Posted Position Title Human Resources Leader

Job Number	1881036
Business	GE Energy Management
Business Segment	Energy Management
Career Level	Experienced
Function	Human Resources
Function Segment	HR Client Support
Location(s) Where Opening Is Available	Puerto Rico
City	Arecibo
Postal Code	00612-4080
Relocation Expenses	No
Role Summary/Purpose	The HR Leader is an integral part of the plant leadership team, providing strategic HR leadership and operational HR support for the Arecibo site ~530 employees and two (2) direct reports. Functional responsibility for organization and staffing, employee relations, compensation, training, work team development, diversity, and change management. Will facilitate work-outs, share best practices, asses the needs of the organization, teams and individuals and is totally involved with the health & sa
Essential Responsibilities	 Provide leadership, direction and expertise for the full scope of HR functions, including performance management, salary planning, succession planning, and talent management, staffing strategies / recruitment & selection.  Understand plant strategic direction and plan / deliver appropriate HR support to maximize human resource capital, including workforce planning strategies to deliver on long-term plans.  Work with leaders and employees to establish and maintain a positive work environment, which encourages the full use of diverse talents and abilities; act as an employee advocate; help drive various plant and business initiatives.  Drive Session C process (GE’s key HR and Organization review process), building robust talent development initiatives and driving a proactive succession planning culture.  Ensuring a dynamic pipeline of talent through rigorous performance management, e.g., leadership assessments, coaching and development of employees, candid and timely performance feedback.  Recruiting, mentoring, coaching & training direct and indirect reports on activities within areas of responsibility.  Lead critical HR operating rhythms such as Salary Planning and represents HR in critical business rhythms including SII and Business Strategy reviews.  Proactively managing HR systems in order to maintain integrity of employee and organizational data.  Prepare annual Affirmative Action Plan (AAP).  Participate and /or lead broader HR projects, including diversity strategies and affinity groups.
Qualifications/Requirements	 Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Industrial Relations or Organizational Psychology or related discipline in which business knowledge and an understanding of human resource practices are gained.  Minimum 7 years of increasing HR generalist responsibility (i.e. handling employee relations, compensation, and recruiting and performance management) and leadership experience with clear career progression.  Demonstrated ability to make independent decisions, evaluate people, manage conflicting priorities in a fast paced environment and effectively interface with high level business operations and HR leaders.  Knowledgeable of current labor and benefits laws.  Outstanding communication, coaching and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with people at all levels of the organization.  Strong analytical and problem solving skills.  Process and detail oriented, including strong organizational and prioritization skills.  Integration and change management experience would be considered an asset.  Fully Bilingual in English and Spanish
Desired Characteristics	 Advanced degree in Business, HR management or Industrial Relations (such as MBA, MHR/IR, etc.)  Demonstrated ability to make independent decisions, evaluate people, manage conflicting priorities in a fast paced environment and effectively interface with high level business operations.  Outstanding communication, coaching and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with people at all level of the organization.  Strong analytical and problem solving skills.  Process and detail oriented, including strong organizational and prioritization skills.  An impact player with proven ability to drive change in an effective and participative manner.  Proven project management experience.  Ability to energize and inspire others to commit to take action on business priorities.  Resourceful, innovative persuasive.  Oracle HR systems knowledge.