HR Generalist

About the role

This opportunity is with a rapidly expanding company headquartered in New York City. The organization is looking for an HR Generalist to strengthen core people operations and act as a trusted partner to employees and managers. In this role, you will handle day-to-day HR execution while helping build the systems, workflows, and culture needed to support continued growth.

Talent and onboarding

• Create a welcoming and structured onboarding experience by leading new hire orientations and making sure every new employee receives a consistent introduction to the company.
• Manage offboarding in a careful, compliant, and well-documented way that supports respectful employee transitions.
• Run recruiting from requisition intake through offer acceptance, including manager consultation, job posting, candidate screening, interview coordination, and offer closure.
• Improve and manage college recruiting and internship initiatives to support a strong early-career talent pipeline.

People operations, payroll and benefits

• Handle biweekly payroll operations, spot and resolve discrepancies early, and work with internal stakeholders or external vendors to ensure pay is accurate and timely.
• Oversee everyday benefits administration, compensation updates, and leaves of absence while serving as a reliable resource for employees.
• Maintain job descriptions so they remain aligned with changing business needs, internal leveling, and applicable regulations.

Performance, policies and compliance

• Support performance management activities such as goal setting, annual review cycles, calibration support, and coaching for managers.
• Contribute to updates in HR policies, employee handbook content, and manager-facing tools so they stay clear and compliant with employment law.
• Keep organizational charts, employee records, and core HR data accurate and up to date in HR systems.

Culture, engagement and improvement

• Coordinate employee engagement initiatives, company events, and recognition efforts that reflect and reinforce the organization’s culture and values.
• Build HR reporting and insights, including metrics such as headcount, turnover, time to fill, and engagement themes, to help guide leadership decisions.
• Look for ways to simplify and automate HR processes, introduce scalable workflows, and improve HR tools and systems.
• Stay informed on evolving HR practices and new technologies, and recommend solutions that fit a high-growth environment.

What you bring

The ideal candidate should have a strong generalist HR background with exposure to several people-operations functions and the confidence to work closely with cross-functional teams. Experience in a startup or similarly fast-moving environment is an advantage. You should also bring practical knowledge of employment law, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.

Application instructions

Interested candidates should send their resume by email to the address provided by the employer.