NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
Senior HR Leader
Who we are:
NEC Laboratories America, Inc. (NEC Labs America) is the US-based center for NEC Corporation’s global network of corporate research laboratories. We aspire to perform problem-driven research motivated by fundamental human needs with the intent to remove critical barriers and open new commercial markets. Our diverse research groups collaborate with industry, academia and governments to provide disruptive solutions to complex problems. A leader in the integration of IT and network technologies with more than 100 years of expertise, NEC provides a combination of products and solutions that cross-utilize the company’s experience and global resources to meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers
About the job:
The Senior HR Leader is a vital member of the Operations Team, with a focus on HR operations, compliance, and employee relations. This role is responsible for fostering a positive organizational culture, managing key HR functions, and enhancing employee engagement. The Senior HR Leader will work closely with the operations and research departments to implement HR strategies, ensure compliance, and support seamless operational and cultural processes.
The Senior HR Leader will have strong interpersonal and communication skills and will be responsible to lead the HR functions. These functions include HR Operations and Compliance, Employee relations and engagement, Recruiting and onboarding, Immigration support, Talent development and Performance management, Payroll and HR Data management. If you are approachable yet maintain professional decorum and HR etiquette while consistently demonstrating integrity, flexibility, sound judgment, and confidentiality, consider joining our team.
Your Role:
You will understand and drive organizational goals, interpret organizational situations by applying both common sense and company policy, consider the legal impact on decisions, and minimize the potential negative financial risk. We will count on your years of experience to help ensure a productive workplace, enhance job satisfaction, maintain HR compliance, and keep employee retention rates high. In addition to employee engagement and the HR function management, this role will work to understand the organizational health, support leadership development, manager coaching and lead special transformation projects.
Your Responsibilities:
- Collaborative leader able to work across operational functions and research professionals, including coaching leaders and driving leadership development
- Proactive leader focused on driving results while improving and updating processes and tools
- Lead the recruitment and onboarding process and conduct employee orientation
- Manage the immigration processes for international hires and interns
- Provide support to employees and resolve issues with HR-related topics
- Promote HR programs to create an efficient workplace
- Gather data to determine and analyze HR metrics
- Organize training and development initiatives across the organization
- Enhance job satisfaction by resolving issues promptly, applying new rewards and benefits
- Support, create, and facilitate employee engagement and team-building programs
- Responsible for payroll
- Maintain local personnel files in electronic form
- Provide effective employee relation counseling on company policies and procedures
- Use Office 365, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint to create reports and presentation
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Your Skills And Experiences:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 10+ years of experience in HR
- At least 5 years of experience in a research environment
- Strong knowledge of HRIS systems (e.g., Ascentis, ADP)
- Strong knowledge of Immigration processes to support a diverse population
- Advanced knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity, Compensation and Benefits, FMLA, FLSA, Labor Relations, and health and safety
- Proficient in Office 365, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
What We Offer:
At NEC Labs America, we recognize there are many factors that influence your overall satisfaction both at work, and in your personal life. We provide a perfect mixture of compensation, benefits, company culture, and resources to our employees that help you reach a happier, more balanced life
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