Hybrid Human Resources Business Partner

HR Business Partner (Contract-to-Hire) Suffolk County / Long Island, NY

Are you an HR professional who thrives in client-facing, advisory workand enjoys being a true thought partner to leadership? This is a contract-to-hire HR Business Partneropportunity supporting organizations across Suffolk County, Long Island and the greater Northeast, with flexibility, autonomy, and meaningful client impact.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys high-touch employee relations, practical HR decision-making, and partnering with leadership teams across diverse, people-centric environments.

• Contract-to-hire path with long-term stability
• Variety of clients without the burnout of internal HR chaos
• Clear boundaries, professional clients, and strong leadership support

As an HR Business Partner, you’ll act as a trusted advisor
to a portfolio of 10–25 client organizations
, primarily within healthcare, nonprofit, community services, retail, and customer-service-heavy environments.

• Serve as the lead HR partner for assigned clients, owning HR delivery end-to-end
• Advise on employee relations, investigations, compliance, and policy implementation
  
  Partner with leadership across levels: from frontline managers to executive stakeholders
• Support recruiting strategy, onboarding, and workforce planningas needed
• Lead and coordinate internal HR team members on client work streams
• Navigate multiple HRIS platformsacross client environments
• Conduct client site visits (~10%)across Long Island, NYC, NJ, CT, Upstate NY, and occasionally Florida
• Maintain a professional client environment with clear expectations and boundaries

• Hybrid 3 days a week in office/2 days WFH
  for candidates based in Suffolk County / Long Island
• Open to candidates in Upstate NY or CT - Remote
• Approximately 10% travel
  for client visits
• Full-time, exempt

• Bachelor’s degree required
• HR certification required
  (SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR, or SPHR)
• Or willingness to obtain within one year (certification supported + salary bump upon completion)
• Strong experience handling employee relations and investigations
• Comfortable supporting hourly through executive-level stakeholders
• Background in healthcare, nonprofit, community services, retail, or high-touch environments
  strongly preferred
• Client-service mindset with practical, solutions-oriented judgment

• Salary + Bonus opportunity
• Professional development allowance
• Paid SHRM membership and certification support
• Long-term client relationships and average client load capped to prevent burnout

If you’re an HR professional who enjoys being the trusted expert clients rely on, and you’re looking for a contract-to-hire role with real upside, this is a strong next step.

We also have clients nationwide looking for candidates with a similar background - if you're interested, please apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), marital or familial status, age, physical or mental disability, perceived disability, citizenship status, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, height, weight, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Applications from members of minority groups and women are encouraged.