Associate Director, HR Business Advisor

Responsibilities

• Operate the performance and salary review processes for the client base, applying respective salary and variable compensation guidelines for groups and offering consultative advice on how to spend allocated budgets.
• Represent the needs of the Advisory Strategy & Markets organization throughout HR’s COEs to ensure they receive the support and outcomes needed for their business.
• Act as the lead HR business advisor to KPMG’s Advisory Strategy & Markets organization while serving 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, focusing 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.

Qualifications

• A minimum of six years of recent experience as an HR Business Partner, with a comprehensive knowledge of HR-related laws and regulations.
• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university, preferably in human resource management, organizational development, or business administration, or the equivalent work experience; a 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, 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, and 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 proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Benefits

KPMG offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including a variety of medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health. Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG provides Personal Time Off per fiscal year. Additionally, each year KPMG publishes a calendar of holidays to be observed during the year and provides eligible employees two breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off; one is at year end and the other is around the July 4th holiday. Additional details about our benefits can be found towards the bottom of our KPMG US Careers site at Benefits & How We Work. No phone calls or agencies please. KPMG recruits on a rolling basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to any role(s) for which they are qualified that is also of interest to them.