Human Resources Project Manager| Phoenix, AZ - Avenue5 Residential, LLC

Avenue5 is growing, and we are in search of a human resources project manager to join our dynamic team of Fivers!

About Us

We are a vibrant third-party multifamily property management firm with locations across the United States. We are proud of our vibrant, inclusive, make-it-happen culture, where we: 

• Listen to our associates, recognize them, and give them room to grow
• Invest in our associates to help them become the best version of themselves
• Approach every important decision with our associates in mind
• Celebrate our associates’ successes and encourage them to raise the bar even higher

Summary of Responsibilities

The human resources generalist is responsible for the hands-on full cycle human resources support to our corporate and property associates within their assigned region. This role executes human resource initiatives provides internal customer support and drives functional excellence and process improvement. The human resources generalist leads associate investigations and partners with key leadership, as appropriate, to counsel associates through difficult and challenging situations by applying comprehensive knowledge and human resource policies and procedures.

Primary Responsibilities and Objectives

·         Ability to understand business objectives and recommend both established and new approaches to reinforce policies and procedures.

·         Manage complex associate relations cases by leveraging expertise of outside counsel, in addition to collaborating with leadership to determine the efficacy of outcome.  

·         Proactively assess all associate relations cases for risk and consistency.

·         Analyze moderate to complex investigations in a variety of matters, including violation of organizational policies or procedures, perceived unfair treatment, and unlawful workplace activity. 

·         Partner with 3^rd party unemployment supplier to compile all relevant documentation regarding an associate’s departure from the company.

·         When applicable, represent the organization in unemployment hearings and court cases.

·         Ability to successfully monitor the pulse of the associates to ensure a high level of engagement.

·         Develop strong relationships with peers and leadership to develop solutions and efficiencies, collaborate and share best practices and escalate issues appropriately to support leadership needs.

·         Support associates and leadership through the performance evaluation process and training and development

·         Stay abreast of all federal, state, and local employment and industry specific laws as it pertains to the Avenue5 workforce.

·         Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

·         Bachelor’s degree is required.

·         One to two years of experience in human resources is required.

·         One to two years of experience in multi-family property management is preferred.

·         Certification in human resources (HRCI or SHRM) is preferred.

·         One to two years of experience in managing, expanding and developing relationships with clients at a senior level is required.

·         Participation in industry groups is preferred.

Skills and Requirements

·         Comfortable with a high-volume workload and is solution focused.

·         Strong understanding of human resource industry trends, issues and emerging technology.

·         Track record of accomplishments and high-impact results.

·         Ability to work independently and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.

·         Intermediate to advanced level knowledge with MS Office Suite including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel (including Excel functions).

·         Ability to meet deadlines.

·         Ability to create a climate in which associates want to do their best by leading and communicating a shared vision with associates and providing coaching and development.

·         Ability to work independently and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.

·         Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

·         Required to complete and successfully pass the Avenue5 Fair Housing and Preventing Discrimination and Harassment training and other courses if assigned.

Scheduling

·         Required to maintain a regular schedule which may also require working outside of regular schedule, weekends, and non-traditional holidays.

·         Ability to travel (including overnight) up to 5%.

·         Full-time in office

Environment

·         Exposure to environment typically found in an office building.

Physical Requirements

Avenue5 will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. These functions include, but are not limited to:

·         Ability to lift, push and pull up to 25 pounds.

·         Hearing and visual ability to observe and detect signs of emergency required.

·         Must be able to sit, stand, reach, bend and stoop for extended periods of time.

·         Talking and expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

·         Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.

·         Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

·         Visual requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision.

·         Ability to compare, copy, coordinate, synthesize, negotiate, communicate, and instruct.

·         Ability to tolerate stressful situations.

·         Ability to work with different personalities.

·         Ability to work under minimal to moderate supervision.

This job description is not an all-inclusive list of functions and tasks. Over the length of employment these functions and tasks may change.

Diversity

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Avenue5 is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.