People Advisor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Act as a reliable People Advisory partner for designated business units.

• Gain insights into business strategies, organizational structure, talent priorities, and employee requirements.

• Provide guidance to leaders on matters related to employee relations, performance management, talent development, organizational change, and employee engagement.

• Assist with annual talent and performance processes, which include goal setting, talent reviews, regular check-ins, evaluations, calibration, promotions, succession planning, and compensation strategies.

• Evaluate workforce and talent data, preparing materials and recommendations that are ready for decision-making.

• Recognize trends and risks, tracking agreed actions through to completion.

• Mentor leaders and performance managers on providing feedback, addressing performance issues, fostering employee development, and handling sensitive employee situations.

• Oversee and assist with employee relations issues, including fact-finding, documentation, workplace investigations, performance improvements, and involuntary separations.

• Collaborate on workforce and organizational transformations, organizational design, reporting-line adjustments, onboarding and offboarding processes, restructuring, and employee transitions.

• Contribute to company-wide People initiatives, enhancing processes and the employee experience.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree, ideally in human resources, business, or a related field.

• At least five years of pertinent human resources experience within a complex, commercially-driven, matrix organization.

• Preferred experience in professional services, management consulting, or a similarly fast-paced client-service setting.

• Proven experience in supporting employee relations, performance management, talent management, employee engagement, compensation processes, organizational change, and employee development.

• Background in managing workplace investigations and employee relations issues; independently conducting investigations is preferred.

• Strong business acumen with the capability to align people priorities with business objectives.

• Exceptional relationship-management and consulting abilities.

• Robust critical-thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• A practical, solutions-oriented mindset.

• Capacity to adapt solutions to evolving business demands while considering local, regional, and global impacts.

• High standards of personal integrity, discretion, and courage.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with global People Office centers of excellence.

• Strong project management capabilities.

• Experience in collaborating with executive and partner-level leaders.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and HRIS systems like Workday.

• Skillful in analyzing data and generating clear, decision-ready materials.

• Willingness to travel occasionally, as business needs arise.

🏝️ Benefits

• Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Reasonable accommodation support for disabled job seekers.