Lummus Technology is looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to join our HR team in Houston, TX. This role will serve as a trusted partner to leaders and employees by providing day-to-day HR support, advising on employee relations matters, supporting talent and organizational initiatives, and ensuring consistent employee experience. The ideal candidate will bring 5 to 7 years of progressive HR experience, strong Workday capability, and exposure to compensation, talent management, employee-focused programs, succession planning, and talent development.
Key Responsibilities- Partner with managers and employees to provide practical HR guidance across organizational changes, performance management, employee relations, policy interpretation, and day to day HR matters.
- Support talent management processes, including employee-focused programs, talent reviews, succession planning, talent development, and follow up on key actions with leaders.
- Provide support for compensation-related activities, including job changes, promotions, market data coordination, offer support, and annual compensation processes in partnership with Compensation and HR leadership.
- Use Workday to process employee and organizational changes, maintain accurate data, run reports, and support HR transactions with a high level of attention to detail.
- Facilitate onboarding for new hires, including coordinating pre-employment activities, supporting manager preparedness, and helping create a positive new hire experience.
- Administer employee leaves of absence by providing guidance to managers and employees and supporting compliance with FMLA and related requirements.
- Maintain accurate and up to date HR files, records, documentation, and employee data in accordance with company standards and confidentiality expectations.
- Assist with college recruiting efforts, including scheduling information sessions, partnering with schools, and serving as an HR contact for candidates and campus partners.
- Coordinate communication with candidates and schedule interviews in partnership with Talent Acquisition as needed.
- Respond to employee and applicant questions regarding policies, benefits, hiring processes, and general HR matters, escalating more complex issues when appropriate.
- Perform periodic audits of HR records and Workday data to ensure required documentation is complete and accurate.
- Assist with employee immigration matters, service award administration, invoicing, and other HR programs or projects as assigned.
- Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, reporting, and employee-facing support while helping drive consistency across the business.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field required.
- 5 to 7 years of progressive Human Resources experience, preferably in an HR Business Partner or generalist capacity for a global employer.
- Strong working knowledge of Workday, including employee data changes, reporting, organizational updates, and HR workflow support.
- Exposure to compensation processes, including promotions, salary adjustments, job changes, offer support, and annual compensation planning.
- Experience supporting talent management processes such as employee-focused programs, talent reviews, succession planning, talent development, and performance management.
- Strong understanding of HR practices, employment laws, employee relations, leave administration, payroll coordination, and benefits administration.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment.
- Demonstrated ability to build trust with employees and leaders while balancing business needs, employee experience, and compliance requirements.
- Proactive ownership of projects, with the ability to follow through from concept to execution on assigned tasks and initiatives.
- Strong Excel and reporting skills, including formulas, pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and comfortable learning or using HR technology platforms.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to balance multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience supporting manufacturing, engineering, operations, or technical client groups.
- Experience participating in talent calibration, succession planning discussions, or leadership development planning.
- SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification preferred.
