People Partner

The People Partner provides human resources support to managers and employees in designated segments in one or more Assurant Lines of businesses (LOB) Focusing on the employee experience, enabling business outcomes, and using data to help make solid business decisions.   The People Partner, in partnership with the People Business Partner, provides   comprehensive and consistent coaching and counseling services to employees and managers on performance and conduct/behavioral related challenges; answering questions and listening to concerns about the workplace and jobs.  The Partner will also work with the Business Partner to assist the LOB in identifying people and talent needs in the organization through the application of talent program and processes.   The People Partner may be involved in requests to investigate situations that may require investigation or have a sense of urgency to resolve. Those requests may come from employees, managers, Legal, the People Experience Center etc.    In addition, the People Partner will proactively work with People Business Partners, managers & leaders in the People Experience center, providing insights and trends that impact the achievement of business results.   The feedback and coaching provided by the People Partner will model and reinforce the learnings of Success in Leading Employees to enable managers to leverage their discretion in judgment to determine the most appropriate course of action while continuing to focus on the employee experience. To this end he or she will promote The Assurant Way in their approach to policies, procedures, and practices to minimize risk to the company.    Creating and maintaining strong relationships will be critical to success as the People Partner will serve as a key resource to managers and People Business partners.  In this capacity the People Partner may provide training to managers on topics that will enhance engagement or provide greater insights into management of people resources to support business objectives. Relationships with the other COE’s in the People Organization such as Talent Acquisition and the People Experience Center, will be vital to the success of this role     This role espouses the vision of the People Organization by:   ·       Putting people first ·       Helping our employees realize their potential ·       Empowering our employees to do their best work ·       Embedding Diversity Equity and Inclusion in all that we do Primary Job Responsibilities 1.     The People Partner, focusing on the employee experience, provides proactive and reactive coaching and consultative human resources advice and services to all employees of Assurant in their designated business unit from intake to resolution. This coaching and advice is centered around and leverages the core learnings of Success in Leading Employees (i.e. StAR/StAR-AR, GROW) as they counsel on Performance Development and Performance Improvement situations.  They will build and maintain strong working relationships with Managers and with the People Business Partners for their client group.   ·       Provides hiring & staffing assistance such as interviewing, assessing and selection to managers as needed.  Including effective compensation management and development of job descriptions for needed positions. ·       Works with managers in client group in their efforts around Employee Engagement that could include action planning, team meetings and follow-up to ensure closure on plans. ·       Provides performance coaching and advice which may include participation in meetings with employees and managers. ·       Provides advice on policy interpretation with the focus on advising managers to always use their judgment and discretion. The Partner will leverage the Success in Leading Employees information in their interactions with managers and promote the use of this information to the Managers.