HR Business Partner, Senior Manager

POLITICO is looking for a HR Business Partner, Senior Manager, with experience coaching leaders during times of organizational transformation and growth.

As a Senior Manager on our team, you will create and implement Human Resources programs focused on attracting, motivating, and developing employees to their greatest potential. You will coach managers on how to give effective feedback and navigate complex situations.

In this position, you will be instrumental in facilitating our employee-oriented, high performance workplace culture.

What You'll Do:

• Partner with assigned leaders to align human resource practices and programs to support organizational strategic plans
• Coach leaders to ensure employees receive effective feedback that results in increased performance and team commitment. Provide guidance to resolve grievances and disciplinary issues, as needed
• Coordinate with the recruiting team and line managers to build a talent pipeline and hire talent for key openings
• Maintain a positive work environment through effective employee relations practices
• Directly supervise employees within the Talent team
• Lead and/or contribute to organization-wide Talent projects and initiatives
• Maintain knowledge of labor/union issues and best practices in order to promote positive labor relations
• Provide employee and labor relations support, counseling employees and managers on ways to improve performance and collaboration
• Participate in the execution of Labor Relations strategies and the resolution of Labor Relations issues

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience in human resources or a related field. Experience supporting newsrooms or media organizations a plus
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive Human Resources experience. SPHR preferred
• Broad knowledge of employment law, compensation and organizational development
• In-depth knowledge of union requirements related to human resources and employee management, including managing and negotiating contracts and related federal and state employment laws
• Comprehensive of labor protocols, employment relations, union grievance and interpretation of contracts
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to present training programs and lead presentations are needed
• Broad business and financial understanding and ability to apply to human capital implications
• Ability to work in a team environment, manage multiple clients, and provide strong consultative skills throughout the search process
• Adept at communicating effectively across all levels of internal and external stakeholders while inspiring confidence
• Strong project management skills with an ability to identify and analyze business and organizational needs
• Proven success communicating key HR initiatives via the most appropriate mix of media channels

We are driven by our values. We are relentless contributors, disruptors of the status quo, collaborators, talent cultivators and DEI stewards. Our culture is defined by grit, total integrity and a prioritization on innovation.

We value our people. We offer a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellness benefits, commuter and cell phone reimbursements, retirement plans, as well as work-life balance flexibility and opportunities for career development. Click here for more on what we offer and what it's like to work for POLITICO.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)