Position Description At a Glance Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a HR Managerto join theLegrand North and Central America, EWSTeam inWest Hartford, CT. Role: Legrand is seeking a Human Resources Manager/Business Partner for our West Hartford, CT location of the Electrical Wiring Systems Division. As part of the Division HR leadership team, your role is to provide HR Business Partnership and Thought leadership to specified functional leaders in the division. You will manage the full complement of human resource activities for those businesses. The right candidate should have excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills. Effective coaching and strong employee relations skills are essential. You will play an integral role in supporting our business goals and objectives for increased growth. If you are a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, please submit your resume for further consideration What Will You Do? In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the organization in a wide variety of HR activities including full life cycle HR support, demonstrating strategic as well as strong execution skill sets. You will also work as a collaborative partner with all local employees, managers, corporate HR team, and as a contributing member of the company’s HR leadership team. You will oversee day to day human resources related activities, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of services and resolution of issues on behalf of the employees. Works with the appropriate Legrand entity staff to investigate and resolve employee relations issues as well as provide local oversight and management of wage and salary programs, health & welfare plans, performance management programs, rewards & recognition programs, and training/development opportunities and various other centralized employee programs. Assure that all policies, practices, and actions comply with all applicable provisions of both Federal and State laws and Legrand policy. Administers human resources services, programs, and processes to attract, develop, and retain qualified employees to meet the business requirements of the company. Qualifications Required Skills Qualifications: Education: Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration or related field of study. MBA or Master's degree preferred. Experience: Minimum of 6 to 10 years of progressive HR experience required, with at least two (2) years in a Business Partnership role. Manufacturing experience preferred. Skills/Knowledge/Abilities: + Must have excellent verbal and written communications skills and be able to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization. Must be an effective listener, able to maintain focus extract necessary information and validate understanding of the information. + Energetic and positive personality/style that takes pride in ownership. Collaborative, results oriented, as an engaged pragmatic problem solver who drive the bottom line. + Must be highly collaborative and able to work in a team-based environment and matrix organization. + Must have solid business acumen and understanding of a variety of functional areas within the business. Must be able to balance needs of people within the framework of business needs of company. Solid project management and process-oriented mindset. + Ability to work in a fast-pace, diverse, dynamic environment in an autonomous fashion. + In depth understanding of state and federal employment regulations. Main Activities: Main Interface Internal - employees at all levels of the organization, business leaders at assigned entity and HR leaders across Legrand. External – recruiters, temp agencies, auditors, representatives from federal, state and local regulatory agencies. Preferred Skills Position Attributes: + Maintains positive employee relations with the salaried and hourly workforce; counsels, mentors, and problem solves with supervisors/managers and associates on matters of discipline, motivation, compensation, development, or other factors affecting success on the job; responds to employee requests for information on benefits, policies, or employment matters. + As part of the Legrand HR team, assists with the development of policies, practices and procedures as it relates to Human Resources. Communicates and ensures compliance with established policies and procedures. Oversees all areas of Human Resources responsibilities to assure that all federal, state, and local regulations are complied with. + Deploys and manages workforce planning to align with business strategy. Collaborates with Talent Development Manager to fill open positions, including professional, support, production and temporary positions as required. + Collaborates with division HR team to enhance the employee experience efforts and to ensure individuals are effectively assimilated into the business including orientation and on boarding of new and reassigned employees, deploying the new leader assimilation process and partnering with the individual’s manager to develop a robust development and training plan. + Manages the performance management process for the respective functions. Monitors review activity to ensure that each step in the annual performance cycle is being completed on a timely basis. Coaches managers and supervisors on conducting meaningful goal setting, development and performance feedback discussions, assists with crafting a clear and defensible message to employees with performance related issues. Company Info About Legrand Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work , and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative , and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext ( Legrand SA EPA: LR ). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en About Legrand North and Central America Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical , and Data Center markets . LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental , and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us About Legrand’s Electrical Wiring Systems Division Legrand’s Electrical Wiring Systems (EWS) division provides the most complete line of residential, commercial, and industrial electrical wiring devices in the world. Through commitment to innovation and quality, EWS maintains the position of industry leader in wire and cable management and wiring devices categories, specializing in raceways, flexible floor, open space and outdoor power solutions, wire mesh cable trays and systems, and designer switches and outlets. With this comprehensive offering, EWS serves a range of exciting vertical markets, including commercial office and commercial interior, data centers, education, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, mixed-use developments and residential. For more information, visit legrand.us/electrical wiring devices http://www.legrand.us http://www.youtube.com/legrandna http://www.linkedin.com/company/44580 http://twitter.com/legrandNA Equal Opportunity Employer LocationUS-CT-West Hartford # Positions 1 Category Human Resources