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The Human Resources (HR) Advisor represents HR and delivers key HR-related initiatives across the organization that help business areas achieve their objectives. Leads a team that diagnoses, develops and implements client-specific HR solutions. Builds relationships with business unit leadership while strengthening in-depth business knowledge.
 
Specialized Knowledge and Skills Requirements
Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service
Demonstrated experience developing information and data to inform leaders of impacts to their business.
Demonstrated experience establishing positive relationships with leaders that allow for effective counseling, consulting and negotiating.
Demonstrated experience identifying client needs and applying appropriate solutions to reach business outcomes.
Demonstrated leadership experience, including people or project management in a human resources or related discipline.
Demonstrated leadership experience, including people or project management.
 
Travel Requirements
This position requires travel up to 10% of the time.
 
Additional Job Information:
Demonstrated experience facilitating group discussions is preferred
Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks
Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions
Our policy restricts consideration of applicants needing employment sponsorship (visas) to specialty occupations.  Sponsorship will not be considered for this position
Relocation assistance is available



Primary Accountabilities
Key Initiative Support (40%)
Understands corporate and business unit initiatives. Partners with leadership to determine business imperatives and organizes deliverables.
Manages project outputs for business areas. Prioritizes client needs within business unit and within HR and secures appropriate HR resources. Collaborates with HR COEs (center of expertise) to develop strategies to meet the needs of the client business units and coordinates an overall project plan.
Provides guidance in the areas of organization design and talent management, including performance management and talent identification.
Works collaboratively with the corporate communications area to ensure relative client communications are consistent with HR policies and procedures.

Consulting (35%)
In collaboration with the HR centers of expertise, supports and provides appropriate guidance to business unit on HR programs, including when to involve the centers directly with the client.
Leads execution of the workforce planning process with client business units. Conducts analysis of workforce reports and predictive analytics and makes recommendations regarding findings.
Analyzes employee operational data to ascertain trends and potential areas of concern for the business. Identifies unarticulated expectations and presents unsolicited proposals to help division leadership and management achieve business goals.
Effectively builds a business case when introducing recommendations or solutions. Continually monitors the client's threshold for acceptance of recommendations and refines approach and contracted expectations as required.
Provides talent development through consulting and identifying training needs.

Account management (25%)
Acts as the primary HR division contact to leadership regarding HR-related issues. Exemplifies the HR management vision and viewpoint across the business areas.
Functions as a trusted HR resource and strategic business partner for each client business unit. Manages the relationships between HR and its client divisions by maintaining a presence in the client`s business.
Represents business unit needs and issues within HR. Understands the employee perspective and balances it with company needs. Makes interpretations and decisions regarding HR policies, procedures, services and capabilities and communicates them to leadership.
Works with managers to assess workforce needs and issues, coaches regarding company policy and employment law as appropriate, and proactively addresses issues.
Manages implementation and/or executes HR initiatives within client business units, providing clarification and guidance and ensuring completion.
Understands organizational initiatives and anticipates and leads efforts that have business and workforce implications for the client.
 
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