HR Business Partner, Sr

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior HR Business Partner (HRBP) plays a crucial role in delivering strategic HR leadership and support to the Zone Manager(s) and their management team within the designated area(s) of the sales organization.

Acting as a strategic business partner and trusted advisor, the HRBP will have a strong emphasis on performance management, employee relations, turnover, and change management.

In this role, the HRBP will work independently on a daily basis, serving as a problem solver and critical thinker, connecting business leaders with our Centers of Excellence (COE), facilitating proactive planning while managing multiple stakeholders and their competing priorities.

This position is based out of our Chicago office and will be expected to work from the office four days per week.

RESPONSIBILITIES


* Identify and build effective working relationships with Sales Leaders across the Zone(s); ensure solid understanding of their business challenges and opportunities.


* Effectively influence and manage sales leaders and other key stakeholders with regards to talent management, performance management, change management, and role clarity.


* Build trusted partnerships with business leaders, combining strong relationship management with guidance that drives accountability in people management practices.


* In partnership with our Employee Relations team, facilitate resolution of employee relations situations in an effective and timely manner to minimize risk escalation and business disruption.

Identify and address root causes of employee relations issues in conjunction with local leadership.


* Champion and influence the adoption of Company initiatives.


* Provide proactive support with solutions to address issues in the areas of retention, turnover, and performance management.


* Facilitate talent management to include, planning, development and succession, ensuring that the organization has the right skills and capabilities to meet future needs.


* Assist with and monitor completion of cyclical Company processes such as yearly performance management, identify top talent, etc.


* Generate and analyze reports to provide data-driven insights / people analytics to enable strategic decisions.

SKILLS


* Ability to think and act critically in developing practical solutions.


* Strong attention to detail, organizational, analytical, data driven, and problem-solving skills.


* Ability to take initiative and collaborate with others to meet business goals.


* High energy with a strong drive for results.


* Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple internal and external customer expectations accordingly.


* Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.


* Effective relationship skills and ability to engage & influence multiple level employees and managers.


* Creative, self-starter, flexible.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE


* Bachelo...