Strategic People Partner — Remote (US)

CBRE; Des Moines (IA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE’s People Business Partner role is a remote USA position crafted to support the rollout and communication of HR initiatives, policies, and procedures across the organization. You will assist with onboarding, career ladders, succession planning, and performance management initiatives, while guiding employee relations and disciplinary actions as needed.

The role collaborates with managers to identify employment risks, investigates grievances, and oversees HR functions including employment,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5-8 years of relevant experience.
• 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 (Word, Excel, Outlook, PeopleSoft, SmartSheet).
• Organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.
• Sophisticated math skills for percentages, fractions, and other financial calculations.

Responsibilities

• 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 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.

Skills

5-8 years HR experience

Analytical reasoning

Organizational skills

Willingness to adopt new perspectives

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

PeopleSoft

SmartSheet

Job description

CBRE’s People Business Partner role is a remote USA position crafted to support the rollout and communication of HR initiatives, policies, and procedures across the organization. You will assist with onboarding, career ladders, succession planning, and performance management initiatives, while guiding employee relations and disciplinary actions as needed.

The role collaborates with managers to identify employment risks, investigates grievances, and oversees HR functions including employment,