Human Resource Business Partner

HRBP, Employee Relations plays a critical role in cultivating a fair, inclusive, and high-trust workplace.

You’ll handle sensitive employee matters with care, consistency, and integrity conducting impartial, thorough investigations and partnering across teams to promote accountability and belonging.

Responsible for conducting internal investigations on a broad range of issue types and allegations and supporting improvements in the program to include identifying trends, opportunities and action plans. This role is also responsible for making recommendations to ensuring compliance with expectations and in support of improvement of internal processes and procedures.

HRBP, Employee Relations also plays a crucial role in HR initiatives for the site.

This individual will lead employee engagement initiatives informed by employee survey results, partnering with HRBPs, business leaders, and key stakeholders to develop and implement identified site priorities that enhance engagement, strengthen culture, and improve organizational effectiveness. Collaboration, self-motivation and business acumen will be key to driving results.

Description:

Investigations:

• Lead and manage investigations across the different functions for the Houston site. These investigations include alleged violations of company policies, laws, ethical and general employee relations investigations.
• Draft thoughtful, well-structured documentation, including investigation reports, talking points, and corrective action guidance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Legal, E&C, IT, Quality, EHS, local HR and outside counsel) to ensure comprehensive and objective investigations.
• Exercise sound, discerning judgment to balance employee fairness, legal compliance, and business priorities.
• Conduct detailed root cause analyses for substantiated allegations, and recommend corrective and preventive actions to mitigate recurrence.
• Document findings, decisions, and recommendations to appropriate system ensuring thorough and accurate records for internal reporting and recordkeeping.
• Support efforts to gather and analyze investigation data to identify trends, risks, and areas for improvement, in collaboration with members of HR team.

HR Initiatives:

• Drive the development and execution of site-wide HR initiatives by identifying opportunities, analyzing data and best practices, partnering with key stakeholders, and recommending innovative solutions that enhance organizational effectiveness, employee experience, and business performance.
• Monitor initiative effectiveness and provide actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Present trends, insights, and progress updates to site leadership teams.
• Drive employee engagement strategies by analyzing employee survey feedback, identifying key trends and opportunities, and leading targeted initiatives that improve the employee experience and strengthen organizational culture.

Supervisor: HR Director, Houston Site HR Head

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or related field required.
• Prior investigation experience, preferably within a multinational company
• Strong communication skills to include verbal and report writing
• Strong knowledge of employment law, HR practices, and compliance frameworks.
• Exceptional analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to build trusted relationships
• Demonstrated discretion, empathy, and resilience when handling confidential and sensitive issues.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting interview around sensitive matters
• Analytical and results-oriented mindset with experience leveraging HR metrics, KPIs, and workforce analytics to drive decisions
• Strong working knowledge of computer applications including Microsoft 365, Power BI, and AI-enabled technologies, ex. Microsoft Copilot, with demonstrated success utilizing digital solutions to streamline processes, generate actionable insights, support strategic decision-making, and improve organizational performance.