Human Resources Manager / People Team Business Partner

Location: New York, NY; Flexible Work Policy

The Role:

Working in partnership with other members of the North America People Team, the People Team Business Partner (also known as Human Resources Manager) will play a lead role in helping BCW attract and retain the highest quality staff with the depth and mix of people that differentiate us competitively. The role will place a heavy focus on strategic HR process and program improvement, performance management, training and development, recruiting and retention strategies and employee relations. The People Team Business Partner will help implement employee experience programs that drive the company agenda and deliver an organizational culture consistent with the company's values.

Perks of working at BCW:

• Hybrid work environment that offers the flexibility and balance of working from home and going into the office
• Paid time off for vacation, sick and personal days, as well as Summer Fridays. Our Flexible Holiday Policy includes 9 paid holidays inclusive of Juneteenth and World Mental Health Day, with the option to swap out a company holiday for another personally significant day. We also offer paid time off for voting, jury duty, bereavement and school leave. In addition, our offices are closed for Winter Break between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.
• 12 weeks paid Parental Leave to bond with your new child, also inclusive of adoption and foster care

• Wellness benefits including healthcare, vision, dental and pet insurance, as well as free virtual or in-person counselling for mental health.
• 401K Savings and Investment Plans
• Commuter benefits using pre-tax dollars per month to pay for eligible commuting & parking expenses
• WPP Employee Discount Program based on client roster
• Career growth opportunities through continued education, training & development courses, and BCW's Career Pathing program
• Employee Resource Groups that provide our employees the platform to network, build key leadership skills, gain greater visibility and access to senior leadership, have an impact at BCW and the outside community and accelerate their careers.

What is the work?

• Act as a change agent and strategic partner to the business in addition to providing day-to-day generalist support for the New York office.
• Partner with senior management to set market priorities, drive values, and deliver business results.
• Partner with senior management to ensure the market's workforce is appropriately sized and skilled for current and future agility.
• Identify appropriate training needs and advise the L&D team on aligning training initiatives with business objectives.
• Identify, develop and retain the region's best performers.
• Actively pursue knowledge of business practices, policies, organizational structure, roles and responsibilities to better understand the business.
• Co-lead the company's Summer Internship Program across North America.
• Ensure smooth implementation of, and compliance with, North America People team policies, procedures and initiatives and ensure compliance with all statutory and legal requirements.
• Establish and implement People initiatives within the New York market.
• Manage hiring and onboarding and oversee exit interviews and procedures.
• Assess reports provided by the HR team, team leaders and operations managers to determine employee performance and training needs

Experience that contributes to your success:

• Five to eight years in the HR field with increasing responsibility
• Prior professional services experience (PR, advertising, legal, consulting) strongly preferred
• Experience with performance management process, employee relations, conflict resolution, and performance development
• Experience and comfort with working directly with senior leadership
• Able to work with data: comfortable with and knowledgeable in setting up data collection and identifying key KPIs while using the data to drive business results.
• Excellent communications and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently, multi-task and prioritize workload and strong follow-through
• Creative problem solving and strategic thinking with strong business acumen
• Flexible and adaptable to changing business requirements
• A true team-player attitude
• Ability to think strategically while also providing hands-on HR expertise
• Strong relationship builder
• Desire to work in a diverse and inclusive organization as an active participant in culture initiatives, training opportunities and employee resource groups

About BCW:

BCW is part of WPP's global, multi-faceted, multi-talented creative engine, with access to countless opportunities to grow.

BCW's commitment to moving people starts with our employees. You'll find ways to ignite your growth while doing meaningful work for exceptional clients in an environment that prioritizes your success, compels collaboration and celebrates learning. We're committed to moving our people forward in their careers and helping them grow as people and professionals.

We wholly believe that our diversity is our strength and feeds the creativity critical to success, so Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (I.D.E.A.) are embedded into everything we do for our people, agency, clients and the communities we serve. We strongly encourage applications from talent across all dimensions of race/ethnicity and the LGBTQIA+ spectrum, differently abled and veteran communities.

For more information, visit bcw-global.com.

BCW is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EEO, AAE, MF/Disability/Vet, and we are proud of our diverse workforce.

Our organization participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility.

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