People Business Partner- Remote Live within MD, PA, NJ, DE, NY

CBRE Group, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. is seeking a People Business Partner for a remote USA role. The candidate will assist with HR initiative rollout, policies, and procedures across the People Strategy and Operations function.

The role involves managing onboarding, performance management, employee relations, and HR operations for a business unit, with up to 40% travel to CBRE sites and occasional overnight trips. Candidates should live within MD, PA, NJ, DE, NY or nearby airports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred, with 5–8 years of HR experience.
• Ability to analyze information from multiple sources to make judgments.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Good mathematical and numerical calculation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist with onboarding, career ladders, succession planning and performance management initiatives.
• Provide employee relations guidance and disciplinary support.
• Identify employment-related risks with managers and start investigation processes.
• Manage HR functions including employment, labor relations and compensation for a business unit.
• Deliver trainings on performance management and diversity.

Skills

Judgment & analysis

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Numerical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

PeopleSoft

SmartSheet

Job description

People Business Partner - Remote USA

Needs to Live within any of these states - MD, PA, NJ, DE, NY and close to major airport for traveling.

About the Role

As a CBRE People Business Partner, you will assist with the roll-out and communication of HR initiatives, policies, and procedures.

This job is part of the People Strategy and Operations function. They are responsible for the design, execution, and monitoring of human resource programs and policies.

What You’ll Do

• Assist with the development of onboarding, career ladders, succession planning, and performance management initiatives in the organization.
• Provide employee relations guidance, conflict resolution, and assist with issuing disciplinary action and performance improvement counseling.
• Work with managers to identify employment-related risks and begin the discovery process of investigations and grievances.
• Manage several HR functions such as employment, labor relations, compensation, etc. for a business unit or line of business.
• Conduct training on a variety of topics including performance management, diversity, and more.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of standard principles and techniques/procedures to accomplish complex assignments and provide innovative solutions.
• Coach others and share in-depth knowledge of own job discipline and broad knowledge of several job disciplines within the function.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Work to build consensus and convince others to reach an agreement.
• Impact a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities within own team and other related teams.
• Work within broad guidelines and policies.
• Explain difficult or sensitive information.

• Travel to our sites which could be up to 40% monthly - drive and overnight trips required.
• Preferred Warehouse-Fulfillment Centers -up to 50% walking in our large facilities.
• Prefer to live close to a major airport as they will be traveling weekly.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5-8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Ability to exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.
• Willingness to take a new perspective on existing solutions.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, PeopleSoft & SmartSheet etc.
• Organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.
• Sophisticated math skills. Ability to calculate mildly complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.