HR Business Partner

Job Summary:

We seek an experienced and strategic HR Business Partner to align business objectives with employees and management in designated business units. The successful candidate will maintain and enhance the organization's human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contributes to the development of HR practices and objectives; gives leadership for new initiatives.
• Recommends, implements and evaluates personnel policies and procedures; prepares and maintains handbook on policies and procedures.
• Prepares and maintains job descriptions.
• Participates in developing department goals, objectives and systems.
• Analyzes wage and salary reports and data to determine competitive compensation plan.
• Writes directives advising department managers of employment policy and practices.
• Recommends and assists in the development of staffing strategies.
• Designs, plans and implements recruitment and retention programs.
• Conducts recruitment effort for all exempt and non-exempt personnel, managers and supervisors and temps/new hires; conducts new-employee orientations; monitors career-pathing and internal opportunity programs.
• Writes and edits the content of offers, rejection letters and other employment status correspondence.
• Participates in and supports the advertising and marketing of open positions.
• Conducts exit interviews, analyzes data and makes recommendations.
• Develops, recommends and implements special projects to drive employee engagement and retention.
• Conducts workplace investigations.
• Partners with management to communicate HR expectations and ensure compliance.
• Provides guidance and expert advice to leaders and managers on employee relations issues.
• Coordinates and performs tasks concerned with screening, recruiting, interviewing and testing applicants in a timely manner.
• Conducts employee on-boarding and exit interviews.
• Provides historical research, recruitment metrics and analytics.
• Develops and monitors the budgets for areas of responsibility.
• May require other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience/Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience as an HR Business Partner or similar role.
• Professional certification (SHRM-CP, PHR, SPHR, GPHR) is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulations.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Ability to maintain the highly confidential nature of HR work.
• Proficient in HR software and systems.