Contractor, People Partner

Vestwell•New York, NY

11d•$60,000 - $70,000•Onsite

About The Position

Vestwell is seeking a highly organized and execution-oriented Contractor, People Partner to join their People Team. This role will serve as an administrative partner to the People Business Partnership Team, focusing on ensuring consistent, timely, and high-quality employee lifecycle experiences. The position will concentrate on new-hire onboarding, employee support, compliance coordination, data integrity, and lifecycle milestone completion. The primary responsibility is to provide the People Business Partners with the necessary coordination, tracking, documentation, and follow-through to deliver a first-class employee experience. This role involves close collaboration with the People Business Partnership Team, managers, and cross-functional People Team partners. The position requires working onsite at the New York City headquarters four days per week.

Requirements

2 years of experience in Human Resources or People Operations, preferably in a high-growth technology company or start-up.
A fast learner who is excited to stretch into new challenges, build new skills, and take ownership of work that may be unfamiliar at first.
Strong organization and follow-through, with the ability to manage employee lifecycle tasks, trackers, deadlines, and detailed work.
High emotional and social intelligence, with experience fostering positive and strong relationships with diverse groups of stakeholders.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills that demonstrate a high level of professionalism.
A fast learner who is excited to stretch and coordinate projects from planning through execution and tracking deliverables across multiple stakeholders.
Familiarity with Google Workspace and other tools used to manage documentation, communication, and project tracking.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects and dynamic priorities without missing important details.
Strong problem-solving skills and a practical, service-oriented approach to employee and manager support.
Ability to handle confidential employee information with discretion and sound judgment.
Passion for people and for helping employees collaborate to foster a positive working culture.
Willingness and ability to work in our New York City office four days per week.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting employee onboarding, employee lifecycle programs, HR compliance processes, or People Team operations.
Experience working with an HRIS or People Team systems, such as Rippling, and comfort maintaining accurate employee data.
Experience coordinating projects from planning through execution and tracking deliverables across multiple stakeholders.
Experience working in a high-growth technology, start-up, or SaaS environment.

Responsibilities

Own the coordination and execution of the People Business Partnership Team’s new-hire onboarding activities, including scheduling check-ins, hosting onboarding sessions, and tracking 45-day reviews, compliance-related forms and tasks, and ensuring new-hire learning journeys are completed.
Monitor the team inbox, respond to routine questions, triage requests, maintain follow-up, and route matters requiring judgment, employee-relations support, or strategic guidance to the appropriate People Business Partner.
Coordinate and track employee transition letters, job description acknowledgments, and other People Business Partnership documentation. Support audits of title and leveling nomenclature and employee classification information, including EEOC-related reviews, and help maintain accurate records.
Compile and organize information for routine reporting, audits, and People Partner & People Operations projects. Review data for completeness, flag gaps, and help the team identify patterns that may require follow-up. Support HR dashboards, such as reviewing in-office attendance metrics and presenting data and insights to the People Business Partnership team to help Business Partners identify trends and support our in-office strategy.
Support People Business Partner Initiatives by tracking the cadence and completion of stay interviews, exit interviews, departing-employee surveys, and manager exit documentation. Send reminders, maintain status reporting, and flag gaps so People Business Partners can complete these important employee lifecycle activities.
Support and help execute projects such as employee engagement initiatives, onboarding program enhancements, process improvements, and other initiatives to support the People Business Partnership Team and greater People Team priorities.
Partner with People teams to support employee engagement activities, ERGs, Internship Programming, and events. This includes communications, preparation, project management, coordination, onsite setup, and event logistics.
Other duties and projects as assigned.