Senior Human Resources Generalist / Employee Relations

$90,000 - $100,000/Yr

Alliant Insurance Services

Full-time - Mid Level

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

The Senior Human Resources Generalist / Employee Relations position at Alliant Insurance Services is a pivotal role that partners with management and staff to provide high-level consultative advice aimed at optimizing employee relations and supporting recruitment efforts. This role serves as an employee advocate, objectively investigating employee relations matters while maintaining a strong knowledge of state and federal employment law, legislative changes, and legal trends that impact Human Resources and the organization. The position is based in multiple locations including Connecticut, Delaware, and Florida, and may require travel for training and other business needs. In this role, the Senior HR Generalist will provide comprehensive employee relations support, addressing needs such as organizational development, performance management, coaching, counseling, and separations. The individual will be responsible for investigating reported incidents, making recommendations, and drafting responses in collaboration with legal counsel when necessary. Additionally, the role involves managing decisions regarding background checks, providing HR support during acquisition integration, and tracking employee relations data for presentation and trend analysis. The Senior HR Generalist will also review offers of employment for accuracy and pay equity, provide consultation on leaves of absence, manage the secondary stage of workers' compensation, and respond to inquiries from outsourced unemployment administrators. The position requires a high-level understanding of company benefits plans related to employment separations, retirements, and leaves of absence. The individual will partner with management on involuntary separations, assess HR-related training needs, and mentor internal HR teams on complex issues. Other duties may be assigned as necessary, making this a dynamic and multifaceted role 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 when necessary and collaborates with legal counsel.
• Manages decisions regarding background checks and ensures timely review for pre-hire purposes; serves as primary contact to third party vendor.
• Provides HR support during acquisition integration.
• Tracks and manages employee relations data for presentation and trend analysis purposes.
• Reviews offers of employment for accuracy and to ensure pay equity across the company.
• 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, coordination with internal WC Reps and Leave Administration; employees, claims adjusters, and outside counsel.
• Reviews employment contracts and partners with internal or external counsel as necessary.
• High level understanding of Company benefits plans as it relates to employment separations, retirements, and leave of absences.
• Responds to inquiries for outsourced unemployment administrator and attends appeals hearings.
• Tracks and reports department employee relations metrics.
• Partners with management on involuntary separations including risk assessments, appropriate approvals, and execution.
• Assesses business HR related training needs, collaborates with internal HR team to develop and deliver as needed.
• Knowledge of Interactive process, ADA, etc. Guides, documents, and advises managers.
• Mentors and collaborates with internal HR teams on complex issues.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Six (6) or more years of related work experience required; Six (6) or more years 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.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish strongly preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Bilingual in English/Spanish strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive employee programs to meet employees' needs now and in the future.
• Competitive financial package.