Sr. Human Resources Business Partner

The Sr. HRBP is responsible for aligning business objectives with team members and management in designated business units. The position formulates a partnership with HR functional areas to deliver value-added service to management and team members that reflects API's business objectives.  The Sr. HRBP will provide strategic support to several business units while supporting our team members within those businesses across the globe. This role acts as a strategic liaison between the business and the HR department to address business challenges, understand their needs, and align HR strategy to meet those needs. You will work with business leaders and the HR team to offer strategic and functional HR leadership and services to assigned units, including the planning and implementation of HR processes, strategies, and policies. The Sr.  HRBP maintains an effective level of business literacy about the business unit's financial position, its midrange plans, its culture and its competition.

This position is hybrid with a minimum of 3 days at our headquarters in Melville, NY after the initial few weeks of training exclusively in office. 

Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Acts as a trusted advisor and partner to business leaders, providing advice, guidance, and support on all HR matters, including employee relations, talent management, performance management, and compensation
• Optimizes organizational effectiveness through the application of HR processes such as organizational design and strategic planning
• Drives talent management initiatives, including talent assessment, succession planning, and leadership development.​
• Works closely with management and team members to improve work relationships, build morale, increase productivity and retention
• Identifies training needs for business units and individual executive coaching needs. Provide consulting and coaching to business leaders and managers
• Participates in evaluation and monitoring of training programs to ensure success. Follows up to ensure training objectives are met.
• Provide HR expertise in the areas of talent management, performance management, compensation design, organizational development, labor law compliance, training, and employee relations to designated business groups
• Analyzes trends and metrics in partnership with HR operations to develop solutions, programs and policies.
• Provides day-to-day performance management guidance to management (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions).
• Manages and resolves complex employee relations issues. Conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of team members, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Provides guidance and input on business unit restructures, workforce planning and succession planning.
• Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation.

Required Skills, Education and Experience 

• ​Minimum of 10 years’ experience in human resources; specifically, a minimum of 8 years as an HRBP. 
• Minimum of 8 years of experience resolving complex employee relations issues.
• Experience supporting a global organization. 
• ​​Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration or related field. Master's degree, HR certificate preferred
• Professional credential or ability to obtain within 1 year of employment (PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP)
• ​Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite. Advanced Excel skills are required. 
• Experience with HRIS systems. Comfortable learning new technical systems as needed.
• Knowledge of HR federal laws and regulations.
• ​In-depth knowledge of local and federal tax laws and regulations. 
• Works well in a team environment. 
• Excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, ethics, and cultural awareness.
• Ability to build solid connections with key stakeholders and influence major decision-makers
• Solid time management skills, sense of urgency, detail-oriented, organization, and prioritization.  
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to think both logically and at the level of detail
• ​Proven ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality relative to personal data, compensation data and employee benefits information. 
• Ability to multi-task and work under strict deadlines. Process driven.  
• Resourceful, problem-solving aptitude and thorough knowledge of HR procedures and policies. ​​​​​​​
• Second language desired.  Portuguese language a plus.

​​Position Type and Expected Hours of Work 
​Full time, Monday through Friday, normal core business hours. Hybrid - minimum of 3 days in the office. Sporadic nights/weekends, if needed. ​ 

Supervisory Responsibility 

​​None​ 

Travel Requirements 

None

Compensation 

Good faith annual pay range for this position is ​$100,000 - $120,000 ​commensurate with years and type of experience.