Senior Advisor, HR

I. Job Summary
As a member of the WM People organization the Sr. HR Advisor is tasked with providing proficient and specialized HR support to assigned business units and/or functions with a strong focus on employee relations policy application and risk mitigation. The position serves as the primary HR contact for assigned client group(s) and trusted advisor for employee relations issues and human resources policies and processes independently managing standard to moderately complex matters while partnering closely with HR Managers on escalated and highrisk issues. MUST RESIDE IN THE PNWBC MARKET AREA.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provides reliable and timely coaching and counseling to employees and managers on issues to ensure consistent transparent application of policies procedures and employment laws.

• Identifies communicates and resolves standard to moderately complex employee relations matters balancing employee advocacy with stewardship of company policies and employment laws including performance management investigations sensitive conduct issues and protectedclass related concerns; escalating highrisk or complex matters to the HR Manager as appropriate.

• Serves as the primary HR point of contact for assigned client group(s) supporting/delivering internal processes including Performance Management onboarding and Exit interviews.

• Partners and participates with local team(s) on recruitment outreach efforts.

• Serves as an active member of People related project teams as assigned and provides backup support to HR Advisors as needed.

• Coaches managers through difficult workplace conversations providing guidance on documentation corrective action and risk mitigation.

• Assists the HR Manager in the development and maintenance of processes and policies as well as new initiatives including improvements to employee relations workflows and case quality.

• Identifies and escalates potential legal risk safety compliance ADA and accommodationrelated concerns to the HR Manager overseeing routine ADA matters and escalating complex cases as needed.

• Prepares reviews and maintains employee relations documentation including investigation records and corrective action materials.

• Triages employee relations intake inquiries and supports case tracking and followthrough in partnership with HR Managers.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory duties.

IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelors Degree (accredited) in Human Resources Business Administration or similar area of study or in lieu of degree High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years of relevant work experience.
• Experience: Four (4) years of relevant work experience in a People Advisor or Generalist capacity.

B. Certificates Licenses Registrations or Other Requirements

• PHR SHRM-CP or CHRP Certification preferred.

C. Other Knowledge Skills or Abilities

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Approachable and responsive resource able to connect with employees at all levels.
• Solutions-oriented approach to problem solving and conflict resolution with a strong drive to create a positive work environment.
• Strong internal and external customer focus.
• Self-motivated; ability to navigate complex environments get answers and autonomously drive solutions.
• Comfortable with high volume workload and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong working knowledge of employment laws and regulations and the ability to appropriately assess risk.
• Ability to use experience and judgment to make decisions that may be based on imperfect or incomplete information.
• Ability to recognize trends and identify systemic approaches to solving problems
• Comfort with ambiguity; strong learning agility mindset to embrace and drive change.V. Work Environment
  Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
  
• Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding machine operation etc.) most of the work day;
• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely;
• Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts burns exposure to toxic chemicals etc.) rarely;
• Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt odors noise weather extremes or similar elements rarely;
• Normal setting for this job is an office setting however operational site visits are required with exposure to weather and areas where large equipment is operated.
• Ability to travel 10% - 30% of the time depending upon geographic span of responsibility.

The expected base pay range for this remote position is $100050 - $127535per year. This range represents a good faith estimate fort his position. The specific salary offered to a successful candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates relevant experience education training certifications qualifications and work location.

Employees will also receive discretionary time off up to 80 hours of paid sick time per year and seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Additionally the Company has a leave pay policy that provides for up to 4 weeks of paid leave in a rolling 12-month period for qualifying leaves.

Benefits
At Waste Management each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan Company match on pension and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation Holidays and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

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