HR Lead

HR Advantage, LLC; Summit (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global management consulting firm is seeking an HR Lead for its New Jersey office. This role will focus on employee relations, benefits, onboarding, and performance management for the Business Services Team. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree and over five years of HR management experience. Strong communication skills and a commitment to confidentiality are essential. This opportunity offers a chance to grow and make a significant impact within the firm.

Qualifications

• Five + years of human resources management experience in a progressive HR department.
• Experience in a professional services organization or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Work closely and partner with managers to address workplace issues.
• Provide general support regarding benefits offerings to employees.
• Ensure smooth transition of new hires and manage the onboarding process.
• Identify staffing needs and lead the hiring process for the Business Services Team.
• Manage the annual performance management process for employees.
• Set compensation for new hires in line with regional guidelines.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Proven analytical capabilities

High integrity and confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Job description

This is a global management consulting firm and the world’s leading advisor on business strategy. We partner with clients from the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors in all regions to identify their highest value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their enterprises. They was founded in 1963 and is a privately owned firm with more than 7,000 employees across 81 offices in 45 countries. Integrity, respect for the individual, delivering value, and making an impact on society are just some of the core values.

Job Description

The HR Lead role provides HR partnering, support and expertise to the New Jersey office throughout the employee life cycle. The role will focus on the various HR functions which will include, employee relations, US benefits, on-boarding, transfers and departures for all employees and recruiting, performance management, and compensation for the Business Services Team.

The HR Lead will provide oversight of the HR function and team for New Jersey. In addition, this role is a member of the larger HR community which is located throughout many different offices across North America.

Responsibilities

• Employee Relations: Work closely and partner with OA, HCS, OC, Managers and employees to address a variety of workplace and employee relations issues and topics; provide guidance and pursue solutions that balance individual, firm and functional needs
• US Benefits: Provide general support to New Jersey employees regarding benefits offerings, work with US Benefits team to ensure timely and accurate dissemination of benefits information to employees
• On-Boarding, Transfers and Employee Departures: Ensure smooth transition of new hires, deliver orientation and benefit trainings and coordinate/work with internal resources in on-boarding process, manage and coordinate complex internal transfers
• For the Business Services Team (BST): Work closely with hiring managers to identify BST staffing needs, define role descriptions, determine desired candidate skills, and set compensation, lead the sourcing, interviewing and hiring process
• BST Compensation: Work closely with the OC and region to set base compensation for BST hires in line with regional guidelines and benchmarking, provide guidance to ensure equity within and across functions related to both base and variable compensation
• BST Performance Management: Manage the annual performance management process for New Jersey BST employees including goal setting, midyear performance check in and year end review process, ensure consistent and equitable interpretation and application of all set performance management guidelines

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• Five + years of human resources management experience in a progressive HR department and professional services organization or equivalent

Key Competencies

• Strong communication skills; able to communicate confidently, articulately and with precision
• Understanding of BCG policies, practices, structure and how decisions are made
• High integrity, tact, a positive attitude, and an ability to maintain absolute confidentiality
• Proven analytical capabilities; a quick study; a bright executive with a can-do attitude, a creative solution seeker and a readiness to try new approaches

Additional Information

If you are looking for a company where you will learn, grow and have an impact, this is the opportunity for you!