Top Senior HR Jobs in NYC, NY

Owns end-to-end HR operations for US and Canadian employees and contractors, including onboarding, offboarding, benefits, employee records, compliance, employee relations, performance management, compensation reviews, manager training, and HR systems. The role administers Rippling, Lattice, and Ashby, supports SOC 2 compliance, coaches managers through performance issues and PIPs, maintains policies, and coordinates benefits and training vendors.

Leads global compensation and benefits programs, including salary structures, incentive plans, equity, benefits, open enrollment, 401(k), leave administration, compliance, audits, and payroll coordination. Owns HR metrics, systems, policies, process improvements, change management, and AI-in-HR strategy. Partners with leadership, vendors, payroll, IT, and external stakeholders to improve employee experience and operational efficiency.

Lead and coach a team of People professionals while designing and driving network-wide organizational design, change management, and data-driven people strategies. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, improve operational velocity, cultivate a high-feedback culture, mitigate people risks, and scale HR programs across a fast-growing charter school network.

Own end-to-end multi-state payroll, HRIS administration, compliance, reporting, integrations, and HR operations for clients. Lead HRIS and payroll implementations, system configurations, workflow automation, change management, employee lifecycle processes, and stakeholder workshops. Advise clients on employment law compliance, maintain data integrity and audit readiness, resolve payroll issues, and optimize people processes across varied organizations.

Owns the people workstream for mergers and acquisitions from diligence through close and integration. Responsibilities include building diligence questionnaires, analyzing employment and compensation data, assessing risks, modeling compensation and equity structures, supporting negotiations, managing integration readiness, and developing reusable playbooks and automation. The role partners with corporate development, legal, finance, and people leadership while operating across global, confidential, and often ambiguous transactions.

Own the HR function as a hands-on solo operator, managing recruiting, onboarding, multi-state payroll, benefits, HRIS data, compliance, policies, performance cycles, compensation operations, employee relations, engagement, and office administration. Partner with Finance, Legal, IT, and leadership while supporting U.S. and Italy employees, improving workflows, and maintaining reliable people programs in a distributed technology company.

Leads enterprise HR reporting, dashboards, workforce analytics, data governance, quality controls, and reporting automation using Workday and related tools. Partners with HR leaders and business stakeholders to deliver executive-ready insights for workforce planning, talent strategy, compliance, and organizational effectiveness. Serves as a Workday reporting subject matter expert, resolves complex data issues, improves reporting processes, and mentors junior analysts.

Serve as a strategic HR business partner for Cloud + AI, advising leaders, diagnosing organizational effectiveness, driving talent and leadership development, applying data-driven insights and AI-enabled tools, leading strategic projects end-to-end, and delivering scalable HR solutions in partnership with HR centers of excellence and business stakeholders.

Partner with leaders to scale organisation design, leadership capability, performance, talent strategy, team effectiveness, and employee experience across a distributed, fast-growing AI company. Coach managers, support retention and onboarding, and help evolve People processes and infrastructure.

Administers and improves employee benefits and leave programs, including health, retirement, disability, FMLA, accommodations, and annual enrollment. Ensures regulatory compliance, data accuracy, payroll reconciliation, vendor performance, employee communications, and timely case resolution. Partners with HR, Payroll, Legal, managers, employees, third-party administrators, and HRIS teams on complex cases, system testing, reporting, wellness programming, and process improvements.

Provide senior HR leadership and strategy across payroll, benefits, HRIS, talent acquisition, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, and compliance. Build retention frameworks, define HR KPIs, manage HR team and vendors, maintain legal compliance, draft HR budgets, and partner with leadership to drive culture, engagement, and organizational development.

Partners with business leaders on employee engagement, performance management, employee relations, workforce planning, talent assessment, organizational design, and manager capability. Coaches leaders through complex people issues, uses workforce and engagement data to guide decisions, supports organizational changes, and collaborates cross-functionally on talent, training, and HR initiatives. The role is remote on the East Coast with hybrid work during transition and requires up to 25% travel.

Provides strategic and hands-on HR partnership to the U.S. Sales organization. Advises leaders on workforce planning, organizational design, talent development, performance management, employee engagement, change leadership, and employment compliance. Leads complex employee relations matters, investigations, disciplinary processes, absence management, and exits. Uses workforce insights to improve retention and effectiveness, collaborates with HR functions, supports policy and program development, and participates in employee recognition initiatives.

Supports and optimizes HR technology by analyzing requirements, configuring HCM modules, developing tests, resolving production issues, maintaining data integrity, supporting integrations and reporting, and leading system enhancement workstreams. Partners with HR, Payroll, IT, vendors, and business stakeholders while ensuring privacy, security, governance, documentation, training, and continuous improvement. Provides subject-matter expertise, coaches users and analysts, and applies responsible AI practices.

Serve as US HR SME managing compliance, HRIS (HiBob), PEO liaison (ADP TotalSource), onboarding/offboarding, payroll and benefits (including 401(k)), employee relations and ER cases (PIPs), policy updates, audits, and US-specific HR projects while partnering with global HR and payroll teams.

Serve as a hands-on HR Business Partner for corporate functions, aligning HR strategy with business needs. Lead talent management, performance reviews, compensation cycles, employee relations, HR operations, and data-driven workforce planning. Coordinate with COEs on recruiting/onboarding, run talent calibrations, draft HR communications, and support firm-wide HR programs and DEI initiatives.

The HR Project Manager will lead HR initiatives, manage cross-functional projects, and collaborate with HR teams to optimize organizational effectiveness and improve HR service delivery.

Lead Human Capital Transactions & Transformation engagements across M&A, carve-outs, integrations, and HR transformations. Conduct HR due diligence, design target operating models, identify SG&A savings, stand up HR functions (payroll/HCM), drive client delivery, develop practice offerings, and mentor junior staff.

Provides executive and operational support to the Vice President of Human Resources and Learning, including scheduling, communications, procurement, budgeting, records management, confidential legal and insurance files, employee events, committee meetings, documentation, and project follow-up. Requires strong organizational, communication, discretion, compliance, and multitasking skills in a fast-paced HR environment.

Partners with senior investment leaders and global investors on HR strategy, talent decisions, organizational change, and team development. Oversees investment-unit coordination processes, represents HR on technology workstreams, helps manage the HR technology roadmap, and connects the investment group with HR specialist functions. Builds relationships across a complex matrix, facilitates meetings, provides manager education and tools, leads projects, analyzes data, and translates business priorities into organizational actions.

Leads the global HR workstream for acquisitions, divestitures, and outsourcing transactions. Advises business, legal, finance, and corporate development leaders on people impacts, due diligence, risks, valuation, contracting, integration planning, compliance, employee communications, retention, and organizational change. Coordinates cross-functional HR teams, manages complex timelines, oversees client transitions, and continuously improves the HR M&A operating model and playbook.

Partner with functional leaders to translate business strategy into people strategy. Own org design, performance management, compensation, talent development, engagement, and retention. Provide coaching on career pathing, change management, and sensitive employee issues. Use people data to generate insights and recommendations, build compliant HR policies, manage global employee relations, and collaborate with People Team COEs to deliver cohesive people programs at scale.

The Director of HR will design and execute a people strategy, improve talent acquisition, manage performance frameworks, and ensure compliance while cultivating an inclusive culture.

The Human Resources Director will lead HR initiatives, drive employee development, manage compliance, and advise leadership across multiple locations for Nexstar's business strategy.

Serve as a proactive HR Business Partner advising leaders on talent strategy, workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, succession planning, retention, and change management to support business goals and culture integration.