Human Resources Business Partner

Mattress Firm is dedicated to helping people sleep well and live well, and they are seeking a Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to serve as a resource and consultant to leaders and employees. This role involves assessing HR-related needs, supporting talent management, and ensuring alignment of HR solutions with business objectives while fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as primary point of contact for HR-related questions and concerns for front line managers and employees, and act as primary point of contact for senior leadership in the absence of the HR Director
• Lead and participate in meetings within Human Resources, supported business units, and cross-functional partners, to provide value-added HR information and guidance
• Leverage HR partnerships and business unit leaders to deliver performance coaching and development support to strengthen leadership capabilities
• Ensure effective new employee onboarding by presenting at meetings and orientations to facilitate the assimilation of new employees into the organization
• Collect, analyze, and present HR data; determine trends in the data in partnership with HR Director; create reports and presentations that display data in a meaningful and actionable way
• Ensure an effective performance management and progressive discipline process by providing counsel to supervisors and coaching employees, including review of documentation and active coaching of supervisor-employee dialogue while ensuring compliance with Company policies and labor laws
• Provide effective employee relations support in a way that ensures balance and fairness, including thorough and objective investigations
• Cultivate a culture of inclusion and belonging for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences
• Identify business unit and individual employee training and development needs
• In partnership with HR support partners and/or HR leadership, plan and support curricula/materials for HR training programs and conduct training according to employee needs
• Maintain relevant knowledge of legal requirements related to the daily management of employees to reduce legal risks and ensure regulatory compliance
• Partner with HR leadership and legal department on more complex issues as needed
• Respond to questions and facilitate the processing of employee accommodation requests
• Complete all required training modules and certifications prior to the due date
• Ensure all safety policies and procedures are followed to create a safe work environment for all
• Communicate professionally with all internal and external contacts
• Follow all Company policies and execute Company standards on appearance and functionality as well as appropriate brand representation
• Communicate any concerns or issues to leadership to ensure proper efficiency of department and Company operations
• Support succession planning and talent calibration processes that strengthen manager effectiveness and readiness, ensuring a robust bench strength
• Cultivate collaboration and communication across teams through active participation in cross-functional meetings, enhancing partnership, knowledge sharing, and consistent execution of HR processes

Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• 7+ Years Human Resources experience required or 7+ Years Equivalent and applicable experience required
• Understands the organization's operations and functions and apply that information to HR initiatives in a manner that ensures consistency with the strategic direction of the organization
• Effectively crafts and delivers concise and informative communications, listens to and address concerns of others, and transfers information across the organization
• Works with organizational members to evaluate business challenges, identify opportunities, and builds HR solutions that meet the needs of the organization
• Collects and analyzes data and interprets and promotes findings that evaluate HR initiatives and inform business decisions and recommendations
• Maintains high level of personal and professional integrity, promotes the core values of the organization, and ensures accountability
• Navigates the organization and accomplishes HR goals, leads and promotes organizational change, and promotes the role of HR as a key business partner
• Creates and maintains a network of contacts, works as an effective member of a team, and manages conflict while supporting the organization
• Utilizes techniques designed to minimize the negative effects of conflict and enhance positive outcomes
• Promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship
• Bachelor's Degree Business, Human Resources, related field, and/or equivalent experience preferred
• 5+ Years Presenting to large groups of employees both in person and virtually preferred
• 4+ Years Providing complex, remote HR support to a multi-state workforce preferred
• Certificate SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP or PHR/SPHR preferred