Senior Specialist, US Employee Relations

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years work experience in an HRBP/ Employee Relations role
• PHR or SPHR Certifications as conferred by HRCI (Human Resource Certification Institute)
• Ability to apply HR knowledge / experience across all HR policies, programs, processes, and functions
• Ability to prioritize responsibilities and take ownership of work and projects
• Experience in performance management and policy interpretation
• Experience with employee relations, providing guidance to leadership and researching, investigating and responding to team member issues and concerns
• Strong HR analytical skills and experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
• Ability to establish and maintain relationships as a trusted advisor to employees, managers and HR colleagues at all levels of the organization
• Knowledge of HR systems and data management
• Ability to act with a high degree of integrity, professionalism and maintain confidentiality
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with impact
• Ability to understand and provide guidance on HR compliance efforts
• Knowledge of applicable state and federal employment and labor laws and governmental compliance requirements
• Capable of interfacing and actively building and maintaining relationships with all levels of management
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills - coaching and guidance capability – with very strong skills in mediation
• Understands and identifies several likely causes or consequences of a situation from previous experience and applies this in current situations
• Is receptive to change and is willing to change ideas or opinions based on new information or contrary evidence
• Demonstrates the ability to establish the facts behind employee concerns by digging deeper, asking probing questions and challenging initial responses from different sources