Staff HR Generalist(Compliance & Employee Relations)

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Position Summary:

The Staff HR Generalist will join the India team at the realm of expansion of our business functions in India. In addition to our Commercial business in India we are also building our Global Capability Center comprising of IT and other business services. The ideal candidate would work closely with relevant business groups to setup their teams in India by ensuring Illumina people practices.

The incumbent will work at an individual capacity within a matrix organization to accomplish the set business goals and objective and is responsible to provide HR advisory and support to enable the activities within the employee life cycle (i.e. onboarding engagement development offboarding) for the assigned client groups.

This position will support the HRBP and lead on the day to day running of the organization and the deployment of strategic HR programs. This position will also partner independently to support the management team and employees and/or work together with the respective regional HRBPs to contribute to the achievements of the business strategic and tactical goals and objectives. Candidates who have prior experience in setting up green field/brown field teams in a multinational organization would be preferred.

Illumina is a fast-paced organization with an open and collaborative culture we are seeking someone who embodies and embraces these values.

Position Responsibilities:

Lead and provide HR guidance to employees and managers with regards to areas of employee relations benefits compensation performance management organizational development on-boarding etc to support the life cycle of employees in a complaint manner with key activities examples as below:
o Develop and administer HR policies & procedures in alignment with global and local legislations.
o Serve as subject matter expert on employee relations; investigate and resolve complex employee relations issues.
o Conduct new hire orientations employee briefings and manage exit process
o Performs qualitative data analysis of turnover discipline and other metrics to provide insights to organization health
o Provide coaching and feedback to leaders and employees with the aim to improve organizational engagement

Support and work in alignment with regional HRBPs to support local HR business partnering activities
Partner with business leaders and the broader HR team to coordinate and integrate support for the business and ensure HR services are being delivered timely and in a compliant manner
Be accountable as the primary point of contact for all local HR activities and first point of contact for local employees
Document and create necessary tools and templates as needed and drive in-country HR compliance in alignment with global & regional PS&C practices
Attend to all local HR administrative tasks including partnership with other functional groups such as Finance/Legal as appropriate
Manage continuous improvement activities for HR Support work areas and trouble shoot issues and work with appropriate parties to drive resolution
Ensures effective employee communication and build community within assigned site and/or client groups.
Any other ad hoc projects and duties assigned from time to time.

Listed responsibilities are an essential but not exhaustive list of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.

Position Requirements:

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Masters degree.
• Demonstrated knowledge of HR employment law regulations and practices.
• Experience in employee relations to investigate and resolve complex employee relations issues is preferred.
• Must be proficient in MS Office application

All listed requirements are deemed as essential functions to this position; however business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional task and responsibilities.

Preferred Experience/Education/Skills:

• Possess good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Dedicated fast worker able to withstand the high demands of a fast- paced environment
• A team player resourceful meticulous and able to multitask. Pleasant personality with great energy and initiative
• Proactive and have a sense of urgency in getting work done.
• Independent result-oriented and prepared to roll up ones sleeves to perform hands-on job
• Highly effective interpersonal skills with ability to establish credibility with business leaders quickly
• Excellent written and superior verbal communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated strong management leadership coaching expertise
• Proficiency in Word Excel and PowerPoint skills
  

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