Human Resources Business Partner

We are looking for a professional, strategic, and empathetic HR Business Partner (HRBP) specializing in Employee Relations to champion a high-performance culture. In this role, you will balance objective conflict resolution with proactive engagement strategies to ensure a fair and respectful workplace.

As a critical liaison, you will:

• • Partner with management to translate business goals into actionable people strategies.
  • Advocate for employees to ensure their voices are heard and concerns addressed.
  • Advise on complex issues, including performance coaching, labor law compliance, and workplace investigations.

This position reports to the HR Manager for Employee Relations and is designed for a data-informed problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment.

• Conducts thorough, objective internal investigations into workplace complaints and ensures timely resolutions in accordance with best practices
• Counsels employees and supervisors on policy matters
• Reviews, researches, and recommends revisions to internal policy
• Partners with managers to address performance gaps and deliver high-impact coaching
• Supports staff in the performance management process
• Conducts training in areas of expertise as required
• Prepares and distributes regular and ad hoc written reports
• Mediates workplace disputes between individuals and groups
• Maintains employee information across electronic systems
• Supports benefits administration for a comprehensive suite of employee benefits
• Liaises with external agencies
• Drafts communications for review and publishing by leadership
• Conducts exit interviews
• Tracks, records, and analyzes investigative data to identify workplace trends and develop/recommend proactive mitigation strategies
• May assists in the administration of leave programs
• Serves as a compliance officer for various local, federal, and state regulations
• Maintains current knowledge of HR trends and recommends innovation opportunities

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications;
• Superior verbal and written communication skills;
• Training as a generalist in Human Resources work;
• Ability to work independently and on a team;
• Effective relationship-building skills with internal and external partners;
• Advanced critical thinking and logical reasoning ability;
• Fundamental knowledge of Human Resources practices, including:
  1. Benefits Administration
  2. Employee Relations
  3. Employee Development
• Enhanced understanding of federal and equal employment practices and regulations
• Thorough knowledge of federal anti-discrimination statutes
  

• At least a Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, organizational psychology, communications, or a closely related field
  • Closely related fields will include at least 60 course hours in the above subjects
• At least three (3) years of progressively responsible Human Resources experience with significant work in conducting workplace investigations and personnel policy compliance

• At least one (1) industry-recognized Human Resources certification (e.g. SHRM-SCP/CP, SPHR/PHR, IPMA-SCP/CP)
• Formal training and/or certification in mediation and workplace investigations