Senior HR Operations & Compliance Coordinator

Sidley Austin; New York (NY); On-site; USD 58,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Sidley Austin LLP is seeking a Human Resources Senior Coordinator to support HR operations across our New York, Boston, and Miami offices. The role handles Workday data audits, back-up HR transactions, onboarding logistics, and confidential personnel records with strict confidentiality and customer service focus.

You will maintain and update HR records, prepare weekly HR reports, and assist with employee inquiries while coordinating orientation and benefits modules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 1–2 years of corporate experience.
• Experience with HCM systems, preferably Workday.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Perform recurring Workday data audits for NY, Boston and Miami offices and escalate exceptions.
• Serve as back-up to HR Specialist for processing HR transactions in Workday (new hires, terminations, salary changes, etc.).
• Reconcile and monitor time and attendance data; coordinate corrections with Payroll.
• Coordinate logistics of new hire orientation and onboarding tasks; present HR policies and time/attendance modules.
• Maintain confidential employee files and update labor law postings for multiple offices.
• Respond to routine HR inquiries and support performance appraisal cycles with standard reports.
• Prepare weekly HR status reports and metrics for management review.
• Assist with HR projects and events; suggest improvements to HR processes.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Judgment

Interpersonal communication

Analytical and problem solving

Discretion and confidentiality

Working under pressure

Time management/multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

1–2 years corporate experience

Tools

MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Sidley Austin LLP is seeking a Human Resources Senior Coordinator to support HR operations across our New York, Boston, and Miami offices. The role handles Workday data audits, back-up HR transactions, onboarding logistics, and confidential personnel records with strict confidentiality and customer service focus.

You will maintain and update HR records, prepare weekly HR reports, and assist with employee inquiries while coordinating orientation and benefits modules.