HR Specialist – Offboarding & Transitions

Fortive•Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

We are seeking a detail-oriented and compassionate Employee Transition Specialist to join our MyHR Team. In this critical role, you will oversee and coordinate employee separation and offboarding activities. Your primary focus will include providing dedicated support to employees and People Leaders, ensuring timely coordination, accurate data administration, and maintaining document retention to facilitate a smooth exit process while upholding compliance standards for Fortive. In this role, you will be key in delivering an efficient, empathetic, and compliant offboarding process that reflects our commitment to both employees and the organization during a particularly sensitive time.

Requirements

Strong Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with internal stakeholders and employees.
Collaborative Mindset: Effective collaboration with HR Business Partners, legal teams, and other key stakeholders. The ability to work well in a team and foster teamwork will be essential.
Critical Thinking: Sound judgment and analytical skills to effectively administer the scope of work is crucial.
Confidentiality: A strong commitment to handling sensitive employee information while maintaining confidentiality and discretion. Respect privacy and ensure that employee data and case details are handled with the utmost confidentiality and professionalism.
Adaptability: Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities, new processes, new technologies and systems, as well as thrive in a dynamic work environment.
Proactive Approach: Self-motivated and driven to take initiative, anticipate needs, and raise issues quickly.
Customer Service Orientation: Commitment to providing exceptional service to employees and internal stakeholders.
Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field. (Preferred but not always required)
3-5 years of experience in a HR Operations role, preferably supporting separation activities
Familiarity with HRIS platforms and ticketing systems
Knowledge of employment laws, regulations, and best practices related to separations and investigations.

Nice To Haves

Professional certification in HR or employee relations (e.g., Professional in Human Resources, Certified Employee Relations Professional) is a plus.

Responsibilities

Manage and administer employee separation activities, including severance calculations, preparing separation packages, and coordinating with relevant stakeholders.
Provide employees with all necessary documentation and act as point of contact for any inquiries or issue resolution throughout the separation and offboarding process with empathy and professionalism.
Ensure accurate and timely data administration related to employee separations, including updating HRIS systems, maintaining separation records, document retention, and coordinating final payments.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including legal counsel and payroll, to ensure separation administration and offboarding activities are coordinated efficiently and timely.
Collaborate with HR Business Partners, Legal and Compliance to ensure adherence with company policies and legal regulations during separation and offboarding processes.
Maintain separation documentation, including separation agreements, termination letters, and other relevant paperwork, ensuring confidentiality and compliance.
Identify opportunities for process optimization and harmonization, as well as collaborating with key stakeholders to implement improvements, optimize workflows, and enhance the overall effectiveness in the separation and offboarding processes.
Develop and maintain standard work and guides related to the offboarding process.