DLA Piper · 1 month ago
Strategic HR Advisor
NYC Metro Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expDLA Piper is a bold and collaborative firm that values its people. The Strategic HR Advisor plays a crucial role by acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, aligning business objectives with employee needs, and implementing HR strategies that promote growth and a high-performing culture.
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No H1B
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 and resolve leadership-identified issues
Organizational Development: Assess business units’ structures, processes, and culture; identify and suggest areas for development 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 to make decisions on leverage, talent development, talent acquisition and talent integration support 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 for every non-partner lawyer, identify opportunities for development, close skill gaps, and optimize leverage
Deliver HR to Practice Groups: Serve as a point-person and trusted advisor for PG leaders and partners to directly navigate HR support and resources as needed. Deliver key HR and Talent updates to PG and sub-group PG leaders during regular meetings with their leadership teams and partners
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 PG 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 the professional development of the HRBP. Set clear performance expectations and provide performance feedback on a regular basis
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field
10+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3 years in a strategic business partner or comparable advisory role
Great written and verbal communication and presentation skills
Demonstrated ability to influence senior leadership by building trust, collaborating and aligning to vertical practice group strategies
Superb problem-solving skills and ability to transition complex people issues into operational plans
Ability to read and interpret dashboards and reports containing complex data
Understanding of HR analytical 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
Good grasp of HRM techniques and excellent people management skills
Excellent mentoring and relationship building skills
Preferred
Master's Degree
Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) and/or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) or equivalent certifications preferred
Company
DLA Piper
DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries to helps clients with their legal needs around the world.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Robert Bratt
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director, US Operations
Andrew Dyson
UK Managing Partner
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