Senior HR Business Partner: Compliance & Benefits

Keeley Construction; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Keeley Companies in St. Louis is seeking a Human Resources Business Partner to join the People Operations team. You will partner with leaders on employment practices, compliance, benefits, and employee relations to enable scalable HR across markets.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in HR with strong employment law knowledge, experience with I-9/E-Verify, and HRIS systems such as UKG. This hybrid role supports Keeley’s growth and people-first culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in HR/Business/psychology or equivalent.
• 5+ years HR with employment compliance, employee relations, or benefits.
• Strong knowledge of federal/state/local employment laws.
• Experience with FMLA, ADA accommodations, leave programs, and I-9/E-Verify.
• Experience with self-insured health plans and benefits compliance.
• Professional certification (PHR/SPHR/SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP) preferred.
• Experience with UKG or similar HRIS platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted People Operations partner to leaders, providing guidance on employment practices, compliance, employee relations, benefits, and complex team member matters.
• Lead employment compliance efforts across Keeley Companies, monitoring federal, state, and local requirements and ensuring practices evolve as the organization grows into new markets and jurisdictions.
• Identify and mitigate employment risk through proactive audits, internal controls, policy and procedure updates, manager education, and recommendations to People Operations leadership.
• Oversee key employment compliance programs, including I-9/E-Verify, background screening, drug testing, FMLA, ADA accommodations, leave programs, unemployment matters, and required compliance training.
• Partner on employee relations matters and investigations, ensuring consistent application of company policies, employment practices, documentation, and corrective actions.
• Partner with the Benefits Manager on the strategy, administration, and ongoing evaluation of company-sponsored benefit programs, including the self‑insured health plan, 401(k), Open Enrollment, compliance requirements, audits, and plan implementations.
• Partner with carriers, brokers, third‑party administrators, Payroll, HRIS, and internal stakeholders to resolve complex benefit issues, evaluate trends, strengthen controls, and improve program effectiveness.
• Analyze trends, recurring issues, and operational gaps across People Operations and recommend solutions that improve compliance, efficiency, scalability, and the team member experience.
• Lead and participate in cross‑functional People Operations initiatives that support organizational growth and strengthen HR practices, systems, and processes.

Skills

Employment compliance

Employee relations

Benefits administration

HR operations

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/psychology or related field

PHR/SPHR/SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP certification preferred

Tools

UKG HRIS

Job description

Keeley Companies in St. Louis is seeking a Human Resources Business Partner to join the People Operations team. You will partner with leaders on employment practices, compliance, benefits, and employee relations to enable scalable HR across markets.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in HR with strong employment law knowledge, experience with I-9/E-Verify, and HRIS systems such as UKG. This hybrid role supports Keeley’s growth and people-first culture.