Associate People Business Partner

Accordion•New York, NY

1d•$80,000 - $110,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a hybrid Associate People Business Partner (HRBP) and HR Project Manager to join our People Team. The ideal candidate is a hungry, creative, and detail-oriented individual who is eager to make their mark on all things people related. This is a unique role with the ability to toggle between traditional HRBP responsibilities and serve a critical project manager to our growing HRBP team. The role will also allow you to focus on certain HR disciplines depending on your strengths and passions. In this exciting new role, this position will partner work with the head of our People Advisory and Culture team and broader HRBP team to help drive a number of critical people programs spanning all of our practice areas. This role will work with multiple levels of leadership to develop, influence, and execute HR strategies and programs. This individual must understand our business model and functional priorities and act as a liaison between teams while assessing people's needs in areas such as leadership and career development, onboarding, HRIS, performance management, and employee relations. The individual will work closely with other members of the global HRBP team on projects, with a focus on maintaining our high-performance culture. The ideal candidate will combine strong project management skills with a good understanding of HR functions, business analysis, and stakeholder communication. We are looking for someone who can diagnose problems with an analytical mindset and collaborate with colleagues to provide practical solutions. The position will work cross-functionally to deliver value-add strategic people business partnering and project management that reflects Accordion’s core values and helps further our strong culture. This position must be based in our New York City office and is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week. Ideal candidates should be local to the desired location. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Requirements

3+ years of progressive HR Business Partner experience
Bachelor’s degree in a related field
Experience in Consulting, Finance or Private Equity
Proven ability to partner and influence senior leaders to help drive their people strategy and deliver upon business objectives
Ability to act as an ambassador of our core values
Experience working in a high growth environment
Strong project management, communication and collaboration skills
Ability to develop and manage project and resource plans
Broad experience and specific knowledge of organizational design, talent management, employee relations, compensation, employee engagement, learning, and performance management
Hungry, bright, and positive; you demonstrate great judgment and are proactive
Excited to be part of a growing team, with a focus on driving future growth
Passionate about accuracy and have strong attention to detail
Independent and individually motivated with high integrity, but can also work effectively in a team
A creative problem solver with outstanding oral and written communication skills
Process oriented, but you also challenge convention
Strongly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
Consummate team player – we’re a small but scrappy people team and are looking for someone who is willing to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and take on whatever people challenge is throw their way

Nice To Haves

Experienced in consulting or professional services industry

Responsibilities

Take a data-driven approach to deliver our ambitious people agenda and in an effort to support our growth strategy
Project manage and support on all things people-related, including: performance management, learning and development, coaching, career pathing, employee relations, succession planning, compensation, organizational development and scaling, training, culture, diversity & inclusion, and employee engagement
Build and foster trusting partnerships with the potential to independently be assigned a dedicated internal clients, acting as a single point of contact, coach, partner, and confidant to senior leaders, people managers, employees across the entire employee lifecycle
Assume tactical People Business Partner responsibilities for several of our Practices Areas and serve as a strategic business advisor to deliver key people priorities in support of the business strategy
Analyze trends and metrics within the people team to help inform our people strategy
Ability to be agile and ‘think on your feet’ – assist on projects when needed and forget the concept of working in silos. We’re looking for someone who is results oriented and can seamlessly contribute when called upon.