Lead Director, HR Business Partner for HR

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. A Brief Overview The Lead Director, HRBP partners with senior leaders across the HR function to align talent priorities with business strategy and enterprise direction. This role identifies the talent levers that matter most, guides leaders through complex organizational and colleague-related challenges, and ensures talent strategies, processes, and programs have clear impact on colleague experience, leadership effectiveness, and business performance. This role specifically supports HR leaders and teams, serving as an HRBP to the HR function. Supported by Centers of Excellence and other specialized HR partners, this role serves as a strategic advisor by shaping talent priorities, strengthening leadership capability, and driving organizational effectiveness. As a Business Partner to the HR function, this role operates in a uniquely sensitive environment, requiring exceptional judgment, discretion, credibility, and the ability to navigate complex organizational and colleague matters with confidentiality and objectivity. What You Will Do • Serve as a strategic HRBP to the HR function, aligning talent priorities with business needs, enterprise direction, and long-term organizational goals • Partner with senior leaders to identify the talent levers that matter most and focus the organization on clear, prioritized action • Build trusted relationships and provide consulting, coaching, and challenge to leaders navigating complex talent and organizational issues • Apply strong business acumen to understand how value is created and connect talent priorities to business outcomes • Anticipate current and future talent needs, helping leaders plan for emerging gaps and build organizational capability over time • Drive strategies and initiatives that strengthen colleague experience, proactively identifying engagement risks and addressing them before they affect business performance • Strengthen leadership capability by equipping leaders to perform in their current roles while building a pipeline of talent for the future • Partner on talent strategies that support succession, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and high-performing teams • Apply broad HR expertise and sound judgment to diagnose root causes of people-related issues and recommend practical, business-aligned actions • Provide change leadership guidance and help leaders communicate and implement change in ways that foster agility, resilience, and adoption of new ways of working • Deliver core talent processes with quality and discipline, ensuring programs are executed effectively and have meaningful impact on the function and the broader business • Take ownership for outcomes, remove barriers, and drive adoption and follow-through across HR and business teams **This is a hybrid role based out of the Hartford, CT hub. ** Minimum Requirements • 10 years of overall professional work experience • 5 years of strategic Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) experience • 1-2 years of experience in a Director-level HR Business Partner role, either currently or in a previous position • Mastery of problem solving and decision-making skills • Mastery of collaboration and teamwork • Mastery of growth mindset, including agility and developing self and others • Mastery of execution and delivery, including planning, delive