About RoadRunner

At RoadRunner, our daily motivation is to accelerate the road to Zero Waste™ while providing maximum value for our customers and our communities. We achieve this through efficient, cost-effective and sustainable waste operations.

Our team cares deeply about each other and our planet, and we are dedicated to leveraging technology and innovation to modernize a vital industry with integrity, expertise and a passion for create a future where waste is a problem of the past™.

Technology, artificial intelligence and data-driven strategies are the backbone for our team of waste experts to reliably provide our customers with the most streamlined, cost effective and sustainable waste and recycling services.

Since RoadRunner’s creation in 2014, we’ve helped more than 12,000 customer locations achieve an average between 10 - 20% savings on their monthly waste bills while also improving their recycling efficiencies. We’re proud that RoadRunner’s industry-leading model has been recognized by the SEAL Business Sustainability Awards 2023, Pittsburgh Business Times’ Best Place to Work 2022, and Pittsburgh Inno’s 2022 Fire Awards. 

Our Glassdoor reviews are fantastic (3.3/5 on 283 reviews), our CEO’s approval rating is 71%, and 67% of our reviewers would recommend working here. Our Indeed ratings have consistently improved as we’ve been expanding our teams (3.4/5 on 79 reviews) and we now have over 13K followers on LinkedIn.

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

Hours: 8:30am - 5:30pm EST

Job Summary:

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) partners with the organization to develop and deliver the people strategy that supports the functional business objectives of RoadRunner and reinforces the RR culture. This includes reinforcing RR’s mission, values, and performance expectations to drive high performance and continually raise the bar resulting in the engagement and retention of RR’s talent and the reduction of non-regrettable turnover.

Primary Duties Including % of time:

• 60% - Guides managers and employees on employee relations and performance management issues. Ensures proper documentation and coaching, provides ways to increase performance, and address poor performance in a timely manner using corrective action and improvement plans as needed. Mitigates risks by ensuring legal compliance. Ensures managers and employees are well versed to address and resolve conflict, self-manage through difficult situations, and take ownership of their development.
• 20% - Gains an in depth understanding of the business and how RR creates value for our customers then uses that to partner with managers on matters related to organizational design, succession planning, skill development, and engagement reinforces RR’s culture, core values, and drives high performance, employee engagement and retention.
• 10% - Supports change management initiatives and leads HR work streams on key projects. Keeps pace with progressive HR practices and implements them to increase value across RR.
• 10% - Identifies and manages key metrics and analytics to support decisions driving the people agenda for the business.

Travel required: Limited, less than 10%

Organizational Relationship:

• Reports To: Director of Talent Performance
• Direct Reports: None
• Interacts with: HR team, candidates, vendors, managers, employees, and Leadership Team members

Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of progressive leadership experience in Human Resources. 
• Proven experience handling employee relations including PIP creation and management, Corrective Action, and resolution of employee differences.
• Demonstrated ability to implement progressive policies, practices, and program resulting in the engagement and retention of top talent.
• Comfort with ambiguity, ability to act without having the whole picture using sound judgment and strong decision-making skills.
• Passionate about business results and quality, with a strong sense of accountability, metrics and ownership.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to grasp the tactical details.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, is dynamic, and can capture a group’s interest and maintain it as well as the ability to facilitate meetings with diverse and sometimes conflicting points of view.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, multi-task and effectively prioritize conflicting assignments with minimal supervision.
• Ability to influence and collaborate at all levels and across all functions of the organization.
• Proven ability to organize/manage multiple priorities coupled with the flexibility to quickly adapt to ever changing business needs.
• Strong analytical and problem solving. Solid decision making in a timely manner.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree Required, Master’s degree preferred
• HR certification highly desired

Core Values:

• Trust: Have confidence in our team. Have integrity in your actions  
• Be Humble: Stay grounded. Seek feedback. Be curious.
• Be Passionate: Love what you do. Love what we do.
• Embrace Challenge:  See obstacles as opportunities to learn and grow. 
• Be Accountable: Take ownership. Be reliable. Be proactive. 
• Care Personally About Each Other: Show compassion, empathy and open-mindedness.

We are excited to consider talented individuals from across the country. However, please note that we currently do not support candidates residing in the following states: Alaska (AK) / Delaware (DE) / Hawaii (HI) / Kansas (KA) / Louisiana (LA) / Maine (ME) / Montana (MT) / Nebraska (NE) / Nevada (NV) / New Mexico (NM) / North Dakota (ND) / South Dakota (SD) / Vermont (VT) / Wyoming (WY) 

We thank all candidates for their interest in RoadRunner, but we cannot respond to everyone personally. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We look forward to reviewing your application! 

RoadRunner is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. It is the policy of RoadRunner that qualified individuals with disabilities are not discriminated against because of their disabilities regarding job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. It is further the policy of RoadRunner to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. RoadRunner is prepared to modify or adjust the job application process or the job or work environment to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of the applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the position he or she desires, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities, unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship.