Job Overview
The People & Tech (Human Resources) Business Partner Consultant serves as a strategic and operational partner to designated business areas. This role provides expert consultation on People & Tech policies, organizational design, talent development, and associate relations. The consultant will coach leaders, mitigate risk, ensure compliance, and drive initiatives that support the company’s position as an employer of choice.
Key Responsibilities
- Advise leaders on employee relations issues, including conflict resolution, performance management, coaching, policy interpretation, and disciplinary actions.
- Assess workforce, business, and organizational trends and translate insights into workforce strategies, organizational plans, and leadership actions.
- Support workforce planning, including headcount forecasting, staffing plans, succession considerations, and workforce capability assessments.
- Conduct investigations into sexual harassment, discrimination, hostile work environment, and workplace violence claims.
- Coordinate employment-related legal actions and partner with Corporate Security, BPO, and Legal as needed.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, ISO standards, corporate audits, and internal People & Tech policies.
- Provide guidance on organizational structure, job banding, headcount planning, and job description development.
- Lead People & Tech consultation activities associated with organizational change management initiatives, including communications and transition planning.
- Prepare reports, maintain documentation, and support audits and compliance reviews.
- Coordinate and facilitate training related to People & Tech policies, programs, and processes.
- Advise leaders on talent strategy, succession planning, leadership pipeline development, talent assessment, retention planning, and organizational capability building.
- Act as a trusted advisor to managers and employees and partner with People & Tech colleagues on corporate initiatives.
- Partner with the business, People Solutions Center, and Global Functional Teams to align people strategies and implement standardized processes and services.
- Serve as a strategic organizational consultant and talent advisor to business leaders.
- Provide guidance on employee relations, organizational design, workforce planning, change management, talent development, and People & Tech solutions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Business Management, Communications, or a related field.
- 5–7 years of progressive Human Resources experience, including HR business partnering, employee relations, organizational development or learning and development, HR operations, and compliance.
- Strong knowledge of Human Resources principles across compensation and benefits, employee relations, talent management, and HRIS.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to navigate complex organizations, influence leaders, and manage multiple priorities.
Preferred: PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SCP certification and a master’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Management, or Business Administration.
Additional Information
Flexible hours, domestic and international travel, and onsite presence as needed.
Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC is committed to fostering an inclusive environment and providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees.