HR Generalist

Job Title

HR Generalist

Job Description Summary

The HR Generalist plays a key role in supporting the Global Corporate Functions. This role provides day-to-day Human Resources (HR) support, drives operational excellence, and partners with HR centers of excellence (COEs) to deliver key people programs and initiatives. The HR Generalist will manage a variety of responsibilities across employee relations, talent programs, workforce planning, and HR operations.
The ideal candidate is a proactive, resourceful HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, demonstrates sound judgment, and enjoys working collaboratively across teams and geographies.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted resource for employees and managers, providing guidance on HR policies, practices, and procedures.
• Partner with COEs to execute core programs including performance management, compensation reviews, and engagement initiatives.
• Support employee relations matters by advising managers on performance, development, and employee engagement, and by coaching leaders through sensitive workplace situations.
• Coordinate and support talent processes such as goal setting, performance discussions, and development planning.
• Generate and interpret HR metrics to provide insights into turnover, engagement, and other workforce indicators.
• Assist with organizational design and workforce planning by preparing reports, analyzing data, and identifying trends.
• Partner with the Total Rewards and HR Operations teams to ensure accurate job data, compensation alignment, and policy compliance.
• Support onboarding, offboarding, and lifecycle employee changes, ensuring a consistent and positive employee experience.
• Contribute to global HR initiatives, process improvement efforts, and special projects that enhance team effectiveness and HR service delivery.
• Maintain a strong understanding of employment laws and HR best practices, ensuring compliance across all areas of responsibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field required.
• 4+ years of progressive HR experience, preferably in a corporate or global, matrixed environment.
• Solid working knowledge of U.S. employment law and HR practices.
• Demonstrated experience supporting employee relations, performance management, and compensation programs.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills.
• Proficiency with HRIS platforms (Workday experience preferred) and Microsoft Office applications.
• HR certification (PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SCP) preferred.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 72,165.00 - $84,900.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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