Senior HR Generalist
Minnesota Autism CenterAbout the role
Senior HR Generalist
Department: Human Resources
Reports To: Chief People Officer
FLSA Status: Exempt
Employment Type: FT
Salary: $75,000 - $90,000
Location: Hybrid (onsite and visit centers as directed)
Position Summary
The Senior HR Generalist partners closely with leaders and employees to support day-to-day people operations across the organization. This role serves as a trusted HR resource in areas including employee relations, performance management, leave administration, policy interpretation, coaching, compliance, and employee engagement initiatives. The Senior HR Generalist helps foster a positive, collaborative, and accountable work environment by supporting leaders in setting clear expectations, addressing employee concerns, navigating performance issues, and promoting consistency in people practices across teams and locations.
This role also contributes to the development and implementation of HR policies, training programs, and processes designed to strengthen operational effectiveness, leadership capability, and the employee experience. In addition, the Senior HR Generalist may develop and facilitate training for leaders and team members on HR-related topics and people management practices.
The ideal candidate demonstrates strong judgment, initiative, professionalism, organization, confidentiality, and follow-through in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Partner closely with leaders and employees to foster a positive, collaborative, and high-performing work environment across the organization.
- Serve as a trusted HR advisor and partner to leaders and team members by providing guidance, coaching, and resolution on a wide range of employee and workplace matters.
- Partner with leaders to strengthen team effectiveness through clear communication, employee development, accountability, coaching, and consistent people practices.
- Help leaders navigate employee concerns, performance conversations, conflict resolution, and workplace challenges with professionalism, empathy, and sound judgment.
- Exercise independent judgment in managing complex employee relations matters and balancing organizational consistency with practical business needs.
- Promote consistency and alignment in people practices across departments and locations while balancing operational and employee needs.
- Foster strong working relationships across teams and locations by promoting collaboration, respect, responsiveness, professionalism, and a team-oriented approach.
- Partner with leaders to strengthen employee engagement, retention, onboarding experiences, and overall team effectiveness.
- Contribute to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of HR policies, training programs, and people processes that strengthen operational effectiveness, employee experience, and organizational goals.
- Provide guidance related to leave administration, accommodations, policy interpretation, employee relations concerns, corrective action, and progressive discipline practices.
- Identify trends related to employee engagement, turnover, attendance, and workplace concerns, and partner with leaders on proactive solutions and continuous improvement efforts.
- Maintain working knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices to minimize organizational risk and ensure regulatory compliance.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degr
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