Who You'll Work With
You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.
In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.
When you join us, you will have:
- Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
- A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
- Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.
Your Impact
As a Human Resources Specialist, you will oversee the administration of key HR elements and programs across the employee lifecycle, supporting colleagues across the South and West regions, with a focus on West Coast colleagues. You will act as a trusted counselor on HR issues and policies, with emphasis on California and Washington employment law and pay practices. You will deliver exceptional support to senior colleagues and business partners, ensuring compliance with all legal requirements. While you will be supporting all our West Coast offices, it is preferred you will be based in either our Los Angeles or San Francisco office. Additionally, you will act as a key advisor and strategic partner to the Sr. Manager of HR overseeing these regions, particularly during escalations and time-sensitive matters when the Sr. Manager may not be readily available.
Key Responsibilities:
HR Functions Oversight:
- Oversee the administration of and deliver HR programs and policies across the employee lifecycle, with a focus on West Coast colleagues.
- Act as a trusted counselor on HR issues and policies, specializing in California and Washington employment law and pay practices.
- Deliver exceptional support to senior colleagues and business partners on HR matters related to West Coast-based colleagues.
- Ensure compliance with all legal requirements, focusing on regulatory and compliance aspects, including payroll practices.
- Provide leadership and expertise in one or more HR service lines across NA.
People Leadership:
- Collaborate with team members across the geography and counterparts in other Firm functions (e.g., Professional Development, Administration).
- Provide HR expertise in one or more areas of specialization for the geography.
- Direct or mentor other HR Generalists, providing apprenticeship and guidance to those with less experience.
- Ensure an equitable, consistent, and efficient HR experience for colleagues.
Stakeholder Support:
- Serve as an escalation point for HR support to stakeholders and colleagues within the West Coast geography.
Team Management:
- Oversee on- and off-boarding of new Firm members and transfers; execute orientation programs.
- Train and mentor team members in an inclusive environment.
- Manage role changes, rotations, and flex programs.
Data and Document Management:
- Handle HR data and document management with a focus on data analysis and integrity.
Performance Management:
- Support managers in evaluation and performance management.
Policy and Procedure Maintenance:
- Maintain and communicate policies and procedures.
Employee Relations:
- Implement colleague care programs and manage employee relations.
- Lead personal conduct investigations, ensuring adherence to our standard process and compliance with applicable laws.
Your Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required. SHRM or HRCI certification preferred.
- 6+ years of specialty HR experience; OR 8+ years of general HR experience; OR 6+ years of McKinsey experience
- Mastery of the range of People service lines, employee relations, and colleague life cycle events related to specialty area
- Proficiency and contribution to continuous improvement in HR/People systems (e.g., People Central)
- Excellent knowledge of local labor laws for California and Washington
- Project management experience
- Exceptional people leadership abilities
- Independently manages multiple people and projects simultaneously while participating in best practices and nurturing a trust-based, inclusive, productive environment
- Sensitivity with confidential information and adherence to the highest professional and process standards
- Strong influencing capabilities, including willingness to push back and deliver tough messages to senior audiences, and demonstrated track record of leadership in high-performing teams
- Ability to work in-person and travel as needed (team schedules and office locations may vary)
- Ability to engage audience and create clear, logical, and structured communications across all formats, with fluent English proficiency
