Overview

Apply now, read the job details by scrolling down Double check you have the necessary skills before sending an application. Strategic HR Advisor (HRA) is a pivotal role within DLA Piper, serving as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and management. The HRA aligns business objectives with employees and management, acting as a consultant on human resource issues. Through a deep understanding of the business and its people, the HRA formulates and implements integrated HR strategies that foster organizational growth, talent development, and a high-performing culture. The HRA leads a vertically aligned HR Advisory team focused on building and maintaining a strong people-oriented culture for practice groups while continuously improving the employee and partner experience.

Location Austin, TX. Hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership: Establish strong relationships with practice group leaders to understand current and future challenges and proactively develop HR solutions. Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and execute HR strategies to address leadership-identified issues.

Organizational Development: Assess business units’ structures, processes, and culture; identify development opportunities and facilitate change management initiatives to improve practice group effectiveness.

Employee Relations: Serve as a trusted advisor on complex employee relations issues, fostering a positive, inclusive, and high-engagement work environment. Guide the resolution of workplace conflicts and support lawyers in performance management. Advise leaders on employee disciplinary actions, terminations, and employment law compliance.

Policy Development & Compliance: Interpret and implement HR policies and procedures in line with legal requirements and best practices. Monitor compliance and recommend enhancements as necessary.

Data-Driven Decision Making: Analyze HR metrics and trends to inform business decisions, drive continuous improvement, and report insights to leadership on leverage, talent development, talent acquisition and talent integration needs.

Learning & Development: Partner with Learning & Development teams to assess training needs and design programs that enhance employee skills and drive career growth.

Change Management: Support leaders, lawyers and employees through periods of change, ensuring effective communication, stakeholder engagement, and alignment with organizational goals.

Know Your Talent: Lead bi-annual talent discussion process for all associates and attorneys in each practice group to capture talent profiles, identify opportunities for development, close skill gaps, and optimize leverage.

Deliver HR to Practice Groups: Serve as a point-person and trusted advisor for practice group leaders and partners to directly navigate HR support and resources as needed. Deliver key HR and Talent updates to practice group leaders during regular meetings with leadership teams.

HR Benchmarking: Source, obtain and analyze benchmark data from Vault, American Lawyer, Chambers, et al for practice groups against internal metrics (leverage, turnover rates, hiring metrics) to assess current talent metrics and engagement against peers. Identify, design, and implement tools for practice group leaders to track department or practice group health against overall strategy.

Team Management: Manage the aligned HR Business Partner, including leading, coaching, mentoring, and inspiring professional development of the HRBP. Set clear performance expectations and provide regular feedback.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Desired Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills. Demonstrated ability to influence senior leadership by building trust, collaborating and aligning to vertical practice group strategies. Superior problem-solving skills and ability to translate complex people issues into actionable plans. Ability to read and interpret dashboards and reports containing complex data. Understanding of HR analytics techniques. Familiarity with data collection methods, both quantitative and qualitative. Ability to set up and track relevant metrics and KPIs and use them to drive business results. Knowledge and/or experience with national and regional labor law, and tax and social security regulations. Strong people management, mentoring, and relationship-building skills. Excellent mentoring and relationship-building skills.

Education & Experience

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field.

Preferred Education: Master’s Degree.

Minimum Years Of Experience: 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3 years in a strategic business partner or comparable advisory role.

Certificates: PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP and/or SHRM-SCP or equivalent certifications preferred.

Essential Job Expectations

Business Acumen: Understand the firm’s business model, operations, and strategic goals; work with practice group leadership to develop and implement aligned strategies and initiatives.

Relationship Building

Problem Solving

Influence & Impact

Change Leadership

Analytical Thinking

Emotional Intelligence

Results Orientation

Collaboration

Produce deliverables and respond to correspondence efficiently and accurately.

Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product.

Meet deadlines and fulfill duties as required.

Policy compliance

Physical and sedentary activity; ability to work at a computer, attend meetings, and participate in virtual calls.

Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.

Perform all other duties, tasks, or projects as assigned.

Physical Demands Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally; sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

Work Environment Hybrid arrangement with remote and in-office work; details determined with the hiring manager and may be modified in the firm’s discretion.

Disclaimer The job description is a concise statement of the work elements, may be modified at any time, and does not change the at-will employment relationship.

Application Process Applicants must apply online. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to perform essential functions; contact careers@us.dlapiper.com. Agency applications will not be considered. No immigration sponsorship is available for this position.

Equal Opportunity DLA Piper is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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