Senior Human Resources Generalist

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Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to easily communicate with members of senior management
Strong presentation skills
Ability to work within a team and to foster teamwork
Good problem solving and time management skills
Good planning, organizational and prioritization skills
Ability to successfully mediate and resolve conflict
Proficient in Microsoft Office products
“Successful people do those things that failures refuse to do.”
Responsibilities
Partners with management and staff to provide high level consultative advice to optimize employee relations and support recruitment efforts
Serves as employee advocate and objectively investigates employee relations matters
Maintains strong knowledge of employment law, legislative changes, and legal trends as they impact Human Resources and the organization
Provides employee relations support for needs such as organizational development, performance management, coaching/counseling, and separations;
Investigates reported incidents, makes recommendations and conclusions;
Drafts responses to external third parties when necessary and collaborates with legal counsel;
Program manages legal aspects of the hiring / background screening process and serves as primary contact to third party vendor;
Facilitates management compliance of company hiring and employee relations protocols;
Provides HR support during acquisition integration;
Tracks and manages employee relations data for presentation and trend analysis purposes;
Assists in peak recruiting periods; generates offers of employment, participates in backup activity involving job requisitions, sourcing, and/or college internship program;
Provides consultation and support to other human resource team members administering leaves of absences;
Manages secondary stage of workers’ compensation which includes return to work program, report analysis, research claims, and correspond with insurance provider and employees;
Provides high level benefits administration support; conducts annual open enrollment meetings;
Responds to inquiries for outsourced unemployment administrator and attends hearings;
Tracks and reports department employee relations metrics;
Other duties as assigned
Job description
SMS is part of the Alliant family of companies. SMS is a full-service insurance marketing organization (IMO) dedicated to helping independent insurance agents leverage time, make more money, and put their business in a position of distinction. With products and agents in all 50 states, SMS offers the industry's most complete IMO experience. We support every facet of an agent's business, from our comprehensive senior product portfolio to our technology, services, and marketing programs.

More information is available on the company's website at: www.seniormarketsales.com

Summary

Partners with management and staff to provide high level consultative advice to optimize employee relations and support recruitment efforts. Serves as employee advocate and objectively investigates employee relations matters. Maintains strong knowledge of employment law, legislative changes, and legal trends as they impact Human Resources and the organization.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities
• Provides employee relations support for needs such as organizational development, performance management, coaching/counseling, and separations;
• Investigates reported incidents, makes recommendations and conclusions;
• Drafts responses to external third parties when necessary and collaborates with legal counsel;
• Program manages legal aspects of the hiring / background screening process and serves as primary contact to third party vendor;
• Facilitates management compliance of company hiring and employee relations protocols;
• Provides HR support during acquisition integration;
• Tracks and manages employee relations data for presentation and trend analysis purposes;
• Assists in peak recruiting periods; generates offers of employment, participates in backup activity involving job requisitions, sourcing, and/or college internship program;
• Provides consultation and support to other human resource team members administering leaves of absences;
• Manages secondary stage of workers’ compensation which includes return to work program, report analysis, research claims, and correspond with insurance provider and employees;
• Provides high level benefits administration support; conducts annual open enrollment meetings;
• Responds to inquiries for outsourced unemployment administrator and attends hearings;
• Tracks and reports department employee relations metrics;
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Six (6) or more years related work experience; HR Generalist experience preferred

Skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Ability to easily communicate with members of senior management

Strong presentation skills

Ability to work within a team and to foster teamwork

Good problem solving and time management skills

Good planning, organizational and prioritization skills

Ability to successfully mediate and resolve conflict

Proficient in Microsoft Office products

Bilingual in English/Spanish strongly preferred

“Successful people do those things that failures refuse to do.”

Equal Opportunity Employer; SMS participates in the E-Verify system.

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