Title:  Senior Specialist, HR Business Partner

Job Title: Senior Specialist, HR Business Partner  

Job ID: 34955

Job Location: Ashburn, VA

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

This HR Business Partner role involves supporting a manufacturing location poised for growth, as well as providing assistance to on-site operations and several functional teams dispersed across multiple sites. The successful candidate will serve as a true strategic partner, driving business results by understanding the strategic plans and initiatives of the client area and offering value-added recommendations.

Essential Functions:

• Partnering both within HR and on a cross-functional basis in developing and executing talent strategies to support achievement of business operating plans and strategic objectives, while building on the cultural foundation of the site.
• Drives the development of organizational capability and bench strength to deliver against key business objectives, inclusive of talent reviews, succession, and resource planning.
• Partners with functional HR peers in the design and implementation of HR best practices related to performance management, recruiting and on-boarding, etc, that effectively balance best-in-class design principles with the unique nature and needs of the business.
• Works with matrixed leaders to ensure the business unit is harmonized with people strategies.
• Change management and develop or champion new concepts.
• Formulate, measure and utilize key HR metrics / dashboard to help develop HR strategies and drive continuous improvement.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to organize workload to assure that short timelines are met given frequent interruptions.
• Ability to influence, coach and consult with all levels of the organization in a positive and effective manner.
• Build and maintain effective working relations with management and employees to provide advice and counsel to both on employee-related and organizational matters.
• Identify and diagnose issues proactively and develop, recommend, and implement root cause solutions that enhance employee engagement/experience and business results in a timely manner.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and balance competing needs (employee and business advocacy; business unit and corporate initiatives; functional and operational agendas; etc.).
• Develop and implement programs that foster engagement and sound employee relations.
• Ability to work as a contributing member of a team as well as operate independently

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• A minimum of 6 years' HR generalist experience supporting various levels within the organization is preferred.
• Experience driving HR strategy in the following areas: performance management, employee engagement, retention, staffing, compensation, engagement, leadership coaching and development and succession planning is preferred.
• Employee relations and investigative experience High level of integrity; ability to maintain confidentiality. 
• Results oriented, proactive and resourceful.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, highly adaptable and able to thrive in a fast-paced dynamic, collaborative environment.
• Strong business and HR acumen, including strong problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and self-initiative - has a track record on delivering commitments.
• Prior experience with matrix organizations and multi-site HR leadership preferable.
• Previous experience in change management the ability to develop or champion new concepts.
• Geographically mobile for continued career growth preferable. 

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