Senior Manager, HR Business Partner

LivCor, a Blackstone portfolio company, is a real estate asset management business specializing in multi-family housing. Formed in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, LivCor is currently responsible for a portfolio of over 400 Class A and B properties comprising more than 150,000 units in markets across the United States.

Our business is focused on making real estate more valuable. But for us, it’s more than that. It’s people first, community always. It’s a life-filled career, not just a career-filled life. It’s doing good work, with good humans, and making a difference. It’s excellence in all its forms. Ultimately, we create great places to work, live, and grow. We do that by focusing on leaving people – and places – better than we found them.

Whew! Still with us? Cool. Let’s talk about where you’d fit in:  

The People Business Partner role will be someone who is a creative business problem solver who is responsible for the development and delivery of innovative people solutions. More specifically, the role will be executing the talent agenda in support of all business objectives and strategic direction of LivCor, specifically in the areas of talent management, organizational and performance management, and learning and development and will be a key partner to the business as we continue to grow.  This role will also partner closely with the Head of Talent and DEI to develop and implement effective People practices that will support the strategic growth of the business. This is a great opportunity to be an innovator and team member in a fast-paced, rapidly growing, entrepreneurial organization.  This role will be a partner to leaders, a promoter of our culture and values and innovative partner for our people decisions in a transparent approach.  This person will help navigate complex challenges and must be solution oriented with the ability to work across multiple teams. 

Only read further if you are:

• Kind
• Humble
• Honest
• Relentless
• Smart with Heart

You should be:

• Authentic. You do you. Together, we’ll do something amazing.
• A passionate person with a love for real estate and investing; and believes that helping others win is a noble cause, essential to our success.
• An excellent team player who enjoys working with others and has strong interpersonal skills.
• Highly motivated, energetic, and organized

What you will do:

• Build relationships with leaders and team members to offer thought leadership, people strategy and execution in our fast paced and growing business.  
• Partner with Revantage People and Culture team on various L&D and Talent Acquisition initiatives.  
• Executor and thought partner for full scale performance management strategy development, including the start, stop, continue and grow process and promotions
• Implements a formal talent review process for all levels of the organization
• Drives and innovates programs and initiatives to cultivate our culture throughout the organization
• Provides input and influence on the strategic direction by serving as a trusted advisor to the various teams on a wide variety of issues
• Drives programs and initiatives to cultivate the desired culture throughout the organization
• Works closely with management and team members to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention
• Provide day-to-day performance management guidance to management (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions)
• Provide HR policy guidance and interpretation to the Senior Leadership Team
• Manages and advises on complex organizational design changes
• Provides guidance and input on restructures, workforce planning and succession planning
• Analyzes trends and metrics in partnership with Revantage to develop solutions, programs, and policies
• Promotes diversity & inclusion, collaboration, fairness, high-performance, innovation and integrity

What you should have or should be:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related area
• Minimum 7 years of generalist experience in Human Resources advising business units on all matters related to people and culture including employee relations, performance management, compensation, talent management and recruitment
• Exceptional communication skills required to present, discuss, and explain complex information to employees.
• Excellent client service skills and ability to partner with multiple, diverse stakeholders
• Strong change management skills with the ability to drive organization, process, and technology change
• Strong team player with ability to multi-task and meet deadlines, while thriving in a fast-paced work environment
• Superb analytical and problem-solving skills
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Industry experience in commercial real estate, capital markets, asset management, technology or related
• Strong people management skills with high EQ
• Excellent client service skills and ability to partner with multiple, diverse stakeholders
• Ability to lead projects including building timeline, communication plan, facilitate discussion with a strong attention to detail
• Strong team player with ability to multi-task and meet deadlines, while thriving in a fast-paced work environment
• Ability to use data and analytics to address and problem-solving skills to make decisions to help improve overall organization health.
• Strong proficiency in all MS Office products, including knowledge of HRIS related software

Preferred:

• HR Certification such as PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP
• Experience with Predictive Index

What we offer:

We know that if we take care of our team everything else will fall into place. We aren’t perfect, but we will try to set very clear expectations, always let you know where you stand, and do everything in our power to help you get where you want to go.

Our culture and values matter to us. A lot. We’re definitely not serious but we take this stuff seriously, if you get what we mean. We want a place that is an ego-free zone. A place where good people do good things together. It shouldn’t be rocket science in workplaces, but for some reason it still is? We’re absolutely determined to be different, and we think we’re doing a pretty good job at it. We have a CEO who makes fun of himself, and who will encourage you to tell him when he is wrong. In fact, he needs people to – we all do. Supportive challenge is good, it’s how we get better. We like getting better. We also love diversity, of all kinds. We need people who look, sound, speak, love, and exist differently from one another. This isn’t at the end of this paragraph because it’s an afterthought. It’s SO important to us we want it to stand out.

Right. On to the technical stuff that we know matters to you. We offer competitive pay that is commensurate with the market and relevant experience, and a full slate of benefits that even includes things like a generous 401(k) match and bountiful holidays and time off.

If any of this sounds interesting, then maybe we are your next place for your career journey. Life is too short to work with people you don’t like. So whatever you do, don’t make that mistake.

The LivCorian Values

1. Be you. Be Real. Be Open. You do you. Together, we will do something amazing.
2. Care, Always. We don’t want to let anyone down.
3. Courageously Curious. We love to learn, even when it hurts.
4. Help Others Win, Be A Good Neighbor. This is about ‘We, not Me.’
5. Relentless Hustle, Heart & Humility. Work hard. Be Kind. Make Better.

A few of the people you will work with:

• Jen Lee
• Bob Tweedie
• David Danish
• Lauren Wulf
• Alison Brown

EEO Statement

Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members. Our employment decisions are based on individual qualifications, job requirements and business needs without regard to race, color, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, religion, disability, citizenship status, national origin, pregnancy, veteran status and or any other legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email talent@revantage.com.

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