Senior HR Consultant

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New York, NY, USA
Hybrid
121K-151K Annually
Senior level
HR Tech • Payments • Professional Services • Software
Our mission is to help entrepreneurs and businesses grow with confidence.
The Role
Provides strategic HR consulting to assigned customers, including compliance guidance, handbook reviews, HR program development, and employee-related support. Serves as a primary customer contact, explains complex HR and legal concepts clearly, creates educational content and tools, mentors HR consultants, and leads compliance and learning initiatives. Partners with Legal, Product, Revenue, and other teams on employment legislation and process improvements, including AI tool integration.
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Who We Are

At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.

We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.

We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.

Our Values

If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.

Who You Are

You are passionate about strategizing with customers on their HR challenges and care deeply about the customer experience. You can simplify and articulate legalese and complex concepts into clear, easy-to-understand terms. You genuinely enjoy figuring out how and why things work and are excited by opportunities to drive team improvements. You are comfortable speaking directly with customers about challenging situations, and do so with empathy and ingenuity. You love learning about new products and subject matter (such as employment law updates), and helping others learn as well. 

As a Senior HR Consultant, you will serve customers directly to meet their HR goals and support our HR Consulting strategy. You will develop proactive, educational initiatives and improve Justworks’ HR tools, content, and experiences, in concert with stakeholders across the Customer Success Organization, Revenue Operations, Legal, Marketing, Sales, and Product teams. You will serve as a team leader, lending your expertise and mentorship to new hires and less senior team members. 

Your Success ProfileWhat You Will Work On
  • Provide strategic HR guidance for assigned customers – including strategic assessments + action plans, handbook review, proactive HR compliance guidance, and program development – to help them achieve their HR and business goals
  • Serve as primary point of contact for assigned customers, educating them on HR best practices and working through creative solutions to effectively answer their complex HR questions
  • Coach and mentor fellow HR Consultants, supporting them in their day-to-day work, and providing quality assurance feedback
  • Balance time spent on customer-facing interactions and on deliverables for customers
  • Create HR-related content, tools, and experiences, for external and internal uses
  • Work with other Consultants on optimizing efficiencies across the entire team, including the integration of AI tools
  • Manage longer-term projects – such as our customer compliance newsletter and customer learning opportunities (such as webinars) – inclusive of scoping, providing feedback and inputs, and setting and meeting deadlines 
  • Partner with Legal, Product, and Revenue teams on upcoming employment legislation – how it impacts Justworks customers and how we will best support them through change
  • Explain complicated compliance and HR concepts in simple, user-friendly terms
  • Display a high level of professionalism and compassion when working with each account on sensitive matters
  • Perform other related duties as assigned
How You Will Do Your Work

As a Senior HR Consultant, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following:

  • Culture and change champion - owning and balancing the conflicts between standing still and moving forwards; believes in, helps develop, and cultivates excitement in their workplace culture.
  • Takes responsibility - being accountable, being committed, and accepting ownership for one's decisions, actions, and behavior.
  • Curious - the innate desire to learn, grow and understand.
  • Plans and aligns - Breaks down objectives into appropriate initiatives and actions; stages activities with relevant milestones and schedules.
  • Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems; operates with very little direction.

In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for:

  • Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others.
  • Openness - Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others.
  • Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude.
  • Integrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You’re honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example. 
  • Simplicity - Be like Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”
Qualifications
  • Minimum of 7 years experience at the HR Generalist, HR Business Partner, HR Manager, or Employee Relations Manager level
  • Experience handing compliance across multiple US states
  • At least 1 of the following HR certifications: PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP
    • If not certified, certification must be obtained within the first six months of employment - Justworks will provide financial support
  • Nice to have:
    • Experience in tech, consulting, SaaS, and/or PEO environments
    • Global HR experience
    • Fluency in additional languages (especially Spanish)

The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $121,000.00 to $151,000.00 per year.

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Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set, level of relevant experience, and specific work location.  Salary ranges for positions based in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. 

For more information about Justworks’ Total Reward Philosophy, including all of the perks and benefits we are proud to offer our team members, please visit Total Rewards @ Justworks. 

Diversity At Justworks

Justworks is committed to maintaining a workplace where diversity of identity, culture, and life experience is the norm and is celebrated authentically and respected consistently. Diversity in our work, our people, and our product drives creativity and innovation, entrepreneurial leadership and integrity, competitiveness, and collaboration throughout our business and in the market. We depend on our differences to make our team stronger, our workplace more dynamic, and our product accessible to all of our customers.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or familial status, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. Justworks is fully dedicated to providing necessary support to candidates with disabilities who may require reasonable accommodations. We also provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on their sincerely held religious beliefs, as well as for other covered reasons consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you're in need of a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Your comfort and success matter to us, and we're here to ensure an inclusive experience.

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Skills Required

  • Minimum 7 years of experience at the HR Generalist, HR Business Partner, HR Manager, or Employee Relations Manager level
  • Experience handling HR compliance across multiple U.S. states
  • At least one HR certification: PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP
  • If not currently certified, obtain an approved HR certification within the first six months of employment
  • Experience in technology, consulting, SaaS, and/or PEO environments
  • Global HR experience
  • Fluency in additional languages, especially Spanish

What the Team is Saying

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Justworks Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength — Access to medical, dental, and vision plans from major carriers (Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Kaiser Permanente, MetLife) with multiple plan types and add‑ons is a core offering. Feedback suggests the breadth and quality of healthcare options—especially under PEO Plus—stand out relative to small‑business norms.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Higher‑tier packages bundle modern perks such as Talkspace, One Medical, Health Advocate, Kindbody, and fitness discounts alongside core insurance. Feedback suggests these resources meaningfully extend coverage beyond basics into mental health, primary care, and family‑building support.
  • Flexible Benefits — A wide range of plan designs (PPO, HMO, HDHP with HSA/FSA) and carrier availability by region, combined with employer choice over contribution levels and tiers, provides configurability. Feedback suggests this flexibility helps match benefits to diverse employee needs.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
1,165 Employees
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Justworks is a cloud-based software platform that takes the busyness out of growing a business and alleviates the unknown. We've combined a simple platform and exceptional 24/7 customer service to help entrepreneurs and businesses grow with confidence by giving them access to corporate-level benefits, automated payroll, HR tools, and compliance support— all in one place.

Why Work With Us

We're building a world in which starting, running, and joining a growing business is an accessible option for all. If you want to work in an entrepreneurial environment, build something meaningful, and have fun while doing it, join us.

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Justworks Offices

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Hybrid roles are based in NYC, Mexico City, London, Tampa, or Toronto, and some roles are fully remote.

Typical time on-site: 2 days a week
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