HR Generalist

About us

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In our warm, collaborative culture, you’ll connect with a diverse community of experts who support your growth, career aspirations and wellbeing.

Your future at the FT will be filled with opportunities that challenge and inspire you. With no fixed path, you’ll discover new skills and forge a career that can take you anywhere.

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Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion 

We believe in the power of unique perspectives and want all voices in our organisation to be heard, respected and valued. A supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be themselves and operate to their full potential. We are committed to removing barriers for everyone, with a focus on addressing those faced by underrepresented groups.

The Role / Position Overview 

The HR Generalist combines a mix of HR operations and manager support and is proactive in supporting the implementation of our people strategy and objectives in order to drive and support the business needs. It will suit an HR professional who is very detail oriented whilst at the same time adept at providing first class support to managers in a practical way. 

To be successful in this role you will have a proven track record of delivering results and the ability to handle multiple demands and changing priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Operational responsibilities:

• Priority focus in 2025 will be on supporting some confidential transitional activities - this will require significant coordination, attention to detail, the ability to conduct thorough process and procedure reviews, due diligence and change management activities. 
• Knowledge of US payroll and benefit plan constructs are essential. 

In addition:

• Provide efficient operational HR support to US teams, identifying priorities and delivering a proactive, engaging and agile business-focused HR service
• Accountability for managing day to day union logistics - providing reports, dealing with dues, part of the union labor management and diversity committees etc
• Actively participating in core annual activities ie Pay Review, Bonus, Audits & Reporting

Manager partnering responsibilities:

• Partner with managers to handle employee relations issues, which includes advising on disciplinary and grievance procedures, performance improvement plans etc

Other responsibilities:

• Keeping abreast of changing employment legislation and updating relevant policies and practices. 
• Building external networks and relationships with external competitors/organisations to keep abreast of people related trends and activities
• Contributing to achieve our HR vision.

Required Skills / Experience 

Essential

• Demonstrable experience operating within a HR generalist role and doing so with accountability and reliability
• Payroll and benefit plan design knowledge and experience
• Ability to manage a variety of employee relations issues
• High attention to detail and proactive in identifying and following up on errors, gaps and next steps
• Methodical and analytical with the ability to deliver plans and processes
• Ability to navigate and review large data sets
• Proven organisational skills, with an ability to prioritise high workloads working to tight deadlines
• Credible and influential with strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate strong understanding of current US employment law and its application within a commercial environment
• High degree of confidentiality, sensitivity and diplomacy
• Creativity in finding solutions to complex problems
• Collaborative and inclusive approach
• Positive “can-do” attitude.

Desirable

• Exposure to Merger & Acquisitions 

What’s in it for you? Our Benefits

Our benefits vary depending on location, but we are committed to providing best in class perks across all our offices as well as an inclusive environment to develop your career. Examples of our benefits include; generous annual leave allowances, flexible working (including working from home), health coverage (medical, dental & vision insurance), 401k and company match, enhanced parental packages, and Giving Back opportunities. Full details of our benefits can be found here.

We operate a hybrid working model with a minimum of 2 days a week to be spent in the NYC office.

Accessibility

We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements or have any questions, email [email protected] and a member of our team will be happy to help.

Further Information

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $85,000-$90,000. To ensure pay fairness, the successful candidate will be offered a salary within the estimated salary range based on a number of considerations including but not limited to: skill set; experience and training; certifications; and other business and organisational needs. The disclosed range estimate is for our NYC office and has not been adjusted for other locations. 

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