Human Resource Generalist

Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here

Job Description

The HR Generalist will provide a full range of day-to-day and project HR support. This role also serves as a primary point of contact to a large Consumer Services organization within Fortune Brands Innovations, for general HR questions and tactical HR support. This role provides operational support in the areas of recruiting, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, communication, engagement and HR policies and procedures.  

At FBIN, we value individuals who can Think Fast, applying insights with care to make thoughtful, timely decisions; Work It Together, creating a culture of trust and mutual respect across diverse teams; and Make the Hard Call, balancing courage and empathy to navigate complex challenges with clarity and compassion.

Position location: This position will work on a hybrid schedule at our Deerfield, IL campus Tuesdays - Thursdays and primarily remotely on Monday and Fridays. 

Effective fall-2025, Fortune Brands will transition to a new world-class campus in Deerfield, bringing together associates from across our U.S. offices, brands, and functions. The campus will offer vibrant workspaces for collaboration, along with amenities for dining, onsite daycare, fitness and recreation.  

What you'll be doing: 

• Acts as a primary contact and support to Fortune Brands Innovations Consumer Services associates for HR questions and partners or escalates issues to corresponding HR Business Partner.
• Responsible for onboarding guidance and execution to ensure successful onboarding to Fortune Brands Innovations for all new hires.
• Supports the performance management process for Consumer Services and broadly across Fortune Brands Innovations.
• Drafts communications, announcements and finds creative ways to deploy important talent messages.
• Supports Consumer Services in policy creation and application, ensuring consistency and fairness in approach.
• Supports the HR Business Partner and HR Manager in day-to-day HR support which may include answering employee questions, partnering with people services and employee relations, conducting exit interviews, etc.
• Supports regular HR processes such as merit and bonus, quarterly discretionary equity process, employee engagement survey, etc.
• Supports processing employee changes in HR systems through partnering with various HR team members to execute in various HR systems.
• Supports team building sessions through Predictive Index facilitation, New Leader Assimilation support, team summits.
• Manages projects as part of the broader HR transformation including process mapping, gathering documents, data and information.
• Manages and participates in other HR and ad hoc projects.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s Degree required (degree in HR or relevant field preferred) and a minimum of 4 years working in a HR environment.  HR Generalist experience required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills required; ability to communicate with associates at all levels of the organization
• Strong, proven customer focus and service
• Ability to work at a fast pace while managing multiple stakeholders
• Expert knowledge of MS Office products including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Previous experience with HR systems preferably Workday a plus
• Must be highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Must be a proactive problem solver and be able to work independently
• Strong project management skills
• Must be an independent and creative thinker
• Must embrace flexibility and be comfortable with change  
• Ability to prioritize tasks efficiently to meet ongoing commitments and to achieve larger goals