• Effectively builds trust to elevate working relationships with internal departments, including leaders and employees. • Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing insights and guidance on talent, culture, and team effectiveness • Analyze HR data to identify insights and trends that lead to recommendations that will influence the business on decisions that will positively impact employees and results. • Champion initiatives that enhance employee engagement, well-being, and retention • Partner with leadership in creative ways that boost employee engagement and leadership effectiveness. • Partner with leadership to drive, message and implement change management, re-organizations, and other team initiatives. • Serve as an HR/Talent thought partner to leaders and employees throughout the organization with the ability to connect, coach and counsel at all levels of the organization (C-suite to independent contributor). • Partner across the HR Department ensuring seamless and integrated alignment with broader organizational objectives and the execution of strategic initiatives. • Partner with and advise leaders on performance management strategies, which include, but aren’t limited to: performance reviews, 1:1 meetings, motivation tactics, 9 box, succession planning. • Processes employee separations, including conducting exit interviews to gain insights on team dynamics and share with leadership to influence any changes that should be considered to increase team engagement. • Coach employees on issues including application of HR policies and processes • Manage sensitive and confidential matters, including investigating employee relations matters. • Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations; reviews practices to maintain compliance. • Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources and employment law. • Participates in additional projects as needed, with a high level of professionalism, poise, and discretion.