Human Resources Business Partner

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Job Description:

Human Resources Business Partner

Job Summary:  

At Satair, our Human Resources Business Partners (HRBPs) serve as strategic partners to business leaders to ensure that people's implications are at the forefront of business decision-making. We also provide operational HR support to a number of stakeholders - senior leaders, line managers, all employees and fellow HR stakeholders within Satair Globally, and Airbus Americas Regionally.

This HRBP role serves as a Partner on all HR-related matters, including performance management, talent development, and employee relations. The HRBP acts as an employee champion, leadership coach, strategic partner, and change agent who leads and resolves complex employee relations issues, and guides on and assists in performance improvement and employee engagement topics.

The HR Business Partner covers the Satair US employees based in Dulles, VA (warehouse) and Herndon, VA (offices) and works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, increase productivity and retention. The position formulates partnerships across the HR function to deliver valuable services to management and employees that reflect our strategic objectives. The role includes skilled input into a broad range of HR policy work, developing and implementing capacity building, talent management and handling complex and varied employee relations cases, and ensuring that HR data and reporting is fit for purpose to advise decision making.

The role is supported by an HR People Solution Specialist, and has supervisory/task management duties in this regard.
 

Primary Responsibilities:

Act as a strategic business partner: 40%

• Be an influencing partner in the business transformation by building on and challenging the existing to cultivate the best ways of working. Leading by example, develop and empower our employees to create an inspiring work environment.

• Lead Annual Employee Performance Management Process.

• Support actions to promote a diverse, equitable and inclusive working environment and support the development and retention of the workforce.

• Drive the People Tempo to Business Partner with assigned Site to integrate people strategies with overall organizational strategy.

• Ensure a clear and visible headcount planning showing the ramp-up objectives and achievement of headcount targets.

• Drive Competence Management Campaign and establish functional & cross-functional learning priorities & orientations.

• Provide policy guidance and interpretation; recommend and implement changes as needed.

• Analyses trends and metrics in partnership with the HR Satair teams to develop solutions, programs, and policies.

• Provides day-to-day performance management guidance to line management (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions).

• Ensure that people’s plans are aligned with global direction and shaped for regional/unit needs. With Centers of Excellence, design solutions and, working with the business leaders, lead and drive delivery of the people's plans and audit progress and impact using milestones and KPIs.

• Gather and analyze relevant data, trends, and patterns and identify gaps and priorities, particularly in the areas of talent management, performance management, workforce planning, strategic recruitment, and capability development.

• Leverage the HR function to deliver effective and cu