Advisor, People Consultant

Mercedes-Benz USA

Fort Worth (TX)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Mercedes-Benz USA is seeking a People Consultant (HR Business Partner) to serve as a strategic partner to designated business areas. You will coach leaders, mitigate risk, ensure compliance, and drive initiatives that position the company as an employer of choice.

The role focuses on employee relations, workforce planning, investigations, and talent development, with travel and onsite presence as needed. A BA/BS in HR or related field and 5–7 years HR experience are typical prerequisites.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in HR, business or related field.
5–7 years of progressive HR experience.
Experience in HR Business Partnering, Employee Relations, and Organizational Development or Learning & Development.
Strong knowledge across Compensation & Benefits, Employee Relations, Talent Management, and HRIS.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to navigate complex organizations and influence leaders.

Responsibilities

Advise leaders on employee relations issues, including conflict resolution, performance management, coaching, policy interpretation, and disciplinary actions.
Assess workforce trends and translate insights into workforce strategies and leadership actions.
Conduct investigations into harassment, discrimination, and workplace violence claims.
Coordinate employment-related legal actions with Corporate Security, Business Practices Office, and Legal.
Ensure compliance with employment laws, ISO standards, and internal policies.
Provide guidance on organizational structure, job banding, headcount planning, and job descriptions.
Lead change management consultation, including communications and transition planning.
Prepare reports and support audits and compliance reviews related to People programs.
Coordinate and facilitate training sessions on People policies and processes.
Advise on talent strategy including succession planning and leadership development.
Act as trusted advisor to managers and employees and align with People initiatives.
Partner with PSC and GFT to align people strategies and standardized processes.
Serve as strategic organizational consultant translating trends into actionable strategies.

Skills

HR Business Partnering

Employee Relations

Organizational Development

HR operations and Compliance

HRIS knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication

Facilitation

Interpersonal skills

Influence leaders

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Business Management, Communications, or related field

Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management, Business Management or Business Administration

PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SCP

Job description

About Us

Mercedes-Benz USA is responsible for the sales, marketing and service of all Mercedes-Benz and Maybach products in the United States. In our people, you will find tremendous commitment to our corporate values. Our products and employees reflect this dedication. We are looking for diverse top-notch individuals to join the Mercedes-Benz Team and uphold these hallmarks.

Aufgaben

Job Overview

The People Consultant (formerly HR Business Partner) serves as a strategic and operational partner to designated business areas. This role provides expert consultation on People policies, organizational design, talent development, and associate relations. The People Consultant will coach leaders, mitigate risk, ensure compliance, and drive initiatives that support the Company’s position as an employer of choice.

Key Responsibilities:

Advise leaders on employee relations issues, including conflict resolution, performance management, coaching, policy interpretation, and disciplinary actions.
Assess workforce, business, and organizational trends and translate insights into workforce strategies, organizational plans, and leadership actions to support current and future business needs. Partner with business leaders to support workforce planning strategy, including headcount forecasting, staffing plans, succession considerations, and workforce capability assessments.
Conduct investigations into sexual harassment, discrimination, hostile work environment, and workplace violence claims.
Coordinate employment-related legal actions and partner with Corporate Security, Business Practies Office, and Legal as needed.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, ISO standards, corporate audits, and internal People policies.
Provide guidance to leaders on organizational structure, job banding, headcount planning, and job description development.
Lead PT consultation activities associated with organizational change management initiatives, including communications and transition planning.
Prepare reports, maintain documentation, and support audits and compliance reviews related to People programs and processes.
Coordinate and facilitate training sessions related to People policies, programs, and processes.
Advise leaders on talent strategy, including succession planning, leadership pipeline development, talent assessment, retention planning, and organizational capability building to support future business growth.
Act as trusted advisor to managers and employees and partner with People colleagues to align and execute on People and corporate initiatives.
Partner with the business, People Solutions Center (PSC), and Global Functional Teams (GFT) to align people strategies, advocate for business needs, and support effective implementation of standardized People processes and services.
Serve as a strategic organizational consultant along with talent advisor to business leaders by translating workforce, business, and organizational trends into actionable strategies.
Provide guidance on employee relations, organizational design, workforce planning, change management, and talent development, and consulting on the effective use of People policies, programs, processes, and solutions to support business objectives and organizational effectiveness.

Qualifikationen

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Business Management, Communications, or related field.

5–7 years of progressive Human Resources experience, including:

HR Business Partnering
Employee Relations
Organizational Development or Learning & Development
HR operations and Compliance
Strong knowledge of Human Resources principles across Compensation & Benefits, Employee Relations, Talent Management, and HRIS.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with ability to build trust quickly.
Ability to navigate complex organizations, influence leaders, and manage multiple priorities.

Preferred

PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SCP
Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management, Business Management or Business Administration

Additional Information

Flexible hours, domestic/international travel, onsite presence as needed.

Mercedes-Benz USA is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that appreciates and leverages the diversity of our team. We provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, national origin, religion, marital status, veteran status, physical or other disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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