R&D HR Business Partner — Talent & Union Relations

Solstice Advanced Materials; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 113,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

401(k) match

Health Savings Account

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Educational Assistance

Job summary

Solstice Advanced Materials is seeking an HR Manager to partner with R&D leadership at the Buffalo site, translating business priorities into people, talent, and organizational strategies. You will also support union-represented staff and collaborate with Labor Relations to address employee and labor matters.

The role covers employee relations, talent development, performance management, and organizational effectiveness, using data to guide decisions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive HR experience, including HR Business Partner, HR Manager, or comparable experience.
• Experience partnering with leaders on talent, organizational, performance, and employee matters.
• Experience supporting employee relations and union-represented populations.
• Experience across HR disciplines: talent management, performance management, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness.
• Strong communication, influencing, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to operate across site and broader functions in a matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the HR Business Partner for the Buffalo R&D site and designated leaders beyond Buffalo.
• Partner with R&D leadership on talent, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, and people strategies.
• Coach and advise leaders on employee relations, performance management, talent development, engagement, and organizational matters.
• Support the Buffalo union-represented workforce, partnering with Labor Relations and site leadership on employee and labor matters.
• Lead and support talent reviews, succession planning, organizational design, workforce planning, and capability development.
• Support organizational change and partner across HR functions to deliver effective solutions.
• Leverage workforce data and insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities and support leadership decision-making.

Skills

HR Business Partner

HR Manager

Employee relations

Labor relations

Talent management

Performance management

Workforce planning

Organizational effectiveness

Leadership coaching

Communication

Matrixed organization

Education

Bachelor's in HR/Business

Job description

Solstice Advanced Materials is seeking an HR Manager to partner with R&D leadership at the Buffalo site, translating business priorities into people, talent, and organizational strategies. You will also support union-represented staff and collaborate with Labor Relations to address employee and labor matters.

The role covers employee relations, talent development, performance management, and organizational effectiveness, using data to guide decisions.