Human Resources Manager - Madison, United States - Boardman & Clark LLP

Description

Boardman Clark is one of Madison's preeminent law firms. We serve individuals, businesses, and public sector clients. While we have strong Madison roots, our practice has broader regional, national, and global reach.

At Boardman Clark, we are grounded by a few founding principles that guide all our client relationships.

We know that the best advocacy starts with an uncompromising ethical backbone, and that a client's trust is not given lightly and must be earned every day.

We strive focus on candor:
a thoughtful, unvarnished, balanced approach to serving our clients at every turn.

We also recognize the need to provide a stable, inclusive and dynamic workplace for our employees.

We strive to provide opportunity, development, support and simply a great place to work for everyone who joins our team.

Boardman Clark's 20,000 square foot+ office overlooking Madison's Capitol Square is the place our firm calls home. It is the place where Attorneys, Clients, Administrators, Support Staff, and Community Stakeholders all come together. Centrally located, our offices are an ideal spot for meetings and planning strategy. Our offices are located on the fourth and fifth floors of the U.S. Bank building; only minutes to dozens of restaurants and shops. With access to a rooftop patio and garden, it is also a great place to unwind after work for events and to take-in everything downtown Madison has to offer.

If you are passionate about cultivating a workplace that engenders excellence, loyalty, and fun, and appreciate working in a fast-paced environment in the heart of downtown Madison, then you should consider joining the
Boardman Clark team.

Title:
Human Resource Manager


Reports To:
Executive Director


Job Overview
We recognize the need to provide a stable, inclusive, and dynamic workplace for our employees.

We strive to provide opportunity, development, support and simply a great place to work for everyone who joins our team.

With this in mind, we are searching for a self-starting Human Resource Manager who enjoys shaping the human resources direction coupled with doing the work required to ensure an outstanding employee experience

In this role, you will contribute to our Firm by:

• Building rapport with all members of the Firm.
• Gathering input from Firm employees and partners to better understand their employment experience and Human Resources needs.
• Bringing forth strategic Human Resources initiatives to address short

- and long-term needs of the Firm for the Executive Committee to consider.

• Collaborating with senior leadership to understand the organization's goals and strategy related to Human Resources.
• Implementing mutually agreed upon initiatives, monitoring those key performance indicators, and making recommendations to adjust the course of action as needed.
• Hearing and resolving employee complaints and concerns.
• Conducting employee engagement surveys, identifying trends, setting priorities, and crafting strategies to address opportunities of improvement.
• Executing the administration of HR programs.
• Oversee and engage in hiring and selection, performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, and morale management, compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; training and development and off boarding.
• Plan and conduct new employee orientation and paperwork.
• Assist with the administration of benefits programs such as 401k, life, health, dental, vision, disability insurance, and employee assistance.
• Ensure COBRA compliance in employee hiring and termination.
• Maintain employees' personnel records and related files according to current legal guidelines.
• Assist Managers in hiring, grievance concerns, reviewing data, performance management, and staff support/morale.
• Assist with compensation and benefits analysis, reviewing processes, data retrieval, and analysis, including reviewing and revising the program as needed.
• Administer employee leaves, manage FLMA compliance
• Supervisor our 3 Office Services staff members
• Coordination of summer clerk program

To be successful in the role, you will bring:

• 5+ years of human resource management experience. Preferred industry experience in a professional service setting.
• Experience in a handson HR role. Someone who is selfstarting and enjoys both participating in the direction of the Firm's HR efforts as well as doing the work.
• Ability to work as a solo HR practitioner.
• Ability to listen effectively and address situations with a high level of emotional intelligence, solid judgement, and confidentiality.
• Ability to effectively prioritize, work independently, work on many matters simultaneously, and demonstrate organizational skills.
• Ability to effectively build rapport with employees and partners i.
• Ability to effectively collaborate, identify the best path forward, and bring the recommendation to the Executive Committee.
• Ability to