People Experience Partner

Axalta•Detroit, MI

1d•$100,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

The People Experience Partner is a hands-on HR role that partners with business leaders to build, implement, and drive HR programs and solutions that support business outcomes. The role executes people initiatives, coaches managers, and collaborates with HR Business Partners, HR Operations, and HR Centers of Excellence on projects, processes, and program implementation. Working closely with HRBPs and business-unit and functional HR leadership, the People Experience Partner supports the strategic talent agenda. In this position, the partner works with another local People Experience Partner and shares responsibility for labor relations strategy and site engagement. The position works at the Mount Clemens, Michigan facility on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and at the Troy office on Tuesday and Thursday, with flexibility to work early or late hours as needed.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience within an HR function.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Human Resources Management, Business, or a related field.
Strong knowledge of local employment practices, laws, regulations, unions, and work councils where applicable.
Ability to leverage resources and escalate or redirect work within a global HR model, including across Centers of Excellence, AskHR, and HRBPs.
Experience working across all organizational levels and globally.
Ability to influence effectively and work through others.
Ability to develop solutions that support business initiatives and comply with local laws and regulations.
Ability to work in and manage ambiguity, including situations without established processes or systems.
Credibility, integrity, follow-through, proactivity, sound judgment, and ability to build relationships and deliver results as a trusted thought partner.
Ability to develop creative solutions to HR and business challenges.
Experience advising clients on HR matters, including investigating and resolving complex employee relations matters.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize effectively.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while balancing collaboration.
Flexibility to work early or late as needed and to work at the Mount Clemens facility Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and the Troy office Tuesday and Thursday.

Nice To Haves

Broad HR generalist experience across multiple disciplines.
Labor relations experience.
Experience working in a large, multinational, heavily matrixed company.
Manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

Consult and collaborate with leaders on people initiatives involving performance management, employee relations, coaching, employee engagement, culture, organizational change, organizational development and team effectiveness, career pathing, and learning and development.
Execute the strategic talent agenda set by business-unit and functional HR leaders, including workforce planning, succession, leadership development, talent acquisition, and team effectiveness.
Build relationships with leaders, identify appropriate HR solutions, and coach them to manage and develop their teams in alignment with organizational goals, values, competencies, and policies and procedures.
Lead implementation of key people processes across assigned sites, functions, and business units, including performance management, compensation planning, and development planning.
Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to deliver consistent human resources processes and programs across the organization.
Improve and apply HR processes, policies, and standards in compliance with local and federal employment laws.
Partner with business stakeholders and HR teams to develop and implement employee relations practices and programs, including progressive discipline.
Handle employee complaints, manage grievance procedures, facilitate counseling with stakeholders, and investigate and resolve complex employee relations issues in a timely and effective manner.
Identify root causes and analyze relevant data to propose short- and long-term HR interventions and solutions for client groups.