HR Generalist
We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company that provides solutions for engineering, technology, and product development projects. For decades, we’ve been helping our clients develop products that are changing the world, whether that’s by shaping the future of space exploration, saving lives with medical devices that set a new standard of care, or creating the fully autonomous electric taxi of tomorrow. Our team of more than 600 people works across industries including aerospace, medical devices and life sciences, unmanned systems and robotics, automotive OEM and tier 1 suppliers, commercial vehicle, electric vehicles, rail, and more. Our offices across the US have different industry focuses and engage with our clients in different ways, ranging from working on-site at client facilities to performing product development at our delivery centers.
ALTEN Group, our parent company, has been a leader in engineering and information technology for more than 30 years. ALTEN Group operates in 30 countries across Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East and employs more than 36,000 people, 88% of whom are engineers. The company covers the whole development cycle and offers a choice of service levels, from technology consulting to complete project outsourcing.
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you join a group of people passionate about collaborating to solve some of the world’s most technical engineering challenges. Our success is tied to taking care of our employees by building relationships and providing opportunities for mentorship and career growth. We offer comprehensive benefits for all full-time employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) plan with employer matching; paid time off (PTO); paid parental leave; and mentorship to help you take your career to the next level. You don’t have to take our word for it that we are a great place to work—we were named on the 2023 Top Workplaces list thanks to feedback from our proud employees.
Responsibilities
- Supports a defined cluster of business managers and their teams.
- Set-up profile, skills mapping, and ALTEN resume for each consultant.
- Provide updated and relevant guidance to business managers in consultant matters.
- Support business managers with planning, coordination, facilitating, and subsequent documentation of performance/career reviews, employee surveys, and salary adjustments.
- Onboarding responsibilities - work closely with business managers, time & expense team, and ALTEN HR to ensure a seamless onboarding experience for all new consultants. This includes providing relevant welcome and onboarding information.
- Function as an extra, dedicated point-of-contact for consultants in addition to their business manager.
- Partner with the business, give support, and be the responsible point-of-contact for topics related to talent development (training), work environment, and other needs.
- Act as the first point-of-contact for employees to provide functional support to resolve administrative cases/queries.
- Travel to customer sites to conduct face-to-face visits with assigned consultants. This is conducted with the business manager also in attendance. Number of trips is 2 - 4 per quarter and each trip averages to 2 - 3 nights away from home.
Skills and qualification required
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources or comparable field
- 2+ years of experience in a Human Resources role
- The ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Being able to multi-task is a must-have skill.
- The ability to continually interact and establish professional relationships with consultants who are engineering-degreed and highly competent at their jobs.
- The understanding that we work in a changing environment and having the ability to readily adapt to change.
- Someone who is personable, engaging, and who can be seen by their group of consultants as their advocate.
- The "good" discussions are easy and enjoyable, but this individual also needs to have experience in the "difficult” discussions, such as, performance improvement, missed deadlines, and terminations.
- Strong oral and written skills - with many assigned consultants, documenting discussions is key as business managers and others at ALTEN will make inquiries of you in order to continually grow the client relationship and address concerns that you will uncover.
- The ability to travel as outlined above in the position duties.
- Someone who has worked with consultants previously and understands the consultant lifestyle.
- Someone who is versed in standard HR principles.
- Someone who is pro-active, engaging, and has the openness to learn.
- Someone who interacts with individuals and groups well.
- Someone who is willing to share ideas, provide feedback, and wants to assist in growing a department.
- This individual does not need to have an engineering background as this position is more focused on providing HR and administrative support.
Salary: $50,000-60,000
The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience.
ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.