HR Business Partner / Employee Relations

Vaco Phoenix is searching for a HR Business Partner in the Phoenix area. The HR Business Partner will accomplish departmental results by providing strategic planning and direction for human resources strategies in support of the Company's business objectives and competitive position in the marketplace.

Essential Job Results

• Manages employee relations issues to support fair and equitable treatment of employees and to limit legal risk for the Company.
• Ensures compliance with all employment laws.
• Responds to and thoroughly investigates employee relations needs to ensure timely and consistent practices, considering all legal implications, to mitigate risk and diagnose root cause.

Partners with client groups and Legal to properly document employment actions.

• Promotes effective communication by developing and delivering relevant and timely information to management and client groups.
• Maintains current knowledge of all applicable U.S. state and federal employment laws. Partners with Legal to address international employment matters.
• Ensures that HR actions are consistently administered in compliance with Company requirements.
• Coaches and provides guidance to business leaders on trends and topics which enable them to lead their organizations effectively.
• Promotes, elevates, and adds value to our employer brand by identifying, creating, and implementing human resources initiatives, programs, and policies.
• Partners closely with department heads to provide guidance on workforce planning, succession planning, and talent development.

Conducts ad hoc training on HR-related topics.

• Exercises fiscal responsibility.
• All other duties and projects as assigned.

Experience Required

• Minimum 8 to 10 years employee / labor relations experience and human resources management level experience.
• International HR experience a plus.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, or related field or an equivalent experience.
• HR certification (e.g. SPHR, SHRM-SCP) is preferred.

Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and / or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .

Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal .

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity.

You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications.

You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application.

In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

Privacy Notice

Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

• California residents may access Vaco's HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here .
• Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here .
• Residents of all other states may access our policies here .
• Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here .
• Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here .

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to :

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.