven ability to integrate HR and business strategies: understanding of business/financial metrics and experience with managing the challenges associated with selected business partnerships, mergers/acquisitions, and organizational restructuring
• Demonstrate leadership capabilities and coaching skills
• Have impeccable attention to detail
• Have experience in high-growth and dynamic and national Retail brick and mortar footprint
• Be entrepreneurial and pragmatic
• Be operationally strong, detail obsessed. Sees the big picture and understands how things connect. Must be able to operate at both strategical and tactical levels and appreciates that sorting the details is a requirement
• Have a track record of partnering with the leadership team and hands-on execution
• Pass any and all required background checks
• Be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
• Possess a valid driver’s license
• Be a minimum of 21 years of age
• Be approved by state badging agency to work in cannabis industry

Responsibilities

• Lead a variety of cross-site projects to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and engagement for our employees and managers
• Assist in scaling and enhancing our culture as it relates to employee engagement and becoming a best place to work in the cannabis industry
• Serve as a confidential resource to employees and managers handling and escalating any employee relations issue in partnership with the People team and in-house/outside counsel
• Confidently advise the business leaders by collecting and compiling applicable information especially as it relates to formal investigation process
• Be well-versed in federal and state employment law and fluent in leave policies and administration for our employees and liaising with our Total Rewards team
• Understand overarching laws and help our employees understand their role in ensuring legal and internal policy compliant leaves
• Bring innovative thought to the creation, planning, roll-out and the maintenance of programs and processes for a consistent and scalable approach
• Strategize with business leaders and make recommendations to maximize our team’s performance whether it’s developing and defining career paths/opportunities, engagement, talent development and succession planning, and performance evaluations
• Create and maintain strong and trusting relationships across the organization; partner cross-functionally with the Retail management and leadership team, internal People team to ensure that the team can grow, scale, and exceed business objectives
• Advise, and when necessary, lead in change management initiatives in business units by clearly understanding the strategic move and assisting with a communication plan and presenting recommendations to mitigate risks and ensure success in the change, as it relates to, personnel moves , M&A, or other organizational changes
• Partner with other centers of excellence, specifically with Payroll & Benefits and Talent Acquisition

Preferred Qualifications

• Possess SPHR, PHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP Certification
• Have experience supporting a retail or high-growth, fast-paced and complex work environment
• Have experience with large population of hourly employees and providing regional support

Benefits

• Competitive pay range based on experience, qualifications, and/or location of the role
• Eligibility for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance