Your responsibilities
Summary:
The People & Culture (HR) Business Partner serves as a strategic partner to business leaders, aligning P&C strategies with organizational goals while providing guidance on employee relations, performance management, and talent development. This role manages workplace investigations and resolves complex employee issues with professionalism and confidentiality, using data and insights to improve engagement, retention, and overall organizational effectiveness. Additionally, the BP supports key P&C programs and ensures compliance while continuously enhancing the employee experience.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Partner with leaders to understand business objectives and develop P&C strategies that support organizational goals.
- Serve as a trusted advisor and coach to managers on employee relations, performance management, talent development, organizational effectiveness, and workforce planning.
- Conduct and manage workplace investigations involving employee complaints, policy violations, misconduct, harassment, discrimination, and other workplace concerns.
- Lead investigation activities including interviews, fact-finding, documentation, findings, and recommendations while maintaining confidentiality and objectivity.
- Partner with leaders to resolve employee relations issues and provide guidance on corrective actions, conflict resolution, performance concerns, and policy interpretation.
- Monitor employee relations trends and proactively identify opportunities to improve engagement, retention, and workplace culture.
- Support organizational development initiatives, succession planning, and leadership development efforts.
- Utilize workforce data and P&C metrics to identify trends and support business decision-making.
- Support key P&C programs and processes including performance management, employee engagement surveys, compensation planning, and talent reviews.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and applicable federal, state, and local employment laws.
- Identify opportunities to improve P&C processes, efficiency, and employee experience.
- Handle sensitive and confidential matters with professionalism and discretion.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Your profile
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree or demonstrated combination of education, training and experience.
- Proven experience establishing strong partnerships with functional and business leaders to develop and execute P&C strategies that directly support the business
- Extensive knowledge of employment laws and best practices
- Knowledge of federal and state compliance requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communication, strong customer service, organizational, prioritization, and analytical skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and organizational skills
- Strong presentation skills. Must be willing to make presentations on P&C related topics to large groups both internally and externally
- Familiarity with benefits, performance management, and compliance
- Demonstrated capability in managing employee relations, as well as promoting and maintaining positive employee relations
- Excellent computer skills in a Microsoft Windows environment
- Evidence of the practice of a high level of confidentiality
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and organize and prioritize work.
- Innovative, future-oriented and open to new thoughts and ideas
- Willing to challenge the status quo and be a strong influencer
- Proven ability to work with and maintain confidential information
- Thorough knowledge of P&C processes, procedures, and policies
The [above] is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Your benefits
Bilstein has great benefits to offer!
- A state-of-the-art OE manufacturing plant with a strong focus on safety and cleanliness.
- Multiple competitive Health, Dental & Vision Coverage options.
- 401K matching program.
- Paid time off + 13 paid holidays.
- Paid volunteer hours.
- Tuition reimbursement program.
- Gym reimbursement.
- Company-paid short-term disability and life insurance.
- Internal growth opportunities.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Discounted BILSTEIN products.
Contact
We only accept online applications submitted through the 'Apply Now' button on this job posting. You can find all current job openings on our career site at: https://jobs.thyssenkrupp.com/en Thank you for your interest in joining our team!
Notices:
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