Senior HR Business Partner - Construction Firm

Purpose:

Reporting to a Head HR, the ideal candidate will integrate HR disciplines with unique needs and challenges of their respective teams and will influence the strategies that ensure the success of companies business. As a respected and highly productive partner, this person will be embedded in the line of business and will leverage independent thinking and organizational savvy to help drive their teams- success.

As a Senior Human Resources Business Partner, the incumbent will be in a key leadership role as the sole member of the HR team in India. The incumbent will collaborate with the management team to integrate and distribute premiere compensation, benefits, learning and development programs across the firm.

Responsibilities:

- Employee Relations and Performance Management Ensures the performance management process is effective and employee relations concerns are resolved. This individual will be a coach and adviser to his/her respective business units, a resource to employees, and a role model to all.

- Administers the performance review process and collaborates with managers and employees regarding performance to assist the Division in meeting performance goals.

- Counsels employees and management as required and ensures consistency and fairness in policy implementation.

- Works with management to ensure employee needs are met in areas such as employee development, succession planning, employee relations, compensation and benefits.

- Compensation and Benefits Interfaces, facilitates and serve as advocates for their respective business units in matters of compensation and benefits as needed. Partners with compensation staff to create new positions and determine appropriate compensation structures to meet business needs. May counsel employees and managers with input of appropriate HR functional area.

- New Hires/Terminations/Leaves of Absence Ensures smooth transition for new hires and transfers for respective business units. Conducts exit interviews for terminating employees, reviews trends, and makes appropriate recommendations to management based on collected data and observations.

- Uses the HRMS system to provide local reporting as necessary.

- Provides organizational feedback to functional HR groups to ensure programs/policies are aligned with the company's vision and values.

- Engages in additional projects or initiatives as assigned by the Head of Human Resources

Qualifications

- MBA in Human Resources or a related field is required.

- A minimum of 13-15 years of professional Human Resource generalist experience is required.

- Excellent knowledge of compensation, benefits, employee relations, organization development, and training with expertise in at least two of these areas is required.

- Strong enthusiasm and commitment to the HR profession.

- Exceptional interpersonal skills friendly, tactful, good negotiator, ability to influence others.

- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.