HR Generalist – Catastrophe and Risk Solutions; CRS

Description

The Human Resources Generalist position reports to the Assistant Vice President, Human Resources and supports the CRS HR Business Partners to deliver value-added service to our stakeholders that reflects the business objectives and values of Verisk. The HR Generalist maintains an effective level of business strategy, goals, and culture. This role is office-based in our Boston, MA location, which offers a flexible hybrid work model.

Ideal Candidate: Our ideal candidate embodies the HR skills of Data Orientation, Eco-Systems Thinking, and being Solutions-Oriented, while having an organized and proactive approach to their work.

Key

Skills:

• Data Orientation: We love data. Whether it s spotting trends or considering a new process that will make us more efficient, we start with collecting and analyzing data and considering how we want to action on it. Once we action, we collect more data so we can measure our impact.
• Eco-System Thinking: As the people function of a global business, we collaborate with people around the world. We create relationships, purposefully listen to business strategy and employee feedback, and proactively identify ways we can support. While this role is centered on execution within the Americas, you will think about potential global impact of your efforts.
• Solutions-Oriented: We proactively figure it out. We experience barriers in our work, as does any team. Our approach is similar to LSS Green Belt learnings: we define the problem, measure it, and then present solutions that can solve it. We are looking for bold thinkers who enjoy solving problems, can create strategy to design an approach, and the work ethic to execute on them.
• Organized and Proactive: In this role where you support the HR team across a variety of projects, being organized is critical to success. From managing Microsoft Teams folders to being thoughtful about naming conventions for documents and folders, we expect a high-level of organization. Additionally, we operate in a highly proactive environment, where deadlines are met, and expectations are managed. Communication on project status is critical to success.
  
  This role requires 2-3 days in the Boston office and can vary depending on business requirements.

Employee Relations

• Support the Performance Improvement Process (PIP), including consulting with the manager and employee, following up on deliverables, and proactively raising challenges
• Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues in conjunction with the Employee Relations Team. Conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations
• Provide support and guidance to managers and employees to achieve the required results in line with company policies and local employment legislation
• Ensure consistency in HR approach across geographical locations
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partner with the legal and financial teams as needed.
• Coordinates end to end actions for employee terminations

Employee Engagement

• Takes a true hands-on approach to all issues and successfully monitors the “pulse” of the employees to ensure a high level of employee engagement. Responsible for end-to-end process of the employee engagement survey process
• Analyzes onboarding and exit trends and metrics to develop solutions
• Provide coaching and guidance to employees and managers on all HR related matters. Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale and increase productivity and retention
• Takes an active role in our functional units’ quarterly town halls by providing employee data and input to content of town halls
• Serves as the point of contact for temporary remote work requests. Shepherd requests to various teams for review
• Works with HR team to update the Compass page, our business’ intranet. This is a newly created page, and a great opportunity to make an impact with your creativity by suggesting content and managing the user experience
• Collaborates on Top Talent initiatives, including supporting the roll-out of a new approach, collecting and analyzing…