Top HR Jobs in Rochester, NY

The Senior Manager, HR Compliance is responsible for developing and executing a compliance framework across the Americas, managing immigration and global mobility programs, and ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations while fostering a culture of compliance within the organization.

Provides strategic and hands-on HR partnership to Engineering, Product, and R&D leaders. Responsibilities include manager coaching, performance management, employee relations, talent and compensation programs, engagement surveys, exit meetings, organizational effectiveness, risk identification, and policy application. The role supports globally distributed teams during a six-month transition period and requires strong judgment, confidentiality, communication, and operational execution.

Leads PwC’s HR Managed Services payroll team, overseeing global payroll operations, compliance, process improvements, and transformational change. Builds strategic client relationships, develops payroll policies and practices, mentors team members, promotes payroll technology adoption, and establishes industry-leading processes across global teams. The Director provides thought leadership, drives business growth, and maintains trusted relationships across diverse stakeholders.

Serve as strategic HR partner to G&A senior leaders, leading org design and restructures, driving performance calibration, using data and AI tools to surface org health risks, and translating people strategy into measurable outcomes across global, high-growth teams.

Supports employees and managers across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, employee relations, leave and workers’ compensation administration, HRIS and records management, reporting, compliance, recruitment, training, engagement programs, and policy implementation. The role serves as a primary contact for routine HR inquiries, resolves issues, escalates complex matters, and contributes to process improvement and cross-functional HR projects.

Leads HR operations across a multi-site call center network, managing HR Partners and recruiting teams. Oversees employee relations, investigations, multi-state compliance, leadership coaching, high-volume hiring, staffing ramps, retention initiatives, and workforce metrics. Partners with operations and legal leadership to support performance, headcount governance, and consistent people practices for frontline hourly teams.

Supports daily HR operations, including weekly payroll, timekeeping, recruitment, interviews, onboarding, employee records, benefits, training, employee relations, policy compliance, reporting, and employee engagement programs. The role assists employees and managers with HR systems and workplace concerns, maintains confidentiality, coordinates hiring activities, and partners with HR leadership on policies, pay practices, and organizational initiatives.

Advises multiple clients on HR strategy, compliance, employee relations, talent management, organizational development, and workforce planning. Develops policies and HR documentation, manages employee relations matters, implements and optimizes HR information systems, analyzes workforce data, delivers training, and leads HR initiatives and change management. Builds trusted client relationships while coordinating multiple engagements, projects, deadlines, and deliverables.

Supports Talent Acquisition and Human Resources through candidate sourcing, phone screenings, reference checks, applicant tracking, onboarding documentation, personnel-file maintenance, turnover analysis, unemployment claims processing, COVID tracking, and HR reporting. Coordinates projects, maintains confidential records, reviews new-hire files, and provides backup support to the HR Coordinator II.

Volunteer HR Generalist to support recruiting (sourcing, screening, interviewing, onboarding), maintain personnel records and new-hire documentation, coordinate office operations and policies, publish job ads, schedule interviews, prepare reports and presentations, and assist with initial fundraising campaign. Attend weekly meetings and commit to minimum 4+ hours weekly.

Remote HR internship supporting end-to-end talent acquisition. Responsibilities include posting job openings, screening resumes, shortlisting candidates, coordinating interviews, scheduling, and maintaining candidate data. The role includes weekday work from 9 AM to 6 PM, a Saturday discussion session, mentorship, networking, and an internship certificate upon completion.

Provides outsourced HR consulting services to clients across employee relations, benefits and leave administration, compliance, recruiting, onboarding, payroll, compensation, record-keeping, and professional development. The role researches employment laws, recommends solutions, supports diverse client assignments, and builds strong client relationships while managing multiple HR activities.

Supports recruiting and talent acquisition through candidate sourcing, resume screening, interview coordination, candidate communication, and hiring manager support. The role may expand into HRIS administration, employee records, reporting, audits, benefits support, and general HR operations. Requires strong organization, communication, confidentiality, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

The HR Partner manages client relationships and delivers comprehensive HR consulting services, including compliance guidance, recruiting, employee relations, performance management, investigations, training, handbook development, and strategic initiatives. The role serves as the primary client contact, leads HR projects, resolves issues, supports client retention, and ensures service excellence. Regular travel throughout the Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse region and occasional out-of-state travel are required.

Serves as a trusted HR advisor for multiple clients, providing strategic and day-to-day guidance across recruiting, employee relations, performance management, compensation, compliance, organizational development, coaching, and investigations. Builds client relationships, leads HR initiatives, facilitates leadership training, manages projects, and supports employee engagement and organizational effectiveness. Requires extensive HR leadership or consulting experience, employment-law knowledge, strong communication skills, and regular regional travel.

Serves as a strategic HR advisor to leaders, aligning people strategies with business goals. Responsibilities include leadership coaching, organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, talent and succession planning, workforce planning, performance management, employee relations, investigations, change initiatives, workforce analytics, and cross-functional HR partnerships.

Provides temporary coverage for day-to-day HR operations, including Workday data management, benefits administration, leave and accommodation coordination, audit support, offboarding, HR ticket resolution, invoice reconciliation, and compliance activities involving FMLA, ADA, ACA, and wage reporting.

Remote HR internship supporting recruitment, onboarding, employee records, engagement, HR operations, compliance documentation, performance management assistance, and general HR administrative tasks.

Serves as the strategic HR partner for a geographically dispersed workforce of more than 1,300 hourly employees. Leads onboarding, employee relations, investigations, performance management, engagement, retention, compliance, workforce analytics, and organizational change. Coaches operational leaders, oversees an onboarding analyst, supports talent and succession planning, and drives HR compliance transformation across multiple states. Partners with Legal, Payroll, Recruiting, and other HR functions while ensuring consistent employment practices and workforce effectiveness.

Manages facility HR operations, including recruiting, onboarding, offboarding, payroll, benefits, employee relations, performance management, compliance, personnel records, leave administration, unemployment and workers’ compensation claims, training, and employee engagement. Maintains ADP, ATS, and LMS systems while advising managers and employees on policies, labor regulations, benefits, and performance concerns.

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.

Manage HR processes for a long-term construction project, including employee relations, EEO and OFCCP compliance, talent acquisition support, onboarding programs, wellness initiatives, training, labor postings, substance abuse testing, and investigations. Serve as an HR advisor to project supervisors, employees, and corporate HR while promoting inclusion, confidentiality, and a productive workplace.

Provides HR operations and administrative support for global legal, finance, and investment teams. Handles Workday transactions, onboarding and offboarding, employee data, reporting, recruitment support, benefits and leave guidance, location changes, HR communications, and standard HR inquiries. Partners with HR managers, directors, and centers of excellence on policies, processes, compliance, and initiatives.

Partners with senior leaders across headquarters and operating companies to deliver strategic HR support. Leads M&A due diligence and integration, workforce planning, organizational design, talent development, succession planning, employee relations, leadership coaching, engagement, compliance, and HR risk mitigation. Analyzes HR metrics, collaborates on compensation and benefits, and advances scalable HR practices, tools, and systems across a complex, multi-entity environment.

Supports HR operations for a manufacturing and operations team by handling employee relations, investigations, HR inquiries, Workday transactions, data integrity, interviews, unemployment claims, and employment-law compliance. Partners with HR functions and managers, manages multiple priorities, and supports HR projects. The role is hybrid in Rochester, New York, with four days onsite and travel between Rochester locations.