OTO Development is pleased to announce a wonderful opportunity for an Area Human Resources Business Partner located in Washington, D.C. Office will be located at our AC Hotel Washington, D.C. Position will require travel to all Washington, D.C., New York, and Maryland locations. This position requires up to 60% travel. You must be able to travel to these properties 3 out of the 5 workdays.

Searching for an applicant with heavy employee relations experience.

OTO provides competitive pay and benefit programs, including medical insurance options, dental and vison insurance, 401k with company match, company provided life insurance, tuition assistance, paid time off, paid holiday time, travel discounts, and more.

Position: Area Human Resources Business Partner

Department: Human Resources

Exempt

Position Reports to: Regional Human Resources Business Partner

OTO Development is pleased to announce a wonderful opportunity for an Area Human Resources Business Partner!

What will you be doing most days?

Develop, maintain and support a business partnership with the hotel leadership and work teams, serving as an employee advocate, cultural ambassador, subject matter expert, and problem solver on employee issues

Check in with associates on any issues, work with corporate on leave management, benefit communication, associate training and other initiatives

Provide employee relations and engagement support to the region with the focus on achieving best in class workforce for high retention and associate engagement

Provide coaching/counseling to hotel leadership on employee issues, documentation, terminations, and navigating through employment laws

Assists with GMs & AGMs training on Team Member Handbook, Manager Self Service, and Recruitment /ATS

Develops and maintains employee relations tracking, reporting and analysis

Directly handling any Employment Relations matters and investigations within Region and working closely with Human Resources team

Conduct Exit interviews within the region and provide information to corporate & regional leadership

Provide training on a variety of employment related topics as needed

Actively and consistently participate in weekly hotel staff meetings, daily line up meetings, departmental meetings, as needed or otherwise requested

Support hiring managers with recruitment efforts and provide guidance, suggestions, and work on recruitment initiatives

Assist with orientation of new hires within the region

What are the requirements for this position?

You are Bi-Lingual

You have a minimum of 3-5 years experience in Human Resources (service/hospitality industry preferred) and are a skilled relationship builder at all levels

You have strong knowledge of regional Employment Law such as wage & hour, documentation, workers comp, federal and state leave of absence, and labor relations

You have a lot of empathy and service to help drive business, engagement and retention efforts

You extremely comfortable & skilled with coaching and counseling to our Property leaders (GM, AGM and Department Manager)

Your have excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills

You have excellent training skills- expert user in power point, eLearning software, comfortable with leading training or rolling out new initiatives or reinforcing existing ones

Physical Requirements for this Position

You must be able to walk and stand for extended periods of time as the job dictates.

Travel Requirements

This position requires up to 60% travel. You must be able to travel to our properties 3 out of the 5 workdays. Travel is outside the local area and overnight.

About OTO

OTO Development (OTO) is a one of the fastest growing hotel management companies in the lodging industry. As an industry leader, OTO develops, owns, and operates award-winning select-service hotels in key markets across the U.S. with brand partners: Marriott, Hilton & Hyatt. For six years, OTO has ranked on INC. 5000's list of Fastest Growing Private Companies and in 2018 and 2019 was certified as a high-trust, high-performance workplace by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work Institute. We would love for you to join our team!

OTO provides competitive pay and benefit programs, including medical insurance options, dental and vison insurance, 401k with company match, company provided life insurance, tuition assistance, paid time off, paid holiday time, travel discounts, and more.