People Partner Manager

Zebra Technologies•Lincolnshire, IL

10d•$109,000 - $163,400•Hybrid

About The Position

At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges. Being a part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are a part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve. You'll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about – locally and globally. Come make an impact every day at Zebra. The People Partner Manager is a vital part of our People Team, leading a team that provides expert guidance to people leaders and employees and delivers people services based on knowledge of people programs and offerings, local talent, policies and regulatory requirements. The People Partner Manager plays an instrumental role in ensuring effective human resources practices while maintaining and improving our company culture and employee engagement, representing the voice of employees for the geographies/locations they support. This role requires an individual who is people-centric and an effective communicator, skilled in creating a positive and engaging work environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources or related field
8+ years in a human resources role including comprehensive knowledge and wide-ranging experience including employee relations and partnering with people managers, with a strong HR generalist background. Experience working with nonexempt hourly/front line population highly preferred.
10% US Travel

Nice To Haves

Supervisory Experience: Demonstrated experience overseeing team members to achieve objectives, mentoring them to enhance performance, and fostering a positive work environment.
Consultation Skills: Strong communicator that is skilled at building and maintaining relationships and successfully engaging with all levels of employees and managers. Recognized as an expert on people practices.
Proven Success and Passion: Demonstrated success supporting people managers, employee relations practices, and local labor laws. Passionate about enhancing the employee experience and advancing our People Team practices.
Business Acumen: Commercial awareness with ability to align talent plans in support of achieving business objectives.
Creative Problem Solver: Able to support team members and assess complex issues and non-routine situations, creatively approach challenges and propose solutions that meet multiple stakeholders’ needs.
Organizational Skills: Strong initiative and organizational ability with excellent follow-through and strong time management to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. Support team members with effective prioritization.
Conflict Resolution: Strong conflict resolution skills to positively address and resolve workplace issues
Analytical: Able to leverage HR metrics and data to improve processes and make informed talent recommendations.
Tools: Proficient in HR systems including HCM software application suites and ServiceNow HR Service Delivery

Responsibilities

Leads a team of People Partners that advise managers and support employees on talent actions, organizational changes, talent mobility and development, motivating team members and making decisions aligned to our talent philosophy.
Collaborates with Talent Strategy Partners on talent initiatives including providing support and local implementation expertise on organization redesign & restructuring activities, talent, and succession planning. Enables team members with talent strategy insights.
Represents the voice of employees, keeping a pulse on and identifying actions related to employee sentiment, talent trends and opportunities in regional and front-line sites.
Responsible for employee relations consultancy and compliance including addressing employee concerns, conducting internal investigations, and counseling managers on effective solutions to address performance and workplace issues. Collaborates with regional People Relations & Compliance lead to leverage best practices and Legal to escalate issues as needed.
Enables leaders to drive people management efforts including providing guidance on talent reviews, succession planning, performance management, and actions plan to strengthen culture and improve employee engagement.
Partners with Centers of Excellence (COEs) on execution of key talent processes and initiatives, based upon regional and service specializations.
Proactively identifies opportunities to improve the delivery of employee services including advancing direct access (self-service) and automation.
Ensures people compliance programs, policies/procedures, and reporting are implemented locally to ensure adherence to regulations, labor laws, and other applicable workforce compliance matters.
Mentors and guides team members and colleagues, sharing knowledge and fostering a collaborative learning environment.
Must be able to work hybrid (3 days in office/2 remote) in Lincolnshire, IL

Benefits

Zebra Total Rewards includes more than just pay and is structured to meet the needs of our changing global business and evolving talent.
We are committed to providing our employees with a benefits program that is comprehensive and competitive – including healthcare, wellness, inclusion networks, and continued learning and development offerings.
We offer community service days, in addition to the traditional insurances, compensation, parental leave, employee assistance program and paid time off offerings depending on the country where you work.

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