Senior HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner

The HR Business Partner partners with leadership at all levels of the organization advising them on HR trends/initiatives in a collaborative manner with client groups as they work towards organizational business objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide HR Business partnership to proactively improve every HR element of the client groups
• Responsible for all areas of HR Generalist administration, policy interpretation, employee complaints, corrective action procedures, and hiring/terminations support.
• Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partner with the legal department as needed/required
• Act as a coach and advisor to managers/leaders in assigned client group(s).
• Assist in the creation of human capital strategies that meet the needs of the overall business strategy
• Design, plan, and implement a range of HR projects and programs, including performance and development, talent management, employee engagement survey and HR policy and procedures
• Supportive role in change management initiatives, helping to ensure thorough and effective planning, communication, execution, and follow-up throughout the organization
• Support compensation initiatives and tasks as needed, including: job analysis, design & documentation, job benchmarking and job grading
• Mentor HR Partners
• Take the lead on process mapping for HRBP-related tasks/processes

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• There are no supervisory responsibilities for this job.

Education/Experience/Knowledge & Skills:

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (B.A/B.S.) from four-year college or university and a minimum of eight years related experience and/or training, or
• Master's degree (M.A./M.S.) and a minimum of six years related experience and/or training.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience/The Ideal for Successful Entry into the Job:

• Progressive functional experience in human resources.
• A demonstrated history of success in supporting client groups in a consultative role.
• In-depth knowledge of organizational development, process management, and change management.
• Experience conducting effective, thorough and objective investigations and providing appropriate management recommendations
• Previous experience managing a team of direct reports.

Knowledge/Skills:

• An excellent communicator, both written and verbal, with the ability to educate and influence through formal and informal communications.
• Recognition of the importance of being highly responsive to the needs of senior management, colleagues and staff.
• Understanding of related employment laws, concepts and practices related to the administration of a variety of human resources programs.
• Complete understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories and concepts in the field of specialty, as well as general understanding and knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Use independent judgment and initiative within established policies and procedures.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of individuals from various socioeconomic, ethic and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple complicated tasks.

Working Conditions:

• Environment: primarily working indoors, performing clerical work or meeting with clients

Job Complexity:

• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. May also work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise.