Associate Human Resources Business Partner

Starkey is hiring for an Associate Human Resources Business Partner to be the face of Human Resources at Starkey's Global Distribution Center (GDC) in Plainfield, Indiana. The Associate Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) is responsible to assist in aligning business objectives with employees and management in designated business units. The position serves as a consultant to management on human resource-related issues.

The successful Associate HRBP acts as an employee champion and change agent in support of key business strategies. Clients tend to be the front-line management team and their employees.

At Starkey, we are in the business of connecting people and changing lives. As a world leader in the manufacturing and delivering of advanced hearing solutions, we go to work each day to ensure every person on the planet has the opportunity to hear their very best. Founded in 1967, Starkey is known for its innovative design, development and distribution of comprehensive digital hearing systems.

Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Starkey has more than 5,000 employees globally, operates 29+ facilities and does business in more than 100 markets worldwide. Here’s a video about the people behind Starkey’s groundbreaking innovation:

Hearing is key to our health and happiness. Starkey is much more than the hearing aids we produce. We are in the business of connecting people and changing lives. We believe being able to hear the world and the people around us is as essential to the human experience as breathing. Many recent advances are already being recognized as disruptive technologies that have positioned Starkey hearing aids as the industry’s first devices that go beyond providing just audiological amplification.

Our hearing aids now incorporate Artificial Intelligence, embedded activity sensors, language translation and transcription services, as well as an always-on personal voice assistant.

• Assist in employee relations issues and questions
• Assist in rollout and maintenance of HR programs and practices
• Evaluate, progress and guide adjustments during organizational change
• Learn and follow organizational pay philosophy and supporting processes
• Diagnose and help managers diagnose performance problems
• Ensure clear performance expectations throughout the department(s) supported
• Introduce performance management processes, practices, tools and metrics
• Help identify "high priority" retention needs
• Follow best practices and policies to retain talent
• Identify individual, and departmental training and learning needs
• Responsible for the execution of internal HR processes with assigned client groups
• Conduct exit interviews of all voluntary terminations
• Conduct employee relation investigations
• Participate in any involuntary termination
• Facilitate trainings, presentations and meetings when necessary
• Partner with other areas of HR (total rewards, recruiting, Training & Development, etc.) to streamline processes and encourage collaboration.
• Partner with HRBP on:
  • Help ensure alignment of structure, governance, and policies with organizational strategy
  • Help develop change and communication plans for assigned managers
  • Help leaders/managers determine if/how to introduce change
  • Partner with business to map work‑flow and processes
  • Support leaders and teams tasked with re‑design
  • Support the development of "balanced scorecards" and other metrics for teams and business units
  • Other key initiatives directed by manager

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Management, or related field
  • Certification by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) or the HR Certification Institute (HRCI) preferred
• Experience
  • 2-5 years of related experience
  • Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred.
  • Experience in all areas of HR is preferred
  • Experience working at all levels of the company; executive to associate level

• Strong understanding of employment law and compliance; knowledge of OFCCP, AA, Wage and Hour, FLSA, Non-Compete/Non-Solicit, NDA's and other relevant topics related to Human Resources