Human Resources Business Partner

Description

SUMMARY:

Azamara is seeking an innovative, passionate, detail oriented, and organized HR Business Partner (HRBP) to help evolve and propel our team during a time of exciting growth. 

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) plays a crucial role in aligning human resources strategies with business goals. This individual serves as an initial point of contact for employees, managers, and senior leaders for matters that are up to moderately complex in nature. These matters may include, but are not limited to: recruiting and onboarding, employee relations, leave of absence/FMLA, policy interpretation and administration, compensation coordination and documentation, disciplinary actions, requests for information, systems transactions, new hire orientation and ethics compliance, performance management process, internal communications, and employee engagement.  

ABOUT AZAMARA:

Azamara is a global premium cruise line that inspires curious and passionate travelers to spend more time exploring the world with us on our immersive cruises. We offer our guests a world class experience onboard and while visiting destinations around the world. Our employees enjoy an environment that offers a hybrid schedule (2 days in the office) and collaborating in a beautiful office space located in the center of Coconut Grove.  

WHY YOU SHOULD WORK FOR AZAMARA:

• Be part of a growing and transformative company
• Work with a multicultural, global team of inspired professionals who believe in:
• CURIOSITY that makes us more open minded, empathetic, better problem solvers, and more self-aware.
• SUSTAINABILITY that supports a world where blue meets green.
• INTEGRITY that drives us to do the right thing even when no one is watching.
• ACCOUNTABILITY that supports empowerment and ownership for results.
• PASSION – it’s part of our DNA! 

WHO YOU ARE:

• Engaging, and friendly; a natural relationship builder and organizer. 
• You have a good grasp of time management. 
• You love what Azamara is about and feel energized talking about our organization and what it has to offer.
• You’re the one knocking on your supervisor’s (virtual) door rather than waiting for help.
• You are a good communicator and a great listener. 
• You have a knack for coming up with creative solutions to challenging problems. 
• You thrive in a flexible work environment and value the support and companionship that comes from being part of a high-performing team.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING: (Job Duties)

Employee Experience

• Work closely with leaders to plan for and facilitate full cycle recruiting efforts.
• Prepare internal offers and promotion letters and update HR system records accordingly.  
• Create, update, and report on the status of requisitions for open positions for assigned areas.  
• Facilitate new hire orientation and other HR training as needed.
• Manage human resources matters within assigned business units, reference and interpret company handbook, policies, and guidelines and respond to employee inquiries.  
• Initiate and conduct all exit surveys and interviews with employees below manager level. Consult with leadership on trends and recommendations.
• Implement programs and strategies to support employee engagement targets. 

Leadership Support

• Liaise with business unit leaders and internal communications team to advance department communication objectives.
• Mentor business leaders and their teams to support leadership development efforts. 
• Partner with business unit leaders to communicate HR policies, procedures, programs and laws.
• Collaborate with managers to determine appropriateness of and prepare disciplinary actions, below final written warning level. Provide HR expertise and ensure a factual basis and appropriate documentation results.
• Consult with business leaders in regard to personnel changes resulting in terminations, reports to, location, cost center changes and updates HR system records accordingly.   

Compliance

• Assist in tracking legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resource functions such as OSHA, EEO, LOA, FMLA, ADA, and FLSA.
• Conduct confidential employee relations investigations as required and partner with HR leadership on action recommendations.
• Conduct workplace investigations when warranted in response to employee complaints or concerns.
• Partner with external third-party administrator and represent company at unemployment hearings as needed.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR: (Requirements)

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, industrial relations, business administration or directly related human resources generalist experience
• At least 5 years in a strategic HR management and business partnership role
• Prior recruiting (talent acquisition) experience
• Experience managing employees within HRIS systems
• PHR certification preferred
• Ability to align HR strategies with business goals
• Strong skills in managing and developing teams
• Proficiency in using HR metrics and data to drive decisions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Thorough understanding of employment laws and regulations