Strategic HR Business Partner: Compliance & Benefits

Keeley Construction Group; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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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, employee relations, benefits, and complex team member matters.

You will lead employment compliance across federal, state, and local requirements, and support I-9/E-Verify, leave programs, ADA accommodations, and benefit programs. This role collaborates with the Benefits Manager and HRIS to improve program effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in HR, business, psychology or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years HR experience with emphasis on employment compliance and employee relations.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, local employment laws.
• Experience with FMLA, ADA, leave programs, I-9/E-Verify.
• PHR/SPHR/SHRM cert preferred; UKG HRIS experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted People Operations partner to leaders 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

UKG HRIS

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelors in HR/related

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, employee relations, benefits, and complex team member matters.

You will lead employment compliance across federal, state, and local requirements, and support I-9/E-Verify, leave programs, ADA accommodations, and benefit programs. This role collaborates with the Benefits Manager and HRIS to improve program effectiveness.