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Manager, HR Consulting

Lead and coach a team of Senior HR Consultants, drive service excellence, and partner cross-functionally on employment legislation and HR trends. Requires 8+ years HR experience and relevant certification.

156k – 171kNew York, NYPeople OpsHybrid8+ YOE

About the role

What You Will Work On

  • Lead a team of Senior HR Consultants, serving as a strategic thought partner in their day-to-day work and supporting their ongoing growth as HR and service professionals
  • Conduct 1:1s, lead regular team meetings, provide regular coaching and constructive feedback, prioritize quality assurance in your team’s customer interactions, and conduct annual performance reviews
  • Continue to expand the HR Consulting function by hiring, onboarding, and engaging top talent
  • Drive and help shape service excellence standards for our Dedicated HR Consulting program
  • Communicate directly with customers as needed, especially in escalated cases or situations where a senior perspective is required
  • Oversee team projects — including the customer compliance newsletter, customer learning opportunities (such as webinars), and HR-related content, tools, and experiences — providing direction on scope, giving feedback, and connecting team members with stakeholders
  • Partner with Legal, Product, and Revenue teams on upcoming employment legislation and HR trends — how it impacts Justworks customers and how we will best support them through change
  • Support and guide the team’s work on optimizing efficiencies across the function, including the integration of AI tools
  • Display a high level of professionalism, compassion, and ownership when working with your team and with customers
  • Work with internal teams to improve processes, with an eye toward improving customer experience

How You Will Do Your Work

  • Culture and change champion - owning and balancing the conflicts between standing still and moving forwards; believes in, helps develop, and cultivates excitement in their workplace culture
  • Takes responsibility - being accountable, being committed, and accepting ownership for one’s decisions, actions, and behavior
  • Curious - the innate desire to learn, grow and understand
  • Plans and aligns - Breaks down objectives into appropriate initiatives and actions; stages activities with relevant milestones and schedules
  • Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems; operates with very little direction

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 8 years experience at the HR Generalist, HR Business Partner, HR Manager, or Employee Relations Manager level
  • Experience handling compliance across multiple US states
  • At least 1 of the following HR certifications: PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP (If not certified, certification must be obtained within the first six months of employment - Justworks will provide financial support)
  • Previous people management experience preferred
  • Experience in tech, consulting, SaaS, and/or PEO environments a plus
  • Global HR experience a plus

Compensation

  • The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $155,500.00 to $171,050.00 per year.

Skills

PhrSphrShrm-CpShrm-ScpHr CompliancePeople ManagementHr GeneralistHr Business PartnerEmployee Relations

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