Job Description
Job Title: HR Advisor
Location: Springfield, IL - Hybrid (3 days in-office, 2 days remote)
Position Summary
Serves as a trusted Human Resources partner, with a focus on providing employee relations support, as well as policy guidance, and HR consulting to employees and leaders. Acts as a Tier 2 escalation resource for complex HR matters while ensuring compliance with employment laws, company policies, and HR best practices. Supports a positive employee experience through responsive, customer-focused service and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a Tier 2 escalation resource for employee relations, policy interpretation, and sensitive HR matters.
- Provide guidance, coaching, investigations, documentation support, and issue resolution to employees and managers.
- Interpret and apply employment laws, HR policies, and best practices to ensure consistent and compliant decision-making.
- Conduct workplace investigations, fact gathering, documentation review, and case management activities.
- Manage escalated HR cases, ensuring timely resolution, accurate documentation, and adherence to service standards.
- Support leave of absence, accommodations, disability, and protected leave processes.
- Assist with performance management, corrective actions, separations, unemployment claims, and compliance-related activities.
- Analyze HR metrics and workforce data to identify trends and support business recommendations.
- Collaborate with HR Centers of Excellence, Shared Services teams, and business leaders to resolve issues and improve service delivery.
- Support employee engagement, onboarding, workforce planning, training, and organizational effectiveness initiatives.
- Maintain accurate records and documentation while handling sensitive information with professionalism and confidentiality.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of progressive Human Resources experience; 5 years preferred.
- Direct experience managing employee relations matters, including leaves of absence and accommodations.
- Strong knowledge of federal and state employment laws and HR compliance requirements.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining confidentiality and sound judgment.
Salary Range: $76,600.00 - $106,450.00
- Salary is commensurate to experience, location, etc.
Horace Mann was founded in 1945 by two Springfield, Illinois, teachers who saw a need for quality, affordable auto insurance for teachers. Since then, we’ve broadened our mission to helping all educators protect what they have today and prepare for a successful tomorrow. And with our broadened mission has come corporate growth: We serve more than 4,100 school districts nationwide, we’re publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: HMN) and we have more than $12 billion in assets.
We’re motivated by the fact that educators take care of our children’s future, and we believe they deserve someone to look after theirs. We help educators identify their financial goals and develop plans to achieve them. This includes insurance to protect what they have today and financial products to help them prepare for their future. Our tailored offerings include special rates and benefits for educators.
EOE/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status
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