Assistant Manager, Human Resources

Role Overview

• Own and manage end-to-end employee operations processes, including:
• New hire onboarding and orientation coordination
• Offboarding and exit processes
• Employee documentation and records management
• HRIS updates and maintenance
• Equipment and systems coordination in partnership with IT
• Background checks and employment verification requests
• Own and manage bi-weekly payroll process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance
• Partner closely with Finance and external payroll providers to resolve discrepancies, maintain records, and support reporting needs.
• Manage and administer employee benefits programs including enrollments, life events, open enrollment, and employee education
• Partner with brokers and vendors to support employee wellbeing initiatives and continuously improve benefit offerings and processes
• Serve as a primary point of contact for employee inquiries related to policies, benefits, payroll, systems, and general People Operations support
• Deliver a high-touch, responsive employee experience while ensuring consistency and compliance across all processes
• Lead and support cross-functional employee initiatives and People projects, including:
• Employee engagement initiatives
• Culture-building programs and events
• Performance management support
• Internal communications
• Process improvement initiatives
• Policy rollouts and operational change management
• Help maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment regulations and internal policies.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve workflows, documentation, systems, and employee-facing processes to drive operational efficiency and enhance employee experience.
• Lead end to end recruiting for identified roles
• Source candidates, manage Applicant Tracking System (ATS) applicants, host interviews, and partner with hiring managers.
• Collaborate across People, Finance, IT, and Operations to ensure smooth execution of employee processes and initiatives
• Build trusted relationships across the organization

Requirements

• 3+ years relevant HR Generalist experience, ideally in Beauty or Consumer Goods
• Strong people and relationship skills, with an ability to connect with employees across all levels
• Experience managing onboarding, offboarding, payroll, benefits and other employee support processes
• Strong experience with HRIS, payroll, benefits and recruiting platforms (e.g. ADP, UpWork, Workable, etc).
• Excellent project management and organizational skills with strong attention to detail
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a customer-service mindset
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with discretion
• Proactive problem-solver who can navigate ambiguity comfortably
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Ability to commute to the NYC office a minimum of 2 days/week
• Authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship from employer. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.

Benefits

• 15 days PTO + 5 sick/personal days per year
• 16 annual Company holidays
• Health insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance
• Life insurance ($25,000 policy, free to employees)
• Commuter benefits (Transit + Parking FSA)
• Health care FSA
• Dependent care FSA
• 401(k) retirement savings plan, with up to 4.0% company match with no vesting period (after 6 month eligibility waiting period)
• 16-weeks 100% paid parental leave for birth mothers and adoptive parents plus 8 weeks unpaid, 8-weeks 100% paid parental leave for all other parents
• $40/month phone stipend
• Adoption & Surrogacy Support, $10,000/event reimbursement with $40,000 lifetime cap
• Quarterly Gratis Product Stipend
• Monthly Exercise/Gym Reimbursement