HR Generalist

Who You'll Work With

You will work with our Washington, D.C. office and be part of our Central region HR team. Our Central region office locations include more than 4,600 consulting and non-consulting colleagues. You will work collaboratively across our Central region as well as with other firm functions, including people legal, immigration legal, payroll, talent management, recruiting, compensation and professional development. You will report to the Senior Manager of Human Resources for the Central region.

What You'll Do

You will coordinate key HR elements within/across the lifecycle for colleagues in your geography. You will ensure compliance with all legal requirements, maintain local HR processes, and support exceptional risk management. You will also serve as key point of contact and counsel for colleagues, on a broad range of HR policies and guidelines.

You will ensure an equitable, consistent, and efficient HR experience for our colleagues, demonstrating care for their well-being and employing best in class practices to allow them to do their best work.

You will act as trusted source of information and as counsellor to colleagues, by playing a front-line role in answering HR questions and escalating issues as needed. You will independently manage efforts such as (examples only)

• Hands-on strategic HR support and guidance to senior leaders and stakeholders within the assigned geography
• Development and execution of processes such as evaluation, performance management, and capability building
• Communication and interpretation of policies and procedures, as well as risk management efforts, protecting the firm and firm members from risk
• Partner with and between COE’s and regional HR teams to deliver seamless human resources processes and programs across the organization
• Full HR support for across the lifecycle of colleagues including onboarding through offboarding of firm members
• Experience advising on a wide range of employee relations issues, including personal conduct and performance issues
• Role changes, rotations, mobility cases, alternative programs – flex, remote working, etc.
• HR Data and document management with an audit mindset
• Maintenance and execution on colleague Duty of Care programs
  
  

You will work with People Central and other HR systems and build expertise in key HR topics. You will also contribute to strategic projects and office/firm priorities – contributing to efforts beyond the immediate scope of your role as needed.

As a member of the broader North America HR team, you may be a contributing member, convener, or leader of a group or groups of colleagues focused on specific service lines or projects.

Qualifications

• University degree, preferably in HR
• 3+ years of general HR experience
• Knowledge of HR/People systems (e.g. People Central)
• Expertise in local labor considerations
• Ability to navigate, support, guide and coach through the life cycle of events for colleagues
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with a diverse range of people in a fair and consistent manner
• Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong problem-solving skills; ability to manage ambiguity with an open mind and positive attitude
• Evidence of sound judgment, professionalism, maturity, trustworthiness
• SHRM or comparable certification preferred