Human Resources Business Partner

About the role

Avis Budget Group is hiring a Human Resources Business Partner in Newark, New Jersey. The role serves as an internal business partner, delivering HR programs, initiatives and solutions to the functional areas, and acts as a key member of the HR leadership team. It provides strategic and tactical HR support for an assigned field operations location of about 450 employees.

Key responsibilities

• Support union, non-union, management and staff in the specified departments and field locations, ensuring HR compliance from a legal and company policy perspective.
• Work with management to define talent management needs and design and implement HR programs such as organizational design, workforce development and planning, talent review, succession planning, talent acquisition and compensation management.
• Facilitate leadership development and key talent retention efforts, including performance management, coaching, counselling, corrective actions, employee recognition and rewards and talent review.

Required profile

• 3+ years of progressive HR experience.
• Hands-on Employee Relations experience, including investigations, coaching leaders and guidance on performance management and employment practices.
• Ability to influence and partner with operational leaders while balancing employee experience and business objectives.
• On-site presence is required; remote work is not eligible.

Required skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, using HR data, workforce metrics and trends to recommend solutions and drive measurable improvements.
• Strategic, business-focused mindset.

What we offer

• Paid time off.
• 401K retirement plan with company-matched contributions.
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, plus optional group legal, identity theft protection, insurance, FSA and additional life coverage.
• Up to $260 tax-free benefit for public transportation or parking.
• Employee discounts, including on Avis / Budget cars.
• Employee Assistance Program covering counselling, financial and legal consultation and referrals.
• Annual starting salary of $115,000+, with eligibility for a bonus and a company vehicle (gas, insurance and maintenance included).