Senior HR Advisor providing strategic HR support in the Media Practice Area, managing employee relations and delivering key HR initiatives.
About the role
- Senior HR Advisor role providing tactical employee relations support within WM's HR Organization. Engage in policy adherence and create a positive work environment through various HR functions.
Responsibilities
- Provides reliable and timely coaching and counseling to employees on issues to ensure consistent, transparent application of policies, procedures and employment laws.
- Identifies, communicates and resolves complex employee relations issues balancing employee advocacy with stewardship of company policies and employment laws.
- Plan and coordinate various HR activities ensuring the appropriate resources and stakeholders are engaged to enable a successful outcome.
- Coach and advise individual contributors and managers, supporting multiple functions/departments on HR matters.
- Facilitates training on company policy, programs, and other issues as they arise.
- Assists HR leader in ensuring a People-First lens throughout the employee lifecycle journey including, but not limited to:
- **Hiring and Onboarding** (supports recruitment process by working with the recruiting team on compensation proposals, participating in interviews, aiding in new employee orientation)
- **Employee Development and Performance Management** (participates in succession planning and talent review exercises and conversations, actively participates in performance management initiatives and conversations)
- **Retention** (participates in Culture and Engagement initiatives such as Voice of the Employee (VOE) Survey, helps analyze data surrounding HR insights and offer recommendations, participates in action planning for VOE opportunities.
- **Offboarding** (assists in employee separation notices and related documentation)
- Partner with appropriate Centers of Expertise (COE) to consult on HR initiatives, and programs to support business objectives within Human Resources.
- Assist in projects and/or participate as a project member on HR initiatives as assigned.
- Develop and provide regular and ad-hoc reports as needed to business unit and/or functional department leadership.
- Serve as an advisor to individual contributors and managers for employment related legal issues and ensure local compliance with federal, state, provincial, and local employment laws.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field, or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years of relevant work experience.
- Four (4) years of relevant work experience in a HR Advisor or Generalist capacity (in addition to education requirement).
- Must possess strong interpersonal skills with a customer focused approach and proven ability to develop credible relationships with business partners while maintaining the highest level of confidentiality.
- Strong employee relations skills and experience with demonstrated ability 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.
- Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Self-motivated with an ability to navigate complex environments, find answers and drive solutions.
- Comfortable with high volume work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
- Strong working knowledge of employment laws and regulations and the ability to appropriately assess risk.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to use experience and judgement to make decisions that may be based on imperfect or incomplete information.
- Comfort with ambiguity, strong adaptability with and the ability to embrace and lead change.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Stock Purchase Plan
- Company match on pension
- Paid Vacation
- Holidays
- Personal Days
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