Job Description
Job Description:
Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity, and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and
teamwork. As part of our company's our Research & Development Division HR team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with a group of talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career as an HR Professional. This position is based in our company’s enterprise Shared Service Center (eSSC) site in Philadelphia.
In this role, the eSSC Site HR Lead will have multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment. The eSSC is our company’s our Research & Development Division first skills-first center, supporting multiple business units. Success requires influential partnership with associates, managers, and senior management within the organization, as well as a number of internal stakeholders and external partners, to execute strategies that foster organizational and people effectiveness. Candidates should have a flexible skill set, including the ability to execute tactically and collaborate across many teams, levels, and situations.
Responsibilities include coaching and consulting site leadership, serving as the front-line point of contact for the eSSC staff, partnering with management to drive site engagement, supporting employee development, and general HR support. Additionally, this role will act as a subject matter expert on the Skills First initiative and drive the talent strategy for the eSSC staff.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide HR consulting and coaching to leaders. Understand dynamics and key business priorities of site to support to business leaders on effectively managing and leading the site
Assist with the day-to-day operations of HR functions and duties at the site
Provide leadership and project management to critical HR initiatives across the site and the broader Research & Development HR team as needed
Partner with site business leadership to execute HR related programs that enable a strong culture of collaboration, innovation, and commitment to talent development and personal development ; sponsor site specific committees driving onsite engagement and development opportunities led by employees
Coach leaders and members of leadership team(s) to successfully manage all cyclical people management processes (talent management, succession planning, performance management, compensation planning, etc.)
Provide day-to-day performance management guidance to line management (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, employee relations).
Assist employees and line management with general questions related to Human Resources (employee relations, disability, benefits, helps troubleshoot issues, educational assistance, etc.)
Ensure compliance with company and site policies, procedures and existing employment laws and regulations
Partner with leaning and development organization on learning strategies and solutions to support and enable talent strategy
Partner with talent acquisition organization and Skills First Leadership on activities in support of the organization’s workforce plan and talent strategy.
Act as point-of-contact between WeWork site management and eSSC staff
May support initiatives and business leaders in broader organization, as needed
Skills/Competencies:
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree, or currently in pursuit of degree completion, or equivalent relevant work experience in Human Resources, or related discipline
Minimum 6 years’ experience in Human Resources, or related discipline (with Master’s degree, minimum experience is 4 years)
Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships, effectively influence, consult with coach senior leaders and managers, while developing and conducting manager training
Ability to strategically prioritize time and problem solve against most impactful activities and initiatives
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to demonstrate and foster collaboration among peers and extended HR organization
Experience navigating and leveraging HR systems and data analytics to support client consultation
Knowledge of employment legal practice/policies
Proficiency with MS Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Preferred Competencies:
Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.
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U.S. Hybrid Work Model
Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.
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Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
No relocation
VISA Sponsorship:
No
Travel Requirements:
10%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not Applicable
Shift:
1st - Day
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):
N/A
