Associate HR Business Partner

McAfee • New York, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate HR Business Partner is a key member of McAfee’s North America People team, bridging strategic HR priorities and operational excellence. The role owns and partners on HR programs that shape the employee experience across North America, enabling HR Business Partners to focus on business strategy while supporting talent and employee-experience initiatives. It is a hybrid position based in New York City, with onsite work typically 1–2 days per week or as needed. Candidates must live within commuting distance; relocation assistance is not offered.

The role leads employee lifecycle activities, including onboarding, employee transitions, organizational changes, and offboarding. It advises HR Business Partners, managers, and employees on lifecycle matters; identifies trends and recommends scalable solutions; and partners with talent acquisition, hiring managers, HRBPs, and compliance. It also independently supports organizational changes, workforce planning, and restructures, and serves as the first point of contact for employee relations.

The position coordinates North America people programs, including performance management, goal setting, talent reviews, succession planning, compensation cycles, engagement surveys, and recognition programs. It uses workforce data to develop actionable insights and persuasive dashboards and presentations, while improving processes, automating workflows where possible, and connecting leaders with relevant information and training.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of progressive HR experience, including employee lifecycle, talent, or HR operations.
• Ability to lead independently with minimal direction.
• Strong business acumen and ability to connect people strategies to business outcomes.
• Excellent project management skills; detail-oriented and organized.
• Strong Excel skills and comfort with HR systems.
• Ability to interpret data and communicate insights in a way that translates into action.

Nice To Haves

• Comfort using AI tools to work more efficiently.
• Ability to create clear, compelling presentations and dashboards.
• Curiosity about HR trends and openness to suggesting new approaches.
• Positive, engaging approach that makes HR feel human rather than bureaucratic.
• Strong sense of urgency, responsiveness, prioritization, and follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Drive onboarding and integration, including first-day experiences, manager readiness, gap identification, coaching, and continuous improvement.
• Manage employee transitions, organizational changes, and offboarding with care and effective project management.
• Advise HR Business Partners, managers, and employees on employee lifecycle matters, providing responsive, thoughtful, and discreet support.
• Identify patterns and recommend scalable solutions to people-related problems.
• Coordinate between talent acquisition and hiring managers to ensure both have the support and information they need.
• Drive organizational changes, workforce planning, and restructures independently.
• Partner with HR Business Partners on strategy and execution, anticipate risks, flag issues, and develop action plans.
• Serve as the first point of contact for employee relations and liaise with the compliance team.
• Coordinate North America performance management, goal setting, talent reviews, succession planning, compensation cycles, engagement surveys, and recognition programs.
• Drive program readiness, communication, participation, and effectiveness measurement.
• Translate data on attrition, performance, engagement, and talent outcomes into actionable insights.
• Build dashboards and presentations that influence decisions.
• Simplify workflows, automate where possible, and improve operational efficiency.
• Connect leaders to the information and training they need.

Benefits

• Bonus program.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid parental leave.
• Support and community involvement programs.
• 14 paid company holidays.
• Unlimited paid time off for exempt employees.
• For non-exempt employees, 96 hours of sick time and 120 hours of vacation accrued each year.
• Social programs, flexible work hours, and family-friendly benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed