Top HR Jobs in Buffalo, NY

Partners with Claude Corps leaders and managers on employee relations, performance, policies, and workforce needs. Owns high-volume, multistate fellow onboarding, including background checks, I-9, payroll, benefits, records, and employment documents. Manages onboarding support staff, oversees workload and quality, handles leave and accommodation coordination, maintains HR guidance, and improves processes through technology and automation.

Provides outsourced HR advisory and operational support to clients, including employment compliance, handbooks and policies, employee lifecycle processes, benefits administration, employee relations, and performance management. Manages smaller client engagements, coordinates deliverables, researches employment requirements, communicates HR guidance, and escalates complex issues. Contributes to internal HR tools, templates, and process improvements while maintaining current knowledge of employment trends.

Provides HR generalist support across employee relations, recruitment, staffing, investigations, onboarding, performance reviews, benefits, engagement, training, and compliance. Serves as a liaison between employees and management, advises on employment decisions, manages local hiring processes, coordinates staffing agencies, and supports workplace policies and labor-law compliance.

Leads the College’s human resources function, including HR strategy, policies, benefits, compensation, leave, employee relations, performance management, talent management, professional development, compliance, HR analytics, and departmental operations. Partners with senior leadership, recruiting, legal affairs, and college locations to align staffing and retention strategies, maintain employment-law compliance, support employees, and oversee HR staff development and workflow.

Serves as the HR business partner for the Buffalo R&D site and broader R&D organization. Partners with leaders on workforce planning, talent management, organizational effectiveness, performance, employee relations, succession planning, organizational design, and change management. Supports a union-represented workforce in collaboration with Labor Relations, coaches leaders through complex employee matters, and uses workforce data to inform decisions.

Own end-to-end workplace investigations involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and policy violations. Advise leaders and HR partners on employee relations, accommodations, performance, and separations; maintain case documentation and tracking; identify organizational trends; support policy improvements and manager training; and provide impartial HR-for-HR oversight. Partner with Legal and external counsel on sensitive matters while using AI tools to assist investigation planning, evidence summaries, and reporting.

Supports HR operations focused on employee benefits, onboarding, leave administration, compliance, HRIS data, and employee engagement. Processes new hire documentation, benefits enrollments, life events, HSA and 401(k) files, leave transactions, I-9 and state reporting, COBRA updates, and employee data changes in ADP. Coordinates with vendors and third-party administrators, responds to employee inquiries, maintains records and procedures, and supports wellness and engagement programs.

The HR Data Analyst develops and maintains workforce dashboards, KPIs, reports, and automated analytics solutions. They analyze employee lifecycle, engagement, retention, talent, learning, rewards, and HR operations data to identify trends and provide recommendations. The role partners with HR and business leaders, presents insights, ensures data quality and compliance, and improves reporting processes through governance, validation, automation, and data modeling.

Manages outsourced HR services for multiple clients, including HR administration, payroll and benefits coordination, employment compliance, workers’ compensation and unemployment matters, policy and handbook development, employee documentation, process improvement, and client support. The role requires managing confidential records, coordinating external providers, improving HR workflows, and delivering practical, compliant solutions across diverse organizations.

Supports HR compliance, process governance, audits, policy maintenance, SOP development, workflow improvement, data analysis, and cross-functional HR projects. Coordinates regulatory requirements, corrective action plans, process metrics, system changes, training, and HR-related mergers and acquisitions. Partners with HR Operations, Payroll, Benefits, Legal, HR Systems, and business leaders to improve controls, accuracy, scalability, and operational effectiveness.

Serves as a strategic HR advisor to senior leaders and managers across U.S., Canadian, and international client groups. Leads workforce planning, talent management, organizational effectiveness, change initiatives, employee relations, compliance, and HR process improvements. Uses ADP Lyric, Workday, people analytics, and HR metrics to support decisions and improve operational efficiency. Coaches leaders, manages complex employee issues, supports reorganizations and integrations, and partners with HR Centers of Excellence on scalable people solutions.

Build and manage IJM’s global alumni community, including engagement journeys, mentorship, events, communications, and relationships with former interns and fellows. Own alumni data migration and maintenance in Salesforce, develop dashboards and metrics, and report on engagement, fundraising, volunteering, and recruitment outcomes. Partner with talent, advancement, and program teams to leverage alumni for referrals, fundraising, advocacy, and mission priorities. The role is hybrid in Washington, DC or remote for non-local candidates.

Supports recruiting, onboarding, interview coordination, HR events, employee engagement, workforce planning, reporting, HR technology, and process improvement initiatives while maintaining confidential information and collaborating with HR professionals and business leaders.

Leads global human resources strategy for a SaaS organization, including workforce planning, talent acquisition, organizational design, culture, employee engagement, leadership development, HR operations, and international employment compliance. Advises executive leadership, manages global HR teams, develops scalable people programs, and drives organizational transformation, performance, and continuous improvement across multiple geographies.

Leads the design and domain ownership of AI agents for enterprise HR operations, including payroll, time, benefits, and employee changes. Tailors solutions for customer policies and systems, supports implementations and escalations, and represents the company in executive workshops, demos, RFPs, and market engagements. The role requires deep HR operations expertise, HR technology implementation experience, compliance knowledge, process automation judgment, and the ability to translate complex HR processes into accurate agent behavior.

Manage broad HR responsibilities across the employee lifecycle, including employee relations, performance management, investigations, disciplinary actions, benefits administration, onboarding, offboarding, compliance, policy interpretation, HRIS data, and documentation. Partner with managers and cross-functional teams, provide confidential guidance, identify risks, and support employees across multiple locations. The role requires sound judgment, discretion, organization, adaptability, and potential for future HR leadership.

Serves as a strategic HR partner for regional leaders and branches across a multi-state workforce. Responsibilities include leadership coaching, employee relations investigations, employment-law compliance, engagement and retention initiatives, workforce analytics, HR policy improvement, vendor management, and performance development. The role is remote within the Midwest and Central United States and requires at least 25% regional travel.

Manages HR operations and shared services, leading HR operations specialists and generalists. Oversees onboarding, offboarding, employee relations, HR calendars, compliance, payroll coordination, HR data, and enterprise HR programs. Improves workflows, automates manual processes using AI and HR platforms, maintains documentation, supports global offices, and ensures service-level performance and a consistent team member experience.

Leads regional HR strategy across 600+ stores, advising senior leadership and managing HR Business Partners. Oversees talent planning, succession, organizational development, employee engagement, retention, change management, workforce analytics, employee relations, compliance, and organizational effectiveness. Partners with HR centers of excellence, Legal, and Employee Relations to address workforce risks and business needs. Remote role requiring up to 50% travel across the Great Lakes region.

Leads regional HR strategy across 600+ stores, advising senior leadership, managing HR Business Partners, and driving talent planning, succession, organizational effectiveness, engagement, retention, and change initiatives. Uses workforce analytics to address staffing, turnover, employee relations, compliance, and leadership capability. Partners with HR centers of excellence, Legal, and Employee Relations to deliver consistent people practices and resolve complex workforce matters.

Leads regional HR strategy across 600+ stores, advising executives, managing HR Business Partners, and integrating talent, employee relations, organizational development, compensation, and workforce planning. Owns succession, engagement, retention, organizational change, compliance, and leadership development initiatives. Uses workforce analytics to address staffing, turnover, labor spend, and performance issues while ensuring consistent HR practices across Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. Remote role requiring up to 50% travel for market visits and leadership engagement.

Leads regional HR strategy across 600+ stores, advising senior leadership on workforce planning, talent, organizational effectiveness, employee relations, compliance, engagement, and change. Directs a team of HR Business Partners, oversees succession and retention strategies, uses workforce analytics to guide decisions, and partners with HR centers of excellence, Legal, and Employee Relations. The remote role covers multiple Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern states and requires up to 50% travel for market visits and leadership engagement.

Supports employees and managers on hiring, relocation, benefits, compensation, performance, career development, employee relations, and HR policies. Serves as the first point of contact for HR concerns, coordinates training and recruitment activities, supports engagement initiatives, administers HR processes, ensures data privacy and legal compliance, and assists with employee and management development in an onsite manufacturing environment.

Leads strategic HR partnership for Commercial and Product organizations, including Sales, Marketing, and Product. Advises executives, leads and develops HR Business Partners, and drives workforce planning, organizational design, talent reviews, succession planning, leadership development, employee relations, rewards, performance, culture, and change initiatives. Connects people strategies to business growth and operating results while partnering with HR centers of excellence, Finance, Legal, and business leaders.

Leads HR strategy and day-to-day people operations for North American and EOR teams. Partners with executives on organizational planning, retention, compensation, benefits, compliance, employee relations, learning and development, and internal communications. Manages a two-person People team, owns Rippling and the People Ops budget, coordinates globally with Israel-based HR leadership, and ensures alignment across U.S. and Canadian policies and processes.