Strategic HR Business Partner & People Leader

Confidential Jobs; Warrendale (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Jobs is seeking a Human Resources Manager to act as a strategic partner to business leaders while guiding day-to-day HR operations. The role focuses on aligning HR strategies with business objectives, handling complex employee relations, and ensuring compliance and risk mitigation.

The successful candidate will oversee recruitment, payroll accuracy, performance management, and employee engagement initiatives, strengthen organizational culture, and support managers and staff through

Qualifications

• Seven years of professional HR experience.
• Experience managing employee relations, workplace investigations, performance management, HR compliance, recruitment, and payroll processes.
• Experience advising managers and business leaders regarding HR policies, employment matters, and workforce decisions.
• Working knowledge of employment laws, regulatory compliance requirements, and employee recordkeeping standards.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to understand operational needs and develop HR strategies that support organizational goals.
• Manage and resolve complex employee relations matters, including conducting thorough, objective, and confidential workplace investigations.
• Advise managers on conflict resolution, performance improvement plans, disciplinary actions, policy adherence, coaching, counseling, career development, and training needs.
• Maintain current knowledge of employment laws and regulatory requirements to reduce organizational risk and ensure compliance.
• Coordinate with legal resources as needed and manage site-related unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, Equal Employment Opportunity, and other compliance matters.
• Build strong relationships with management and employees to improve workplace effectiveness, morale, engagement, and retention.
• Provide guidance regarding HR policies, procedures, and consistent policy interpretation.
• Lead recruitment efforts and develop employment terms for new hires, promotions, and transfers.
• Manage payroll processes, including ensuring timecard accuracy and consistency and reviewing the final payroll ledger before payments are released.
• Support and interpret employee benefit programs and assist with company vehicles, employee development, and other HR-related programs as assigned.
• Ensure employee records, HR data, and reporting are maintained with the highest degree of accuracy and confidentiality and in accordance with the GDPR and other applicable requirements.
• Develop and coordinate employee training plans based on business and workforce needs.
• Manage the annual performance review process and support compensation, incentive, performance improvement, warning, and disciplinary processes.
• Lead and support organizational change initiatives while helping managers and employees adapt to evolving business needs.

Skills

Employee relations

Workplace investigations

HR compliance

Payroll administration

Recruitment

Performance management

Benefits administration

Policy interpretation

Change management

HR policies

Education

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

Job description

Confidential Jobs is seeking a Human Resources Manager to act as a strategic partner to business leaders while guiding day-to-day HR operations. The role focuses on aligning HR strategies with business objectives, handling complex employee relations, and ensuring compliance and risk mitigation.

The successful candidate will oversee recruitment, payroll accuracy, performance management, and employee engagement initiatives, strengthen organizational culture, and support managers and staff through