Sr. HR Generalist

Cushman & Wakefield; Salinas (CA); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Sr. HR Generalist to support HR partners across multiple locations from Salinas, CA.

This hybrid role requires proximity to Salinas and oversight of 10-15 locations, delivering strategic HR guidance, policy interpretation, and workforce planning. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of HR experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and is comfortable traveling to field sites.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of HR experience
• Ability to analyze, prioritize, delegate
• Demonstrates leadership and hiring ability
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Willingness to travel
• Detail oriented and able to manage multiple projects

Responsibilities

• Interpret and explain HR policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations to assist managers and employees.
• Serve as an HR Business Partner to field leadership.
• Direct and manage tasks, programs, and projects within the Field team.
• Provide strategic consulting to field leadership and hiring managers regarding staffing, compensation, performance, employee relations, policy compliance, training.
• Provide direction, coaching, and leadership to HR staff as applicable.
• Recommend improvements to increase efficiency of services.
• Partner with payroll, benefits, and national HR programs for proper communication.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation in the assigned geographic area.
• Work with national/local leadership on employee transition activities related to outsourcing, mergers, acquisitions, and new business.
• Conduct employee relations counseling, mediation, and investigations; handle grievances.
• Maintain advanced knowledge of HR Systems.

Skills

HR experience

Leadership

Communication skills

Problem solving

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Title

Sr. HR Generalist

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Interpret and explain human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations on a daily basis to assist managers and employees.
• Serve as an HR Business Partner to field leadership.
• Direct and manage tasks, programs, and projects within the Field team.
• Provide strategic consulting to field leadership and hiring managers regarding staffing needs, compensation, performance management, employee relations, policy compliance, training, etc. for their respective employee populations.
• Provide direction, coaching, and leadership to assigned Human Resources staff, as applicable.
• Recommend new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of services performed.
• Partner with the centers of expertise for payroll processing, employee benefits programs, and national HR programs to ensure proper communication.
• Partner with center of expertise to ensure compliance with all applicable employment legislation for the assigned geographic area, including monitoring and auditing local EEO practices.
• Work with national and local leadership to provide on-site leadership and support in conjunction with all employee transition activities associated with outsourcing service contracts, mergers, and acquisitions in the pursuit of new business by assisting leadership, drafting sections for RFPs, and participating in the due diligence process in all endeavors which include an employee acquisition/transition component.
• Conduct employee relations counseling, mediation, and investigations as well as handle employee grievances under the direction of Senior Management.
• Maintain advanced knowledge of HR Systems.

Requirements

• This is a hybrid position but you must live within 60 minutes of Salinas, CA as you will be responsible for 10-15 different locations.
• Bachelor's degree.
• 5+ years of HR experience with demonstrated ability to exercise appropriate judgment, or any similar combination of education and experience.
• Ability to analyze, prioritize, delegate.
• Demonstrates leadership, ability to hire and retain high achievers.
• Strong interpersonal skills and problem solving ability.
• Strong verbal/written communication and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel.
• Proven record of excellent internal and external customer service.
• The qualified candidate will be detail oriented, able to handle multiple projects simultaneously, extremely professional, and customer service oriented.

Physical Requirements

• Involves work of a general office nature; typically includes extended periods of sitting and/or operation of a computer for up to 8 hours a day.
• Regularly required to talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to write and type.
• Ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented orally and in writing.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas in writing and orally so others will understand.
• Regularly required to utilize vision abilities, allowing reading of printed material, graphics, and computer displays.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 93,500.00 - $110,000.00

C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at C&W Services, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [e-mail]. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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