We are currently seeking a Senior HR Manager to join our Eastern Region office located in Charlotte, NC. This office supports 4500 employees at 73 locations in Alabama, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia.

As the Senior Region HR Manager, you'll lead a team of Regional HR Professionals and provide counsel to leaders on complex employee relations matters. You will conduct or lead fact finding investigations and through a consultative approach you will problem solve, influence resolution, and mitigate risk. As part of the leadership team, you'll play a role in the strategic planning, leadership development and execution of initiatives that impact Waste Connections.

Essential Duties:

• Serving as a strategic partner to the region leadership in decisions impacting our most valuable resource - people.
• Leading a Region HR team.
• Participating in projects and planning that support employee development and success.
• Collaborating with Region leadership, field managers and corporate HR to help resolve employee relations issues that arise throughout the employment life cycle. Specific focus on training front-line leaders on fundamental HR skills to reduce risk to the Company.
• Assisting field leadership with integrating newly acquired companies/employees.
• Analyzing data to help drive results (such as turnover data, internal/external market data) and makes recommendations to management based upon findings and best practices.
• Understanding business strategy, financial drivers, and aligns HR plans to meet company goals.
• Responding to internal and external inquiries regarding policies, procedures, programs, and other people matters.
• Embracing a Servant Leadership mindset

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Ability to relocate to our Charlotte, NC office if necessary.
• 15 years progressively responsible Employee Relations experience.
• Deep experience leading and mentoring a team of professionals
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Management or related field. A degree is required for this position.
• Advanced knowledge of US employment laws.
• Advanced knowledge of and hand's-on experience with employment issues in the Northeast US, especially in Massachusetts and New York
• Strong influencing skills with proven success in influencing employees at all levels of the organization through collaboration and communication
• Ability to travel up to 40% often without advance planning.
• Ability to be confidential with sensitive information.
• Interpersonal and organizational consulting, delivery, and facilitation skills.
• Ability to remain professional in high stress situations.
• Sound judgment, decision making, and problem-solving skills.
• Project management skills and the ability to manage multiple matters and projects.
• PHR/SPHR (SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP) preferred.