Associate Director, HR Business Advisor

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KPMG is currently seeking an Associate Director, HR Business Advisor – Advisory National, Strategy & Markets to join our Talent & Culture organization.

Responsibilities:

• Operate the performance and salary review processes for client base, applying respective salary and variable compensation guidelines for group and offering consultative advice on how to spend allocated budget
• Represent the needs of the Advisory Strategy & Markets organization throughout HR's COEs to make certain they receive the support and outcomes needed for their business
• Serve as the lead HR business advisor to KPMG's Advisory Strategy & Markets organization while acting as a strategic and operational partner to the Strategy & Markets leadership team, supporting them as they plan and execute functional and workforce change
• Develop and execute a people agenda for the Advisory Strategy & Markets organization, with the focus on talent development, inclusive culture, and workforce readiness
• Manage the business and its workforce, enabling strategic and analytical discussions with the leadership team about organizational and workforce effectiveness
• Collaborate with People Relations Group peers to solve immediate employee issues, and with partners as they lead confidential investigations
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum six years of recent experience as an HR Business Partner, with a comprehensive knowledge of HR-related laws and regulations
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university preferably in human resource management, organizational development, or business administration, or the equivalent work experience; master's degree from an accredited college/university in an HR-related field, or PHR/SPHR certification is preferred
• Demonstrated HR experience in a sales-driven environment and professional services, preferred, with a strong understanding of sales incentive structures, formulaic compensation plans, and the key motivational and performance drivers unique to a high-performance sales culture
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with the firm's partners and employees
• Experience supporting significant workforce changes, for example, acquisition, divestiture, transformation, and so on; ability to effectively negotiate and influence clients along with proficiency in platform and facilitation skills
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft and proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)