Divisional Sr HR Generalist

Futurity First Insurance Group - Boca Raton, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Boca Raton, FL

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

The Divisional Senior HR Generalist plays a crucial role in partnering with management and staff to provide high-level consultative advice aimed at optimizing employee relations and supporting recruitment efforts. This position serves as an employee advocate, objectively investigating employee relations matters while maintaining a strong knowledge of employment law, legislative changes, and legal trends that impact Human Resources and the organization. The Senior HR Generalist is responsible for ensuring that the organization adheres to all relevant employment laws and regulations, thereby fostering a compliant and supportive workplace environment. In this role, the Senior HR Generalist will provide employee relations support for various needs, including organizational development, performance management, coaching and counseling, and separations. They will investigate reported incidents, make recommendations and conclusions, and draft responses to external third parties when necessary, collaborating closely with legal counsel. Additionally, the Senior HR Generalist will program manage the legal aspects of the hiring and background screening process, serving as the primary contact for third-party vendors involved in these processes. The position also involves facilitating management compliance with company hiring and employee relations protocols, providing HR support during acquisition integration, and tracking and managing employee relations data for presentation and trend analysis purposes. During peak recruiting periods, the Senior HR Generalist will assist in generating offers of employment and participate in backup activities involving job requisitions, sourcing, and college internship programs. Furthermore, they will provide consultation and support to other human resource team members administering leaves of absence and manage the secondary stage of workers' compensation, which includes overseeing the return-to-work program, analyzing reports, researching claims, and corresponding with insurance providers and employees. The Senior HR Generalist will also provide high-level benefits administration support, conduct annual open enrollment meetings, respond to inquiries for outsourced unemployment administrators, and attend hearings as necessary. They will track and report department employee relations metrics and perform other duties as assigned, ensuring that the HR function operates smoothly and effectively within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provides employee relations support for needs such as organizational development, performance management, coaching/counseling, and separations.
• Investigates reported incidents, makes recommendations and conclusions.
• Drafts responses to external third parties when necessary and collaborates with legal counsel.
• Program manages legal aspects of the hiring/background screening process and serves as primary contact to third party vendor.
• Facilitates management compliance of company hiring and employee relations protocols.
• Provides HR support during acquisition integration.
• Tracks and manages employee relations data for presentation and trend analysis purposes.
• Assists in peak recruiting periods; generates offers of employment, participates in backup activity involving job requisitions, sourcing, and/or college internship program.
• Provides consultation and support to other human resource team members administering leaves of absences.
• Manages secondary stage of workers' compensation which includes return to work program, report analysis, research claims, and correspond with insurance provider and employees.
• Provides high level benefits administration support; conducts annual open enrollment meetings.
• Responds to inquiries for outsourced unemployment administrator and attends hearings.
• Tracks and reports department employee relations metrics.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Six (6) or more years related work experience; HR Generalist experience preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to easily communicate with members of senior management.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Ability to work within a team and to foster teamwork.
• Good problem solving and time management skills.
• Good planning, organizational and prioritization skills.
• Ability to successfully mediate and resolve conflict.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products.