IMS Legal Strategies is a trusted partner to law firms and corporations worldwide, providing expertise in dispute-related challenges. The Sr. HRBP will guide business teams in human resources disciplines, focusing on strategic HR programs and collaborating with management on various HR initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Addresses compensation challenges, such as pay strategies, talent retention, internal compression, and market competitiveness
- Serves as an internal consultant and strategic business advisor to internal leadership and other key stakeholders
- Provides pay package recommendations and influences the company's direction regarding compensation programs to meet current and future business needs
- Drives important initiatives to improve the company’s base and variable compensation
- Ensures pay programs support the organization's strategic objectives; identifies solutions and opportunities that leverage current industry trends; and assists the company with achieving a best-in-class outlook on total rewards that continues to improve our competitive position and employee experience
- Works closely with HR senior management to develop and implement an HR strategy that aligns with the company's corporate priorities and HR goals
- Aligns HR strategies with the business strategy, ensuring the right talent, leadership, and organizational capabilities will drive corporate growth and M&A initiatives
- Provides HR leadership throughout the M&A lifecycle, including due diligence, organizational design, workforce integration, and cultural alignment
- Creates and implements talent retention, leadership transition, and communication strategies for acquired companies
- Acts as a trusted advisor and partner to business leaders, providing advice, guidance, and support on all HR matters, including employee relations, talent management, performance management, compensation, and M&A’s (including culture integration of new companies)
- Applies advanced theories, principles, and concepts to developing solutions to complex projects, including base pay and job architecture and differentiated reward / incentive programs
- Implements employee relations strategies designed to create an environment that drives maximum individual and team success; facilitates the resolution of employee relations issues
- Partners with leadership teams to increase focus on performance management to maximize employee contributions and proactively address performance issues
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field
- 8-10 years of progressively responsible HR Generalist experience in a multi-state environment
- Human Resources experience in consulting, legal, and/or professional services industry
- Experience in corporate strategy, business transformation, and M&A, including HR due diligence and pre- and post-merger integration
- Experience with embracing change and facilitating the implementation of change management initiatives for the evolving business/company
- Experience with compensation surveys, analyses, and plan implementation and maintenance; experience with making base and variable pay recommendations for private equity or publicly traded company
- Experience with HR technologies, including Paylocity or similar Human Resources Information System (HRIS) system
- Experience with HR law, compensation management, salary planning, workforce analytics, and project administration
- Knowledge of all HR regulatory requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality
- Ability to work with a strategic collaborative solutions-based mindset
- Ability to think creatively and provide strategic thought leadership, with proven influencing skills at all levels of the organization
- A culturally and purpose driven Core Values individual with a servant leadership mindset
- Society for Human Resource Management - Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) and/or Human Resources Certification Institute (HCRI) certification or Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) preferred