People Partner

Overview

People Partner serves as a strategic people partner to the business, leveraging expertise, data, and insights to deploy impactful workforce solutions. This role emphasizes a strong operational focus on Talent Management, Organizational Effectiveness, and Employee Engagement, ensuring alignment with business objectives and fostering a high-performance culture.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic People Partnership:

• Cover Dallas, Chicago, Charlotte and Tampa Offices as a strategic People Partner (population of approx. 300)
• Act as a trusted people partner to the business, leveraging expertise, data, and insights to align People strategies with organizational objectives.
• Collaborate with leadership to develop and deploy workforce solutions that drive business success.
• Serve as a consultant to management on human resource-related issues.

Collaboration with Centers of Excellence (CoEs):

• Work closely with the Talent Management CoE to design and implement initiatives that support career development, succession planning, and high-potential talent programs.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition teams to develop and execute strategies for attracting and hiring top talent.
• Collaborate with Learning and Development to deliver impactful training programs and foster a culture of continuous learning.
• Align with People Operations to ensure seamless execution of People processes and compliance with policies and regulations.

Organizational Design and Effectiveness:

• Support organizational design and change management initiatives to optimize business performance.
• Drive organizational change initiatives, including restructuring, team effectiveness, and cultural transformation.
• Partner with leaders to enhance team dynamics, structure, and performance alignment.
• Support workforce planning initiatives to align talent needs with business priorities.

Change Management:

• Lead and support organizational change initiatives, including restructuring, cultural transformation, and other business changes.
• Provide expertise on change management best practices and employee engagement strategies.

Performance and Development:

• Champion the performance management process, guiding managers on goal setting, feedback, and employee development plans.
• Partner with leaders to create opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

Data-Driven Decision Making:

• Use analytics to identify trends, inform decisions, and track the effectiveness of People programs.
• Provide insights and recommendations to business leaders based on workforce data.
• Measure the impact of People programs and ensure alignment with business goals.

Employee Relations:

• Address and resolve complex employee relations issues, ensuring legal compliance and organizational consistency.
• Act as a trusted advisor to employees and managers, fostering a positive and productive workplace culture.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement within People and across the business.
• Actively contribute to the development and execution of People best practices.

Required Attributes & Experience:

• Minimum 5 years' experience working within a generalist or business partner role, with experience of supporting employee populations in Texas, Illinois, North Carolina and Florida.
• Associate degree or equivalent credit hours in any field.
• Working knowledge of multiple human resources disciplines, including employee relations, diversity, performance management, and federal and state respective employment laws.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and as part of a remote and local team.
• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer proficiency and familiarity with Microsoft Talent 365, Microsoft Power BI, ADP Workforce Now and wider Microsoft Office programs, such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Strong organizational skills with a high attention to detail.
• Problem solver with ability to suggest and implement improvements.
• Sound judgement and highly professional demeanor.