Sr P&O Business Partner

What you will do

Role Overview:

The Regional P&O Business Partners is a generalist who works closely with business leaders and managers in the North America Region and with the P&O Platforms or BEFs to align People strategies and practices with the broader business goals and objectives. This individual will also lead the administration of P&O policies practices and objectives to contribute to an employee-oriented and high-performance culture. This position will be heavily involved with employee engagement employee retention and employee relations.

• Acts as strategic partners to their designated business areas
• Focuses on understanding their business areas unique needs and challenges deploying P&O strategies in accordance to drive business success
• Broad understanding of P&O functions but do not specialize in specific P&O areas
• Collaborates with business leaders platforms P&O and CoE on strategy and decisions ensuring alignment with business gaols and talent strategy
• Translates business plans into region workforce plans (headcount skills career tracks levels location etc.) in alignment with P/BEF
• Defines specific P&O actions to improve employee engagement and productivity across the region
• Collaborates with CoE (Corporate Centers of Expertise) to design and deploy P&O strategies and programs for region in alignment with P/BEF
• Direct hands-on role in addressing day-to-day issues within their specific region functions platform and business enablement functions
• Region Business Partners are the primary point of contact for business managers and employees within their assigned region

Main responsibilities:

Employee Relations:

• Serve as primary People and Organization (P&O) contact to assigned client group
• Serve as strategic employee relations advisor to management
• Actively lead investigations and employee concerns; engage with key stakeholders such as Legal as needed
• Working with Health and Safety facilitate the administration of the Companys Fit-For-Duty program as well as Safety Consequence Management initiatives if applicable
• For assigned client group facilitate the following activities:
• On-boarding employee movements and off-boarding
• Benefits-related issues and other employee inquiries and concerns
• Administration of annual performance and competency evaluation processes and assist participants with completion of tasks training plans and individual development plans
• Advise employees regarding employment visas and other immigration actions needed to maintain authorization to work in the U.S. Canada or Mexico

Organization and Development:

• Present People Operations P&O section of New Hire Orientation and other employee related training and education programs
• Collaborate with leaders in assigned client group(s) to define and administer Commitment To Results plans (PIPs)
• Develop maintain and enforce Company P&O policies and procedures including the employee handbook
• Recommend and lead ad hoc projects in line with Company P&O strategy and goals
• Participate in annual talent mapping succession planning exercise high potential identification and performance management calibration sessions
• Work with supervisors to develop and facilitate team-building activities

Benefits/HRIS/Other Assignments:

• Assist with program administration for all benefits plans and open enrollment
• Advise employees on total rewards inquiries including compensation related issues
• Oversee short term disability case management FMLA and DOL FMCSA requirements in conjunction with corresponding stakeholders
• Respond to unemployment claims and assist Risk and Insurance in managing workers comp issues
• Manage employee related information in the P&O/Payroll information system
• Produce ad hoc reports as required
• Perform additional duties as required

Employment type

Full time in office three days a week and two days from home.

Work site

Houston Texas - Corporate offices downtown

What are we looking for

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Business Human Resources Management or a related field
• 5 years of HR experience
• 5 years working with HR and Payroll modules within a HRIS
• SHRM CP and/or PHR certification preferred
• Working knowledge of Microsoft productivity tools and/or associated solutions
• Competency in Analytical Problem Solving Strong Communication business partnering and collaboration and Technology Expertise preferred
• Strong knowledge of key labor law and legislation including FMLA EEOA FLSA NLRA and ERISA
• Experience working with a dispersed hourly workforce in a production environment or similar
• Experience with SAP and UltiPro/UKG Pro preferred
• Knowledge of immigration laws is desirable

Travel:

10% - 20%

Behavioral Requirements:

• Proactive and requiring minimal guidance in a dynamic work environment
• Strong agility and ability to quickly respond to a rapidly changing internal/external environment
• Ability to have difficult conversations and coach personnel at all levels of the organization
• Strong organizational skills including the ability to organize and maintain a fluid administrative process
• Good time-management skills and ability to be self-motivated
• High attention to integrity ethics and sensitivity particularly regarding confidential information
• Strong Interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and high attention to detail
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with multiple projects underway concurrently

Physical demands & working conditions:

• Sitting/Standing/Flexibility: Ability to stand and sit for 8 or more hours when in an office environment
• Speech/Reading:Ability to speak read and write English proficiently and deliver a variety of instructions furnished in written verbal diagram or schedule form
• Lifting: Ability to lift items weighing up to 10 pounds
• Vision/Hearing: Ability to understand a variety of instructions furnished in written verbal diagram or schedule form
• Safety: Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary