Company Description
When you join Renaissance®, you join a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology! Renaissance’s solutions help educators analyze, customize, and plan personalized learning paths for students, allowing time for what matters—creating energizing learning experiences in the classroom.
Our fiercely passionate employees and educational partners have helped drive phenomenal student growth, with Renaissance solutions being used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Every day, we are connected to our mission by exemplifying our values: trust each other, win together, strive for the best, own our actions, and grow and evolve.

Job Description
Would you like to join a team of highly motivated, hardworking individuals in the Human Resources department? As an integral part of the HR Team, the People Relations Manager will work closely with HR Business Partners and HR Centers of Excellence to agilely provide HR guidance to Renaissance leaders and employees, execute on HR projects, maintain HR resources, and develop new initiatives. Together with People Assist and the HR Operations team, People Relations Managers are the go-to resource for employee questions and facilitate a cohesive HR service delivery experience for Renaissance employees and leaders. Note: this role is leveled as a Senior Advisor Role within Renaissance.
As a People Relations Manager, you will:

• Act as a key operational partner for the business and HR Business Partners providing guidance to employee and manager questions related to policies, HR practices and processes, and COE topics aligned to People Assist tiers and protocols and in coordination with HR Operations.
• Drive continuous improvement of the People Assist knowledge library by working with HR Operations to understand question trends, needs for clarity, and anticipating upcoming topics. Work with appropriate SMEs to update content on a regular cadence.
• Serve as an internal HR policy expert and partner with business SMEs to ensure employee-facing policies are relevant and updated. Support identification and drafting of new policies as needed.
• Coach leaders on managing through low performance and the performance improvement process for manager level roles and below.
• Serve as primary employee contact for Employee Relations issues, escalate to the HR Compliance Manager as appropriate.
• Meet with employees regarding policy complaints and concerns; escalate to the HR Compliance Manager as appropriate to conduct investigations.
• Work closely with HRBPs and COEs to ensure successful delivery of HR projects—both on the typical HR cycle (year-end processes; talent review) and to implement strategic HR initiatives.
• Conduct exit interviews and provide qualitative data for turnover reporting. Partner with the HR Technology team to provide holistic turnover data to the HRLT, senior leaders, and other stakeholders.
• Assist leaders in understanding people data related to engagement, turnover, and other compliance items.
• Analyze trends in employee questions, concerns, and complaints and work with appropriate stakeholders to develop proactive solutions.

Qualifications
For this role as a People Relations Manager, you must have:

• At least five years’ Human Resources experience in a COE or HR generalist role
• In depth knowledge of HR principles and policies.
• Foundational understanding of HR COEs and processes (including recruitment, DEI, employee relations, compensation, benefits, learning and development, and HR compliance) and employment law principles.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal that adapted based on audience.
• High attention to detail with the ability to carry through processes, work with documents, employee records, forms, contracts, and compliance.
• Ability to administer an empathetic approach to garner trust and establish relationships. Discretion in handling confidential information and situations.
• Honed critical reasoning and creative problem-solving skills with a focus on conflict resolution.
• Strong organizational and time management skills to prioritize to meet deadlines.

Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Salary Range: $74,700 - $102,750 This range is based on national market data and may vary by location.
Benefits for eligible employees include:

• World Class Health Benefits: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Telehealth
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time Off
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave (20 total weeks with 14 weeks paid) & Milk Stork program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Well-being and Employee Assistance Programs

Frequently cited statistics show that some women, underrepresented individuals, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities may only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Renaissance, we encourage all applications! Roles evolve over time, especially with innovation, and you may be just the person we need for the future!
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Renaissance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital status, or status of an individual in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
Renaissance also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Talent Acquisition.
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.


For information about Renaissance, visit: https://www.renaissance.com/