Sr. HR Advisor at Archbright in Seattle, Washington

Job Description:

Are you a Human Resources professional who enjoys bringing your expertise to a variety of organizations? Do you thrive on being a HR expert and providing phone, email, and instant message advice supporting our members? This role takes calls from our members answering some of their most basic questions to advising them on the best course of action on their most vexing issues.

As an HR Advisor, you will partner with the legal team as a resource to our members as well as our HR Consultants who work at member locations.

Ideal candidates will have a minimum of ten years of HR experience, including at least three years at a management level, and are knowledgeable in all aspects of federal and Washington, Oregon, and/or California employment law. Knowledge of employment laws in other states is a plus. 

This role is primarily remote with travel to Seattle approximately once per quarter to attend Archbright conferences and other team meetings. 

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.  

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:  

• Provide accurate, legally compliant, timely, and professional delivery of HR Advice to members via telephone, e-mail, videoconference, and instant message chat. 


• Thoroughly research HR questions relevant to policy, practices, regulations, and employee relations matters.  


• Perform handbook reviews or develop turnkey handbooks, ensuring handbooks are legally compliant, coherent, and effective.  


• Provide direct HR services as needed with special focus on employee development, training and investigations.  


• Stay abreast of legal/government activities and HR trends regarding employment law and employee relations matters.  


• Recommend and author newsletter articles, new policies, and Keynotes.  


• Market company services to current members. Develop and maintain strong and positive relationships with members.  


• Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. 

Additional Responsibilities:  

• Assist in ensuring HR-related website content is current and correct.  


• Perform direct HR services as a backup to HR Consultants.  May require some onsite support (~10%) for members.

Essential Qualifications for the Role:   

• Experience within a variety of industry sectors. 


• Strong understanding of Federal employment law, as well as Washington, Oregon, California, and/or other states’ employment laws. 


• Proven ability to deliver knowledgeable, confident, friendly, and professional service involving all member relations. 


• Dedication to high-quality, accurate, and timely service to members. 


• Ability to clearly write and articulate a host of complex HR and Business-related topics.  


• Strong organizational skills 


• Intermediate skills using MS Office Suite and internet research capabilities. 


• Judgment sufficient to identify when a question or issue requires legal advice. 

Other Archbright Qualifications and Duties: 

Qualifications:  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for both internal and external audiences.   


• Proficiency in working independently and as part of a team. 


• Ability to hold oneself and others accountable to expectations and due dates. 


• High tolerance for change, with an openness to organization change, continuous improvement, and a willingness to learn new skills.   


• Participate in Archbright connection and communication experience including creating and working on quarterly objectives, 1:1s with manager, weekly check-in, and team, department, and company meetings. 

Duties: 

• Adoption of Archbright GIFTED Values (Grit, Inclusion, Fun, Transform, Engage, and Deliver).  


• Support of the IDEAL commitment to stated outcomes and support achievement of IDEAL principles of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Leadership. 

Position Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. 

Supervisory Responsibilities: None 

Education and Experience:  

Required:

• Minimum of 10 years of exempt level Human Resources experience.


• Minimum of 3 years management experience at a senior or executive level.  


• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Preferred:

• Labor Relations experience strongly preferred. 


• Training or facilitation skills 

Certificates, Licenses, or Registrations: 

Required: Current PHR or SPHR and/or SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification, or the ability to obtain certification within six months. 

Technical Skills: 

Required: Excellent MS Office Suite experience, particularly Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel  

Preferred: Experience using SharePoint 

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  

The employee may need to spend extended periods of time utilizing eyes, fingers, hands, and arms, to use mouse, keyboard, and monitor, as well as talking on the phone or by videoconference.  

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to computer monitors and shared workspaces, if/when required to work from a shared office space. 

The hiring range for this role is $102,704 - $125,527 annually. The full range for this role is $91,297 - $136,945. Archbright Keystone is our Total Rewards program for our most valuable assets - our people. These benefits have been carefully chosen and put in place because together they support the harmony of work and life. They include generous front-loaded Paid Time off (PTO), 11 paid holidays, subsidized medical, dental and vision benefits, hybrid and remote work (dependent on position and member need/timing), 401K with employer match, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, employee assistance programs and more!

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Archbright believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. This position description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications, and job scope, but not limit our employees nor the organization to just the work identified. It is our expectation that each employee will offer their services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of the company.  

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