HR Business Partner - Technology

We are looking for a strategic, thoughtful, and motivated Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) with a bias for action to join our team. This person will be a key partner to our early career technology teams in the Chicago office. At IMC, the role of HRBP is one of a trusted and strategic people advisor and coach. This role is responsible for connecting the needs of the business to people strategies and initiatives.

As an HRBP, your focus will be guiding and developing IMC's early career Technology talent. This role will play a pivotal role in the employee experience by executing people processes and building partnerships that stimulate our employees' engagement, retention, development, and performance.

Role:

• Enable individual and team performance by assessing talent, providing performance coaching, and supporting teams
• Develop effective engagement action plans to suit the unique needs of specific teams/employees
• Develop communications to equip our people with the language to drive their message
• Analyze people data, trends, and interactions to address challenges proactively
• Operate as a change agent and employee advocate
• Address employee relations matters thoroughly and thoughtfully
• Collaborate across the HR department to build and deliver a connected employee experience
• Work with personal responsibility for delivering quality work
• Willing to iterate on past work to improve and maintain relevance in a changing marketplace
• Use a high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems
• Solve problems and get to the root cause of complex talent issues; develop and implement solutions

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree or higher level of education in Human Resources, Business, or a related field; or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience as an HR Business Partner in a progressive, fast-paced environment
• Proven experience in providing strategic guidance on complex people management issues and strategies (including talent mobility, change, and widespread capability building)
• Superior communication skills – convey confidence, empathy, and trust via candor and diplomacy to build effective relationships; able to engage with front-line employees on a strategic and operational level
• Formal training and accreditation are preferred in coaching, adult learning principles, and psychometric assessments, including MBTI, Hogan Assessments, Saville, etc.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and present data-driven insights and trends
• Strong critical thinking skills to identify interdependencies between complex issues, data, and outcomes
• Ability to build credibility and trust employees and managers as an advisor who effectively gives advice and follows through on commitments
• ​Ability to drive change in key people activities and organization shifts
• Ability to produce quality deliverables
• Ability to aggregate data, complete analysis, and display results visually
• Possess confidence in the handling of ambiguity and fluid situations
• Possess an abundance of common sense and pragmatism
• HR systems experience

Please note that immigration sponsorship is not offered for this specific opening.