Human Resources Business Partner

• Contribute to the implementation of the HR strategy by building strong collaborative relationships with managers, becoming their trusted advisor, and aligning HR objectives with business strategies.
• Develops talent strategies to retain and attract top talent, leverage high-performers, and ensure a robust talent pipeline. Promotes employee and organizational development including leadership development, succession planning, performance management programs, skills gap analysis, and individual career development.
• Responsible for recruitment efforts for all exempt and non-exempt employees within the business unit, including posting, sourcing, screening, pre-employment testing, and on-boarding, while ensuring a positive candidate experience.
• Act as the first point of contact for employees and managers, covering all aspects of the employee lifecycle. Provides support on all HR activities and programs, including HRIS, benefits, training and development, leaves of absence, and employee relations.
• Effectively influences others through leadership, communication, data, and insights which result in clear understanding of opportunities and stakeholder alignment. Proactively engages and elevates opportunities and concerns when dealing with complex matters.
• Partners with the business to develop short and long-term action plans which support the organization's overall vision and strategies. Appropriately balances business needs and uses strategic thinking when developing alternatives.
• Drives effective resolution of employee relations and provides advice to managers on best practices in managing discipline, poor performance or absence cases, focusing on increasing management capability.  Conducts thorough, effective investigations and advises on appropriate remediations, including terminations.
• Demonstrates critical thinking, problem solving, and judgement skills to solve complex issues; focuses on identifying root causes to create solutions in a timely and decisive manner; reconciles conflicting and/or incomplete information to develop solutions.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable Federal and State Laws including EEO, FMLA, HIPAA, ADA, and other employment related matters.
• Fosters a continuous improvement mindset to ensure HR Systems, policies, processes, and procedures meet the changing needs of the business
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in related field such as, Human Resources, Organizational Management, or Business, or other related field preferred, plus at least 6 years of related experience.  Equivalent experience considered.
• Demonstrated experience in recruiting, including the utilization of ATS systems, job boards, and agency management.
• High attention to detail with the ability to maintain confidentiality
• Strong executive presence with a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to gain alignment, support, and achieve desired results
• Consistently leads by example and demonstrates and drives corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
• Earns trust and respect from others; encourages positive interaction; appropriately handles own emotions and conflict; demonstrates resilience, open mindedness, and self- awareness.
• Takes initiative to identify and anticipate business needs and make recommendations for implementation.
• Provides accurate and timely information, demonstrates high sense of ownership, responds to matters timely, and follow up ensure completion.
• Manages workload; demonstrates ability to prioritize assignments by meeting routine and unexpected deadlines; handles multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Ability to prepare routine correspondence and reports.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees, leaders, and other partners in the organization.
• Must have good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Must be technically competent, well organized, and confident
• This is a hybrid role that will support multiple facilities in the Chicago and Milwaukee area.  25% travel (mostly day trips) required.

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Founded in 1901, MRA is a nonprofit employer association that serves more than 4,000 employers, covering more than one million employees.

As one of the largest employer associations in the nation, MRA helps its member organizations thrive by offering the most comprehensive assortment of HR services, information, education, and resources to help build successful workplaces and a powerful workforce.

We partner with these companies working directly with their HR department and leadership to hire their talent. We are a direct line to the company, not an agency recruiter.