Field HR Business Partner

Under general direction, serves as the primary local HR partner for one or more regional sites spanning across multiple business units, divisions or functions. Acquires general understanding of local business divisions in order to support people strategies, enable talent development and improve retention at the local level. In consultation with senior HR colleagues or direct supervisor manages employee relations, performance management, onboarding, compensation, and employee career development issues that require a detailed knowledge of the fundamental concepts and practices in Human Resources. Responsible for working with HR colleagues and local business leaders to provide responsive approaches and drives adoption of HR initiatives locally.  

• Executes enterprise people strategies in collaboration with relevant HR functions and drive adoption of both business and HR initiatives locally.    
• Partner with local leaders to provide operational support for business change.
• Collaborates with leaders to support One HR Culture, Diversity &  Inclusion, employee engagement and retention strategies locally.
• Partners with Site Leaders and work collaboratively with colleagues to improve the employee experience.
• Coaches and guides local leaders and provides responsive approaches to employee relations matters.
• Understands local employment law, market conditions and trends impacting talent attraction and retention and advise global/corporate HR partners on people and business implications.
• Executes people processes locally (including but not limited to onboarding, salary planning, talent development, performance and exit management) leveraging workforce analytics and insights.
• Provides guidance and interpretation of HR policies, procedures and processes to ensure local adoption and compliance and identify areas of risk.    
• Supports audit, compliance and other HR related programs locally.
• Identifies opportunities for developing new or revised human resources policies and procedures.
• Develops and implements programs using knowledge of organizational goals and objectives.
• Supports the development and execution of HR projects and Performs other duties as directed.
• Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices. 

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• University Degree in Human Resources Administration, Business Administration or a related discipline, plus generally three years of professional level Human Resources experience.
• Previous experience as a HR Business Partner preferred.   
• Effective communication, presentation, and consultative client service skills with an ability to influence and manage key relationships.   
• Provides creative solutions at the tactical level.  
• Experience managing a sizable internal customer base.  
• Comprehensive knowledge of labor law as well as market knowledge with respect to employee relations, recruitment, compensation, and performance management.
• Demonstrated proficiency with commonly used business and HR software applications.   
• Technical HR expertise in one or more of the following areas: Employee Relations, Talent Acquisition, Rewards, Talent Management or organizational change.
• Intermediate analytical skills with the ability to use and interpret data to both guide and validate decisions.  
• Results oriented and able to quickly grasp the big picture, using insights from business leaders, global HR colleagues and HR capability centers to provide recommendations to the business on the appropriate actions to take. 
• Strong project management skills with the ability to complete project deliverables accurately and on time.

Mission: For UL, corporate and social responsibility isn’t new. Making the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place has been our business model for the last 127 years and is deeply engrained in everything we do.

People: Ask any UL employee what they love most about working here, and you’ll almost always hear, “the people.” Going beyond what is possible is the standard at UL. We’re able to deliver the best because we employ the best.

Interesting work: Every day is different for us here as we eagerly anticipate the next innovation that our customers create. We’re inspired to take on the challenge that will transform how people live, work and play. And as a global company, in many roles, you will get international experience working with colleagues around the world.  

Grow & Achieve: We learn, work and grow together with targeted development, reward and recognition programs as well as our very own UL University that offers extensive training programs for employees at all stages, including a technical traini