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About the Role

The HR Lead for the Americas will oversee all offices in Canada, the US, and South America, reporting to the CHRO. This role acts as an advisor to leaders and staff, advocates for employees, and executes global projects and talent management initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of two who execute the day-to-day activities in the region.
• Lead all people matters in regions working with leaders to navigate complex issues.
• Proactively address employee relations issues and provide guidance on how to manage them, ensuring consistency in approach and mitigating risks for the firm.
• Oversee all the onboarding and off boarding activities for employees to ensure consistency across the region and globally.
• Leverage tools to provide metrics and reporting that will help drive people decisions such as engagement metrics and turnover metrics.
• Collaborate with global HR leadership team members across regions to ensure consistency in approach to all processes.
• Help leaders identify gaps in skills for team members, and work with leaders to create a plan to address.
• Work with the internal mobility team and the recruiting team – evaluating immigration status of candidates and then with handoff of candidates once hired.
• Support the payroll process for regions, working closely with the global payroll team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of eight (8) years of HR experience; preferably in financial services.
• Analytical reasoning and solution-focused problem solver with the ability to think critically and independently.
• Ability to drive results, in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong prioritization and time management skills.
• Innovative in approaching situations and responsible to be an advocate for change.
• Self-motivated and disciplined individual with analytical skills; capability to work independently as well as in teams.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to effectively interact with all levels within the organization.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Works well under pressure; flexible work style.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Workday ideal.

Skills

• Analytical reasoning
• Solution-focused problem solving
• Critical thinking
• Independent thinking
• Driving results
• Prioritization
• Time management
• Innovation
• Advocacy for change
• Self-motivation
• Discipline
• Analytical skills
• Teamwork
• Interpersonal skills
• Written communication
• Verbal communication
• Working under pressure
• Flexibility
• Microsoft Excel proficiency
• Microsoft Word proficiency
• Microsoft Access proficiency
• Microsoft PowerPoint proficiency
• Workday experience

Location

• New York Office

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Eight (8) years of HR experience

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree

Salary/Compensations

• $100,000

Benefits

• Health
• Dental
• Wellness plans
• 401(k) contributions