HR Business Partner

Address: 1051 N Main St suite b, Lombard, IL 60148, USA

Meet Leaf Home, the leading provider of technology-driven home solutions that is on a mission to make home ownership easy. With more than 50% of consumers worried about the cost and effort of home maintenance, we focus on delivering remarkable, end-to-end experiences. Trusted by more than 1 million homeowners across US and Canada, Leaf Home is America's largest Direct to Consumer full-service provider of branded home services and products.

Leaf Home and its products, including the patented Leaf Filter gutter protection system, have earned numerous awards and recognition from Good Housekeeping, Qualified Remodeler, Angi, Consumer Reports, This Old House and other consumer review platforms.

Powered by people, Leaf Home's innovative products and services are delivered with convenience, trust, and quality via 200+ regional sales and installation offices along with comprehensive field support offices in New York and Hudson, Ohio. We believe we win together. Leaf Home has been consistently named one of the fastest growing private companies by Inc 5000 and recognized as a top employer nationally.

• Industry-best compensation packages
• Fully paid health, dental, vision insurance
• 401k with company match
• Paid Time Off including paid parental leave
• Individualized career development programs
• On-demand lunch program
• Childcare assistance
• Free gym membership
• Employee assistance programs, including legal, financial planning, and counseling
• Employee discount marketplace
• Employee Resource Groups such as Vet Connect, DEI Committee, Women's Committee

Reporting to the HR Manager or Sr. HR Manager, the Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) role contributes to company performance by providing tactical and strategic consulting on people and organization development strategies in support of business objectives for assigned departments/functions. The HRBP is aligned to business units, business leaders, and/or functions to provide HR expertise and consulting for building organizational capability to achieve current and future business objectives through the development of proactive human resources strategy and practices.

• Provide HR partnership for both strategic and tactical initiatives, day-to-day HR support and execution of strategies for assigned business groups.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with leaders and employees to provide guidance and counsel on a variety of HR and business-related issues on both strategic and tactical levels.
• Provide influence and guidance to client groups through developing partnerships to support achieving business objectives within the assigned caseload population.
• Manage and resolve employee relations issues.
• Work closely with HR leadership to share ideas, discuss solutions and implement plans.
• Conduct effective, thorough, and objective investigations.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of compliance requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
• Provide HR policy guidance and interpretation.
• Provide consultation, coaching, and training to managers on performance, talent development, and employee relations.
• Provide day-to-day talent and performance management guidance (coaching, mentoring, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions).
• Implement HR best practices for key HR processes including performance management, compensation planning, workforce/capability planning, and talent management.
• Access talent opportunities and performance gaps; oversee talent planning, talent reviews, talent development, and succession planning for assigned business groups.
• Identify training, coaching, and mentoring needs for departments, managers, and employees.
• Partner with HR team members (L&D, Compensation, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Payroll, etc.) as point of contact and liaison to deliver robust HR services.
• Oversee and execute implementation of HR and/or business initiatives in assigned business groups.
• Participate in assigned business groups operational meetings, business reviews, and team building.
• Act as an advisor on HR issues to management of assigned business groups.
• Handle other projects, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.
• Maintain knowledge of legal requirements for employers and suggest updates as needed to remain compliant for policies and the Employee Handbook.
• Research, develop, and propose policy updates, new policies, and/or update procedures/guidelines to support growing and evolving organization.
• Provide trend data to HR Manager for review and discussion.
• Ensure HR team can provide guidance to managers and employees on policies and how to interpret them; may train managers as needed.
• Stay up to date on HR trends and best practices as well as employment laws and regulations.
• Partner with HRBPs and broader HR team to ensure consistent application of…