Axalta Coating Systems

People Experience Partner

Axalta Coating Systems$70K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in an HR function with broad generalist experience preferred
  • Bachelor’s Degree in HR Management, Business, or related field
  • Experience in a large, multi-national, matrixed company
  • Manufacturing experience is strongly preferred
  • Strong knowledge of local employment laws and practices
  • Ability to manage across a global HR model
  • Capable of influencing and working through others
  • Must demonstrate a solutions-oriented approach and creativity in problem-solving

Responsibilities

  • Consult and collaborate with leaders on performance management and employee engagement
  • Execute strategic talent initiatives guided by HR leaders
  • Build relationships with leaders to provide HR solutions
  • Lead implementation of key HR processes like performance management
  • Partner with HR Centers of Excellence for seamless HR delivery
  • Improve HR processes while ensuring compliance with laws
  • Develop Employee Relations best practices and manage grievances
  • Conduct data analysis to identify HR intervention opportunities

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a collaborative environment
  • Engage with diverse teams across the globe
  • Access to leadership development programs
  • Chance to influence a robust talent strategy
  • Work in a manufacturing-focused sector which enhances stability
  • Flexible scheduling options to meet business needs
  • Community engagement through site-specific initiatives
Full Job Description

We are currently looking for a People Experience Partner to join us at our facility in Mt. Clemens, MI.  

  • The People Experience Partner is a critical hands-on role that partners with leaders by building, rolling out and driving HR programs and solutions that enable the delivery of business outcomes. This role is key to executing our people initiatives, coaching managers, and partnering with HR Business Partners, HR Operations and HR Centers of Excellence on projects, process, and program implementation. 

  • The People Experience Partner will work closely with HRBPs and BU/functional HR leadership, in an effort to support the delivery of the BU/functional strategic talent agenda. The People Experience Partner may also have local site and/or country cluster responsibility and serve as a main point of contact for country-specific needs. 

Job Responsibilities:

  • Consult and collaborate with leaders to execute people-related initiatives around performance management, employee relations, coaching, employee engagement, culture, organizational change, organizational development/team effectiveness, career pathing, and learning & development. 

  • Pull through / execute on the strategic talent agenda set by the BU/Functional HR leaders (including workforce planning, succession, leadership development, talent acquisition, team effectiveness, etc.). 

  • Build solid relationships with leaders and assist them in finding appropriate HR solutions to meet their needs. Coach them to effectively manage and grow their teams, in alignment with organizational goals, values, competencies, and policies/procedures. 

  • Lead key people process implementation (performance management, compensation planning, development planning, etc.) throughout assigned sites/functions/business units. 

  • Partner with our HR Centers of Excellence teams to deliver seamless human resources processes and programs across the organization. 

  • Improve and apply HR processes, policies and standards, meeting local and federal employment laws.   

  • Partner with business stakeholders and HR teams to develop and implement Employee Relations best practices and programs, including progressive discipline. 

  • Handle employee complaints, manage grievance procedures and facilitate counseling in conjunction with other stakeholders. 

  • Investigate and resolve complex employee relations issues in a timely and effective manner. 

  • Identify root causes and conduct relevant data analysis in order to propose both short-term and long-term HR interventions and solutions that benefit client groups. 

Qualifications:

  • 5+ year experience within an HR function; broad HR generalist experience across multiple disciplines is strongly preferred 

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Human Resources Management, Business or related field;  

  • Prior experiencing working in a large, multi-national, heavily matrixed company is strongly preferred 

  • Prior manufacturing experience strongly preferred

  • Strong knowledge of local employment practices, laws, regulations, unions and work councils (where applicable) 

  • Ability to leverage resources, escalate and redirect work within a global HR model (across COEs, AskHR, HRBP, etc.) 

  • Experience working across all levels of the organization and globally 

  • Ability to effectively influence and work through others 

  • Must have a solutions orientation and be able to develop “win/win” solutions that support business initiatives and ensure compliance with local laws and regulations 

  • Demonstrated ability to work in and manage ambiguity – dealing with issues that do not always have a process or a system in place 

  • Ability to position self as credible (garners respect, acts with integrity, keeps commitments); proactive (has a point of view, challenges assumptions, takes initiative); and a trusted thought partner (builds relationships, delivers results) 

  • Ability to provide creative solutions and unique approaches to HR/business challenges 

  • Prior experience advising clients on HR matters, including the investigation and resolution of complex employee relations matters 

  • Proven experience in managing multiple projects with strong prioritization skills 

  • Independent work style, balancing the need for collaboration with minimal supervision 

  • Ability to work on site 5 days a week and to be flexible with scheduling as needed

This is an active opening for which we are recruiting to fill immediately. 

About Axalta Coating Systems

Axalta Coating Systems is a coatings company that provides coatings for various industries such as automotive, transportation, and architectural. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Axalta Coating Systems has a global presence and operates in over 130 countries. The company has been recognized for its sustainability efforts and has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
Learn more about Axalta Coating Systems
Size
12,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$121.6 million
Founded
1866
5 Year Trend
+1.5%
Revenue
$3.7 billion
NASDAQ

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