Top Senior HR Jobs in Buffalo, NY

Leads Human Resources and Labor Relations activities for a manufacturing plant, advising management on union agreements, grievances, investigations, negotiations, employee relations, talent management, compensation, workforce planning, and HR strategy. The role partners with business leaders and centers of excellence, coaches employees and leaders, supports onboarding and HR transactions, and uses analytics to inform staffing and talent decisions.

Lead global HR business partnering for R&D, Engineering, Product, Security, and Research organizations. Advise senior technical executives, align talent strategy with business goals, architect AI-native organizational structures, evolve career frameworks, manage succession and retention, guide complex change, and coordinate People Team centers of excellence. Lead a global HRBP team while applying people analytics and executive coaching to improve organizational health, leadership effectiveness, and workforce outcomes.

Own the end-to-end People lifecycle for M&A: lead HR due diligence, partner with Corporate Development, build cross-functional integration playbooks, orchestrate Recruiting/Comp/Immigration/Payroll workstreams, and design day-1 onboarding and retention programs to integrate acquired technical teams under compressed timelines.

Manages site-wide HR operations, including recruitment, onboarding, payroll, benefits, employee records, performance management, compliance, employee relations, leave administration, workers’ compensation, unemployment claims, and retention initiatives. Maintains ADP HRIS, ATS, LMS, and personnel documentation while advising managers, interpreting policies, supporting employee development, and ensuring compliance with labor and regulatory requirements.

Serve as a strategic HR advisor across multiple software companies and countries. Lead employee relations investigations, performance management, workforce planning, organizational design, manager coaching, people analytics, compliance guidance, and HR program development. Support M&A integration by harmonizing people practices across acquired entities, reinforcing culture, and managing cross-entity HR initiatives. Partner with senior leaders, legal counsel, Total Rewards, and Payroll in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment.

Provides HR operational support across the Americas, managing employee lifecycle transactions, HR systems, compliance, records, employee inquiries, and data integrity. Partners with HR Business Partners and Centers of Excellence, supports process improvements, system enhancements, policy updates, change management, and HR operations projects while maintaining confidentiality and regulatory compliance.

Serve as strategic HR partner to a 2,000+ R&D organization, leading org design, performance calibration, people programs, engagement analysis, and coaching senior leaders to scale the org and improve talent outcomes.

Partner with Engineering, Product, and Design leaders on people strategy, organizational growth, compensation, performance management, training, employee relations, compliance, and risk management. The HRBP will advise leaders, coach managers, build scalable programs, support a globally distributed workforce, investigate sensitive issues, and balance strategic initiatives with hands-on People Operations execution.

Leads Synapse Health’s HR technology strategy, HRIS roadmap, compensation philosophy, benchmarking, pay equity, and salary structures. Oversees a Compensation Analyst, builds scalable People shared services, manages HR technology and benefits vendors, and automates manual workflows. Partners with the Chief People Officer on executive-level compensation recommendations and AI enablement while driving system implementations, integrations, process improvements, and workforce-ready operating models.

Lead client engagements on benefits strategy, plan design, open enrollment, and administration. Stabilize operations, manage carriers/brokers, execute transitions and platform migrations, ensure compliance, advise on cost optimization and multi-state/global expansion, and expand client relationships.

Partners with senior leaders and employees on HR strategy, employee relations, employment-law compliance, workforce planning, talent acquisition, compensation, benefits, engagement, succession planning, onboarding, training, and performance management. Leads change initiatives, investigations, calibration discussions, and people programs while promoting an ethical, inclusive, and high-performing workplace.

Supports HR activities throughout mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, Day 1 readiness, employee transitions, integration planning, workforce changes, compliance, change management, and post-close execution. Coordinates workstreams, tracks milestones, prepares reports and communications, manages confidential information, and collaborates with HR, Legal, Finance, IT, and business stakeholders. Maintains M&A playbooks, project tools, checklists, and lessons learned to improve future integration processes.

Lead and oversee HR service delivery across the employee lifecycle, executing complex Workday/HRIS transactions, coordinating projects and process improvements, producing reports and metrics, ensuring compliance and audit readiness, and partnering with cross-functional teams to maintain data integrity and operational excellence.

Partners with business leaders on employee engagement, performance management, employee relations, workforce planning, talent assessment, organizational design, and manager capability. Coaches leaders through complex people issues, uses workforce and engagement data to guide decisions, supports organizational changes, and collaborates cross-functionally on talent, training, and HR initiatives. The role is remote on the East Coast with hybrid work during transition and requires up to 25% travel.

Serves as the primary HR partner for an R&D site and broader R&D teams. Advises leaders on talent strategy, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, employee relations, performance management, engagement, succession planning, and organizational change. Supports a union-represented workforce in partnership with Labor Relations, uses workforce data to inform decisions, and collaborates across HR functions in a matrixed organization.

Leads NRDC’s HR technology strategy, HRIS governance, systems implementations, integrations, data integrity, reporting, compliance, and operational workflows. Owns Dayforce HCM and partners with HR, IT, Finance, Payroll, Legal, and vendors to optimize employee lifecycle processes, automate workflows, improve system usability, and support secure, accurate workforce data. Manages and develops the HRIS team while overseeing onboarding, benefits, payroll connections, offboarding, documentation, change management, and technology portfolio improvements.

Leads the global HR Partner team and serves as a strategic HR advisor to executives and internal clients. Responsibilities include workforce planning, organizational design, talent management, employee relations, compensation, DEI, policy interpretation, investigations, performance management, HR analytics, and organization-wide HR initiatives. The role manages team performance, partners with senior leaders, ensures legal and regulatory compliance, and travels to NRDC offices up to 20% annually.

Supports the full employee lifecycle, including payroll, benefits, leave administration, employee relations, performance management, investigations, HRIS data integrity, onboarding, compensation, talent management, compliance, and HR process improvement. Serves as a trusted HR resource to employees and managers while providing operational support across the organization.

Manages HR systems strategy, administration, optimization, integrations, data integrity, governance, reporting, and analytics. Partners with HR, IT, Finance, and business leaders to translate requirements into system solutions, improve workflows, support upgrades, and evaluate AI-enabled tools. Serves as the HR technology subject matter expert and may mentor others without formal supervisory responsibility.

Partner with senior leaders and managers on organizational design, workforce planning, talent development, performance management, employee relations, compensation cycles, and change management. Coach leaders, improve People programs, use Rippling and AI-enabled tools to analyze workforce data, and turn organizational insights into practical improvements across the employee experience.

Performs broad HR generalist duties including onboarding, offboarding, benefits and leave administration, employee relations, performance management, compensation, HRIS administration, policy implementation, employment law compliance, reporting, and employee investigations. Partners with managers and employees, supports training and organizational initiatives, maintains personnel records, and develops HR programs and solutions.

The Director of Human Resources partners with the Bagcraft operating unit and leads HR professionals across six U.S. manufacturing sites. Responsibilities include HR strategy, leadership coaching, employee engagement, recruiting, talent management, organizational development, change management, HR analytics, legal compliance, and labor relations. The role oversees union relationships, collective bargaining, grievances, and arbitration while partnering with centers of excellence in talent acquisition, compensation, benefits, and employee experience. Travel of up to 40% within the United States is required.

Senior HR Business Partner supporting Sales and field-based commercial teams across US and Canada. Provide strategic HR partnership to executive and senior leaders on talent strategy, organization design, succession planning, leadership development, change initiatives, performance management, employee relations, and workforce analytics. Collaborate with HR Centers of Excellence and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver integrated HR solutions, coach leaders, and improve organizational effectiveness and employee experience.

Provides day-to-day HR partnership to assigned business groups, advising managers on employee relations, performance management, talent processes, workforce planning, organizational changes, compensation, and employee lifecycle matters. Analyzes workforce trends, supports investigations and people programs, guides organizational effectiveness initiatives, and partners with senior HR leaders and cross-functional People teams in a remote-first environment.

Strategic HR partner supporting multiple business units by aligning people strategy with organizational goals. Responsibilities include workforce planning, organizational design, talent management, succession planning, employee relations, organizational change, leadership coaching, and data-driven workforce decisions. The role partners with Finance and HR functions to execute scalable initiatives while addressing day-to-day HR needs.