Strategic HR Partner to Leaders — NYC Hybrid

Omnicom Health; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Health in New York City seeks an Associate Director of Human Resources to partner with senior leaders and employees, translating business priorities into effective people solutions. The role emphasizes strategic workforce planning, performance management and employee experience within a hybrid NYC office setting.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years of HR experience, strong generalist or HRBP credentials, and solid experience in change, talent development, and data-driven HR practices.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, ideally within an agency, professional services or other complex, highly matrixed organization.
• Strong HR generalist or HR Business Partner experience with demonstrated expertise in employee relations and performance management.
• Experience independently advising managers and senior leaders on complex and sensitive employee matters.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to understand business priorities and translate them into effective people strategies and solutions.
• Experience across workforce planning, talent management, organizational change, performance management and compensation processes.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate workforce needs and provide proactive recommendations.
• Experience leading HR projects and initiatives independently and partnering across functions to drive execution.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with executive presence.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted HR partner to senior leaders, managers and employees, providing thoughtful and practical guidance across a broad range of people matters.
• Independently manage complex employee relations matters, including performance concerns, workplace issues, conflict resolution and other sensitive employee situations.
• Coach managers and leaders on performance management, feedback, goal setting, employee development and effective people leadership.
• Develop a strong understanding of the business, its priorities, talent needs and key stakeholders to provide proactive HR guidance and solutions.
• Partner with senior leaders on workforce needs, organizational structure, staffing, promotions, compensation planning, talent development and succession planning.
• Anticipate workforce needs and organizational trends, identifying potential people implications and recommending solutions that support business priorities.
• Support organizational change initiatives and advise leaders on change management, organizational effectiveness and employee communications.
• Identify trends across the employee population and use people data and business insights to recommend solutions that support engagement, retention, performance and the overall employee experience.
• Partner closely with Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, Learning & Development, Employee Relations and other Centers of Excellence to deliver integrated people solutions.
• Support annual talent processes including performance reviews, compensation planning, talent reviews and succession planning.
• Lead HR projects and initiatives of moderate complexity from planning through execution, partnering across HR and the business to ensure successful delivery.
• Leverage Workday and other HR systems and data to support decision making, identify trends and ensure accurate execution of HR processes.
• Help ensure people practices and programs are implemented consistently and in alignment with organizational policies and business needs.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to more junior HR team members and contribute to a collaborative, high performing HR team.
• Build strong relationships across the organization and effectively influence leaders and stakeholders at varying levels.
• Must be local to the New York City area and able to work in the NYC office a minimum of three days per week.

Skills

HR generalist experience

Employee relations

Performance management

Strategic HR partnering

Workday

Education

Bachelor's degree

HR certification (PHR/SPHR/SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP)

Tools

Workday

Job description

Omnicom Health in New York City seeks an Associate Director of Human Resources to partner with senior leaders and employees, translating business priorities into effective people solutions. The role emphasizes strategic workforce planning, performance management and employee experience within a hybrid NYC office setting.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years of HR experience, strong generalist or HRBP credentials, and solid experience in change, talent development, and data-driven HR practices.