Who are we?
A strategic and trusted insurance partner, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), provides a broad range of commercial property, casualty and specialty insurance coverages and outstanding service to customers and brokers around the world. Part of Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance operations, we bring our solutions to market with our stellar brand name, top-rated balance sheet, and the expertise of our global team of professionals, who exude excellent capabilities and strong character.
We are a values-based organization where respect, integrity, excellence, collaboration, and passion define who we are and how we do business. We value diversity of backgrounds, experience, and perspectives and strive to foster an inclusive environment that enables all our team members to bring their best selves to work. We are one team committed to building a culture where every teammate can contribute and be recognized. Want to be part of the team building the finest property, casualty and specialty lines insurance company in the world?
Learn more about our unique culture and history.
Job Opportunity:
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Human Resources Generalist, who is driven, passionate, and ready to roll up their sleeves, to join our business facing, customer service oriented, New York based HR Team. This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is self-motivated with a can-do attitude, has a high degree of care and excellence in all things they do, and wants to further develop their skills to grow their HR career through involvement in all areas of human resources in a true generalist capacity.
As part of the North America HR Team, this role will be responsible for managing multiple areas of Human Resources support and administration, inclusive of the teammate onboarding experience, full management of the teammate life cycle, payroll and benefits support, and talent acquisition administrative support. You will play a key role in ensuring the seamless execution of HR processes, delivering a high-touch, positive experience for candidate and teammates, and will be the first point of call for all teammate inquiries, with a high degree of customer care, escalating issues as they arise.
The ideal candidate is initiative-taking, highly organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about supporting people and fostering a positive workplace culture. Additionally, identifying areas for improvement in HR processes which will result in efficiencies, and further uplift our teammate experience.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Responsible for delivering dynamic new hire onboarding experience and facilitating weekly New Hire orientation focused on BHSI culture & values
- Support and management of the full teammate life cycle, offer to acceptance, new hire onboarding, teammate changes, promotions and compensation adjustments, organizational updates, and off-boarding:
- Creation & delivery offer letters, initiating, and monitoring background checks, sharing onboarding information with managers and new joiners, and overseeing employment documentation verification (I9/E-Verify).
- Coordinating and processing all teammate changes inclusive of promotional and compensation adjustments and other general organizational updates
- Developing exit guides, notification of teammate departures and final pay determination and appropriate recording keeping
- Coordinate all aspects of our Benefits program for our North American teammates, including:
- Help manage benefits changes for teammates
- Understand, answer, and help manage teammate questions and concerns with benefits questions related to health, dental, disability, life, and AD&D & 401K coverages
- Act as a liaison between teammates and benefit carriers: help resolve issues, get coverage clarification and act as an escalation point
- Benefit support inclusive of leaver management, accommodations, and open enrollment
- Ensure data accuracy across HR systems through close partnership with Payroll and HR Operations.
- Coordinate and monitor quarterly payroll reporting needs, including PTO usage, overtime, and other ad hoc reports.
- Coordinate approvals and process tuition reimbursement requests under our tuition reimbursement program
- Ensure company compliance with federal, state, and local legal requirements in the U.S.
- Focus on operational excellence, gaining efficiencies, and process improvement
- Ownership of team collateral: including our HR Team page on the company intranet, teammate and manager guides, HR templates, orientation programming and accompaniments
- Opportunities to work on regional and global projects as needed to support the larger Human Resources People Agenda
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- At least 5-7 years of progressive, well rounded Human Resources Generalist experience across all disciplines
- Hands-on benefits experience, coupled with administering and managing company paid and state funded leaves, a plus
- Property & Casualty insurance experience a plus
- Experience with ADP Workforce Now or other HRIS systems
- Advanced proficiency in Excel - experience and comfort creating and maintaining spreadsheets
- Excellent administrative and organizational skills, detail oriented and excellence focused
- Advanced communication skills including presentation & training facilitation experience
- Confidence, professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment
- Ability to collaborate, bring the team together, and influence others
BHSI Offers:
- A competitive package and exciting growth opportunities for career-oriented teammates.
- A dynamic, action oriented, and thoughtful environment centered on always doing the right thing for our customers, teammates, and our other stakeholders.
- A purposely non-bureaucratic organization that embraces simplicity over complexity and emphasizes individual excellence in a team framework.
- Benefits that support your life and well-being, which include:
- Comprehensive Health, Dental and Vision benefits
- Disability Insurance (both short-term and long-term)
- Life Insurance (for you and your family)
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance (for you and your family)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan with Company Match
- Generous holiday and Paid Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Parental Leave
NOTE: Compensation will be commensurate with experience. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Team Member may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
The base salary range for this position in New York is $80,000 to $90,000 along with annual bonus eligibility. Total compensation for a candidate is determined by their relevant skills, location, and experience. We value our teammates – both their capabilities and character – as demonstrated by our amazing culture.
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