WHAT IS A HR MANAGER ?
The Human Resources Manager is a vital strategic partner to business and functional leaders, focusing on several key areas: talent management, organizational development, performance management, career development, employee relations, compensation planning, and navigating change. This role involves consulting and taking proactive steps to enhance workforce performance and address challenges. Additionally, the HR Manager provides guidance and coaching to leaders, managers, and employees on employee relations issues, including performance management, conducting investigations, and executing disciplinary actions when necessary.
Need-to-Know Overview of a Human Resources Manager
1. HR Manager Duties and Responsibilities
- Translate the strategic and tactical business plans into critical HR actions, programs, and initiatives.
- Partner with management to evaluate business goals and translate into people and talent implications and actions
- Build organizational capability from the ground up
- Enjoy all aspects of HR especially people development
- Evaluate and advise client groups on programs or strategies that impact the attraction, motivation, development and retention of the people resources of the business.
- Plan and operate independently in making decisions for client groups, partnering with business leaders and managers to solve complex issues and gain approvals when necessary.
- Collaborate with COE (Platform) experts to execute and implement large scale HR initiatives (i.e. roll out annual programs, new programs/policies, etc.)
- Provide HR support and coaching to leaders on HR policies and processes, people management, and career development.
- Conduct Employee Relations investigations and provide recommendations for resolution.
- Ensure effective talent attraction and management including recruitment, assessment, and development.
- Assist managers in assessing and identifying resources to meet employee training needs.
- Drive effective compensation equity and planning processes for the assigned client group.
- Support the HR functional teams (i.e. talent acquisition, compensation, etc.) with large scale HR initiatives and annual processes.
- Act as a change agent and lead key change management initiatives for the site and/or assigned business teams.
- Promote use of the Colleague Service Center to solicit HR process/functional advice.
- Participate in the broader regional HR team to drive HR projects and initiatives.
- Partner with site, HR, and Business leaders to oversee and provide guidance on site activities, shape culture, and drive employee engagement.
2. HR Manager Ability, Experience and Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Management, Economics or other business-related fields is required.
- Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
- Extensive experience in various aspects of human resources (talent acquisition, talent management, compensation, employee relations and organizational development).
- Strong background in a manufacturing environment or rapid expansion preferred.
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of labor and employment laws and regulations, as well as HR concepts experience as an advisor to the business.
- Strong process improvement orientation.
- Passion for people development and improving management capability
- Analysis, problem solving, decision making, negotiating and influencing skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to interface with all levels of the organization including employee relations, coaching, communications and presentations, etc.
- Ability to work within a diverse and cross-functional team.
- Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality, work independently with little instruction on day-to-day or assignment work, multi-task, and follow up on projects and issues
- Proven project and time management skills with ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Can effectively secure and leverage resources to get work done through both formal and informal channels
- Demonstrates personal awareness and desire for continual learning, personal development, as well as being structured, self-driven, and with a positive ‘can-do’ attitude.
- Honors commitments at all times by exhibiting candor and courage, not being afraid to establish visible presence and point of view, engaging in constructive dialogue, and holding others accountable.