Human Resources Business Partner

The Human Resources Business Partner supports the employee lifecycle at Cendyn and acts as an expert on a variety of HR matters. This role will consult with internal employees and leaders in order to ensure Cendyn employees are supported and have a positive professional experience while employed with Cendyn. The role will work in an international setting supporting employees in our regions of North America, EMEA or APAC.

Essential Functions:

• Support all steps of employee life cycle including onboarding/offboarding, HRIS support, learning and training initiatives, legal and compliance, employee relations, and culture development.
• Create meaningful and impactful relationships with employees and management throughout the company and serves as a consultant on various HR items.
• Coordinates and conducts new hire onboarding processes including the completion of new hire paperwork, first day set up, and orientation
• Partner with leaders to consult on employee related items; including but not limited to: employee relations, training, performance management, and compliance.
• Oversees employee file maintenance and manages employee records. Manages policy updates and HR process improvements.
• Serves as a point of contact for employees when navigating challenging personal or professional issues.
• Partners with internal departments such as payroll, benefits and accounting to resolve employee challenges.
• Partners with external providers to create a beneficial working relationship on a variety of programs such as International PEO, payroll service, legal advisor and immigration compliance
• Coordinates and conducts exit interviews, stay interviews and utilizes engagement survey feedback to determine engagement and training needs.
• Bring suggestions and ideas to address employee concerns and systemic employee issues.
• Complete ad hoc HR duties (e.g. diversity reporting, HR metrics, etc.)
• Acts as a leader by coaching, mentoring or managing performance of colleagues throughout the company
• Handles all responsibilities in multi-state and international setting for countries assigned
• Acts as a cultural steward; works with team members at all levels to further develop overall capability to foster a healthy, cohesive, collaborative, fun, fair, and equitable workplace

Requirements:

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field
• At least 3+ years of solid experience in general HR duties.
• Tech savvy approach, comfortable using various HR tools including UKG Pro HRIS, Applicant Tracking System and MS Office applications
• Flexibility to work with international teams in different time zones including adjusting regular work schedule as needed beyond regular 9-5.30 work schedule.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Experience working in an international/global company setting
• HR Certification: SHRM – CP or PHR is a plus
• Experience navigating international HR challenges including awareness of different legal, cultural aspect of employee life cycle management.
• Familiarity with different country specific employment regulations

Competencies:

• Very strong passion for HR
• Flexibility to handle fast changing priorities and very high sense of urgency
• Great attention to detail
• Emotional intelligence and professional humility
• Great appreciation for diversity and working in an international team
• Very strong sense of confidentiality
• Professional communication skills under any circumstance
• Excellent research skills to seek and find the right advice for employee inquires in ambiguous environment
• Proactive approach to keep up with location specific legislation changes

Work Environment:

This job operates in an office and/or home office environment. Working in an office environment requires a high degree of discipline and the ability to work with others in a moderately noisy open office environment with centrally controlled head/AC setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m and subject to changes by Manager’s communication.

Travel:

Up to 10% travel is expected in the position. Travel may be overnight and outside of regular business hours.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

This position requires an individual qualified to work in the US. No relocation or sponsorships are provided.

EEO Statement

Cendyn provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Cendyn complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Cendyn expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Cendyn’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.