Onboarding & Inclusion Programs Specialist

Goodwin Procter Boston; Town of Boston (NY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Professional development

Employee recognition programs

Wellness programs

Job summary

Goodwin Procter Boston is seeking a proactive Specialist, Opportunity, Inclusion & Belonging (OIB) to advance the firm’s onboarding programs, inclusion initiatives, and culture-building efforts. You will design, execute, and continuously improve onboarding experiences, drive data-informed programs, and collaborate across People Operations, HR and IT to create scalable, inclusive employee experiences.

The role focuses on coordinating onboarding journeys, supporting 4 Inclusion Network leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years of experience in a law firm or professional services environment preferred.
• Experience in OIB/DEIB, employee experience, HR, onboarding, or talent development preferred.
• Experience coordinating programs, events, projects, or operations is strongly preferred.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines.
• Demonstrated systems-thinking capabilities with the ability to connect people, processes, technology, and data to drive effective outcomes.
• Excellent presentation development and visual communication skills (PowerPoint).
• Clear and professional written and verbal communication abilities, with strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality execution.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information while working independently in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Onboarding & Integration: Coordinate and support onboarding and integration experiences for new hires across business services and legal professional populations.
• Implement and maintain role-based onboarding journeys, integration plans, and resources that promote early engagement, productivity, and connection.
• Partner with managers and stakeholders to support onboarding readiness and drive a consistent employee experience.
• Coordinate onboarding programming, orientation sessions, welcome activities, and integration touchpoints.
• Develop and maintain onboarding materials, communications, guides, and resources to ensure accuracy and alignment with firm processes.
• Support continuous improvement of onboarding workflows, templates, and processes through feedback and best practices.
• Gather feedback from new hires, managers, and stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve onboarding effectiveness.
• Monitor onboarding activities and milestones, tracking progress and engagement.
• Collaborate with People Operations, Talent Acquisition, HR Technology, Learning & Professional Development, and IT on onboarding systems and enhancements.
• Leverage technology and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Contribute to manager resources, tools, and communications for onboarding and integration.
• Stay informed on trends related to onboarding, employee experience, and workforce integration.
• Opportunity, Inclusion & Belonging Programs: Support Inclusion Network leadership teams with meetings, materials, communications, logistics, and follow-up.
• Develop and distribute internal resources and engagement materials supporting OIB priorities.
• Build relationships across HR, Communications, Marketing, L&D, Recruiting, and business teams.
• Maintain OIB content, tools, resources, and channels.
• Research trends and best practices related to inclusion and workplace culture.
• Help manage firmwide distribution of OIB programming and awareness resources.
• Support special projects that advance priorities.
• Data, Reporting & Continuous Improvement: Prepare presentations, executive summaries, and communications for leadership.
• Maintain project plans, notes, and progress updates.
• Apply systems-thinking to identify dependencies and improve workflows.
• Identify opportunities to leverage technology, automation, and scalable solutions.
• Support change management and implementation of new programs and processes.
• Other duties: Provide administrative, scheduling, documentation, and coordination support; assist with budget tracking, vendor coordination, and related activities.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Presentation development

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

Goodwin Procter Boston is seeking a proactive Specialist, Opportunity, Inclusion & Belonging (OIB) to advance the firm’s onboarding programs, inclusion initiatives, and culture-building efforts. You will design, execute, and continuously improve onboarding experiences, drive data-informed programs, and collaborate across People Operations, HR and IT to create scalable, inclusive employee experiences.

The role focuses on coordinating onboarding journeys, supporting 4 Inclusion Network leadership