Human Resources Business Advisor_Commercial Bank, VP

As the Human Resource Business Advisor, you will sit within the HR Advisory organization – a Center of Excellence/Shared Service construct. You as the HR Business Advisor will be responsible to work with managers at varying levels of the organization to execute strategic priorities set by senior leaders. You will provide support to senior HR Business Advisors and senior managers on core HR activities. You will help senior managers engage with others in HR and with specialists to bring resolution to their HR-related matters.

This position will report to the HR Business Advisor Team Lead and be aligned to support Senior Leaders and Leaders within a specific line of business (LOB).

Job Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of people agenda initiatives and efforts for a business area and provide day-to-day advice on human capital matters.
• Support year-end compensation process by ensuring that baselines are accurate and synchronized (including joiners, leavers, transfers) with finance and/or business management, providing guidance on incentive compensation and salary planning as appropriate and supporting managers through compensation decisions
• Support the performance and talent management cycle by partnering with leaders on an as-needed basis to handle succession planning needs and requirements, answer performance questions, issues and processes, supporting and providing guidance on the promotion process 
• Facilitate feedback processes and other employee input initiatives, e.g. action plans based on Employee Opinion Surveys, etc.
• Be available to provide front-line support to managers for HR risk / controls initiatives
• Provide project management support for HR-related initiatives being implemented within LOBs
• Work with management information systems (MIS) and reporting to understand trends and outliers, and facilitate fact based, metrics driven client decisions
• Be a champion of HR process change. Analyze processes, data and trends to make recommendations to management team for continuous improvement
• Partner with HR colleagues of all levels to drive efficiencies and leverage best practices
• Ensure appropriate controls are in place and managed effectively for all critical HR processes
• Lead and/or actively participate in HR projects, aligned to key identified HR priorities

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5 years of overall Human Resource experience (previous HR Business Advisor experience preferred)
• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Knowledge of full range of people practices in a business setting: goal setting, performance assessment and improvement, compensation practices, talent review and talent management, workforce planning, reductions in force, manager development
• Project management abilities including execution skills and end to end process improvement
• Technically proficient in MS Office Suite – including Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to utilize critical thinking and analytical skills regularly to identify issues and trends, develop solutions and/or recommendations to address root cause and strong analytical, quantitative and technical skills that enable individual to leverage data to create HR strategies that support and drive business results
• Ability to navigate a global matrix organization and partner on issues across HR and the business. Must be able to work collaboratively and to develop strong, positive working relationships with exceptional judgment, demonstrated ability to make sound decisions and be creative in developing alternative solutions in a fast paced environment

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Proven track record in objectively coaching employees and management through complex, difficult issues and mitigating risks
• Promote partnership by fostering a shared purpose, trust and teamwork across teams, businesses, functions, regions, and levels
• Advanced degree desired