HR Business Partner

Gensler • New York, NY

34d • $110,000 - $140,000

About The Position

As a Human Resources Business Partner in Gensler’s New York City office, you will partner with studio leadership in shaping our culture and values across their studios. This is an opportunity to be part of a strategic HR team in a creative and cutting-edge environment, while being hands-on, working directly with leaders to foster our People First environment. In this role, you will report to the NY People Leader and be the day-to-day contact for your studios to inform, advise and consult on the firm’s core HR programs, including employee relations, performance management, organization design, legal compliance, staffing/productivity, mobility, and policies & procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, or commensurate experience required
• 10-15 years of Human Resources experience, with experience in an architecture or professional services firm preferred and 4+ years in an HRBP role partnering with managers on full employee lifecycle.
• Strong business and HR acumen, including employee relations practices and approaches, employment law and compliance, welfare and retirement benefits, and leaves of absence programs.
• Ability to navigate through ambiguity within a heavily matrixed, dynamic, and fast-paced environment, including experience with change management programs.
• Strategic problem solver with ability to work independently, navigate and maintain productivity, and to exercise sound judgement and decision making in a matrix environment.
• Ability to persuade and influence leadership on people matters, with strong communication (written, verbal and presentation), coaching and consulting skills.
• Advanced MS Office proficiency required, particularly with Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Workday a plus.
• Ability to combine hard, numerical data (the "what") with subjective, contextual, and behavioral insights (the "why") to drive strategic people decisions.
• A client service-oriented team player who easily connects with our studio leaders/team members and collaborates seamlessly across the HR team.

Responsibilities

• As the trusted and confidential advisor to your Studio Directors, partner to develop approaches to enhance opportunities for professional development for team members toward achieving the Firm’s goals.
• Use data and metrics to identify insights aligned with business priorities to support leaders in making informed and strategic business decisions and increasing team effectiveness
• Investigate, document and resolve employee relations issues, keeping the People Leader and HR team informed of progressive discipline steps.
• With the Studio Directors, drive the development and execution of organizational design and change plans.
• Coach managers and leaders on HR issues, providing insight and options compliant with legislation and consistent with Gensler philosophies, policies and culture.
• Accelerate leadership effectiveness through supporting new leader onboarding for key roles and providing leadership coaching, conflict resolution approaches, and recommendations for targeted learning and development resources.
• Advise and coach managers on effective growth conversations, performance management and building high-performing teams; proactively identify skills gaps and recommend actionable solutions.
• Partner with Studio Directors and HR leadership in succession planning and proactively developing staff and leadership.
• Work with HR leadership regarding compensation and rewards programs.
• Partner with Talent Development team in rolling out development and learning programs, including our annual Professional Development (PDP) program, to ensure programs are successful and drive talent outcomes.
• Partner with HR team colleagues to create, innovate, and lead HR practices and programs for both our HR community and all team members.

Benefits

• Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off.
• We also offer a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice annual bonus opportunities.
• As part of the firm’s commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level