People Relations Partner

Federal Reserve System; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & Growing

Supporting Your Family

Managing Your Health

Optimizing Your Finances

Job summary

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is seeking a People Relations Partner to act as a trusted advisor across the organization. You will anticipate needs, resolve complex employee relations matters, and lead initiatives that align with the Bank’s people strategy.

Be a trusted partner to both employees and leaders, guiding performance conversations, policy interpretations, and program design. This full-time onsite role offers strong growth, competitive compensation, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Employee Relations Partner or HR Specialist with deep ER expertise.
• Background as HR Business Partner or HR Generalist with ER responsibilities.
• Ability to navigate complex, sensitive employee matters with diplomacy.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted advisor to employees and people leaders on policy and ER issues.
• Identify pain points, design solutions, and influence workplace practices.
• Guide performance management, disciplinary actions, leaves, flexible work programs.
• Influence policies using data, insights and sound judgment.

Skills

Employee relations

HR partnership

Policy guidance

Stakeholder coaching

Data-driven decisions

Independent work

Job description

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

When you work at the New York Fed, you have the opportunity to make an impact in our communities and across the nation. Our mission-driven, curious, and dedicated colleagues apply their diverse perspectives and unique talents to support the strength of the U.S. economy and stability of the global financial system. At the Bank, we work full-time onsite with our teams. We believe being physically together allows us to draw on our collective strengths, while recognizing that the ability to work flexibly from time to time remains important to achieving our mission.

Our Unique Work:

We area collaborative, solution-oriented team known throughout the organization for doing exceptional work, building relationships and adding value. We support each other, share expertise freely, ensure consistency and fairness across the organization, and take pride in making a real difference for our people and the business.

How You’ll Make an Impact as a People Relations Partner:

As a trusted advisor and strategic partner, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the employee experience across our organization. This is more than just an employee relations role—you’ll be the go‑to expert who anticipates needs, solves complex challenges, and leads initiatives that directly impact our people and business strategy.

What you’lldo

Bea Trusted Advisor

• Partner with employees and people leaders on everything from routine policy questions to sensitive, complex employee matters.

• Proactively identify pain points and challenges and develop solutions that create a workplace where everyone thrives.

• Guide people leaders through performance management, disciplinary issues, leaves of absence, flexible work programs, and difficult conversations with empathy and expertise.

• Influence decision-making through data, insights, and sound judgement.

LeadStrategic Initiatives

• Lead HR projects and programs that align with our broader business strategy

• Influence policies and practices across our organization and the Federal Reserve System

Shape Our Culture

• Build meaningful and impactful relationships across all levels of the organization

• Design and deliver education programs on people relations topics that empower people leaders and employees

• Champion inclusive practices and ensure every voice is heard

The Unique Skill Sets We’re LookingForandWhatMakesyouGreat forthisRole:

• Experience: Demonstrated expertise and a strong track record as an Employee Relations Partner or Specialist, with deep experience managing complex employee relations matters. We also welcome candidates with backgrounds as HR Business Partners or HR Generalists who have handled employee relations as a significant part of their role andhave builtsustained proficiency in this work.

• Expertise: Ability to navigate complex, variable situations

• Influence: Natural ability to coach and influence others at the operational and strategic level

• Autonomy: Comfort and confidence operating independently with minimal supervision

• Communication : Exceptional at briefing senior leaders and connecting across functions

Other Things to Know:** **

Salary Range: $170000 - $225000 / year

_We believe in transparency at the New York Fed. This salary range reflects a variety of skills and experiences candidates may bring to the job. We pay individuals along this range based on their unique backgrounds. Whether you’re stretching into the job or are a more seasoned candidate, we aim to pay competitively for your contributions._

How We’ll Support You:

• Learning & Growing: Educational assistance, career development tools, and stretch opportunities
• Supporting Your Family: Parental leave, adoption assistance, back‑up dependent and elder care, college planning resources, and more
• Managing Your Health: Comprehensive insurance plans, leave policies, onsite Health & Wellness Center, and onsite Fitness Center
• Optimizing Your Finances: Pension plan, 401(k) with generous match, financial planning resources, and subsidized public transportation program

Our Culture is deeply grounded in our Touchstone Behaviors — By working with us, you’ll have the opportunity to develop and demonstrate your ability to Communicate Authentically, Collaborate Inclusively, Drive Progress, Develop Others, and Take Ownership. These competencies shape our culture here at the Bank. They also provide a shared language for how we work together and achieve success and set clear expectations for leading with impact at every stage of your career. Learn more.

This position has additional screening requirements due to the information accessed while performing the job. These additional screenings would be initiated at the time of offer acceptance and can take approximately two months to be completed. The screening covers areas such as education/employment verification, criminal history, credit history, and reaches out to your references and people that know you well.

_ The New York Fed expects its employees to perform their duties with honesty, integrity, and impartiality, and without improper preferential treatment of any person. _ Learn more about our code of conduct and conflicts of interest rules.

_ We value accessibility for all candidates and are happy to provide an accommodation or assistance. Please email us at _ [e-mail] _ and we’ll be glad to help. _ _ Please note, this is a dedicated e‑mail box designed exclusively to assist applications with accommodation requests in relation to our recruiting process. All other inquires including the status of applications will not receive a response from this e‑mail box. _

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Human Resources Family Group

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.