HR Generalist, Americas

Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII) is a premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, serving the senior-level talent and consulting needs of the world's top organizations. In our role as trusted leadership advisors, we partner with our clients to develop future-ready leaders and organizations, bringing together our services and offerings in executive search, diversity and inclusion, leadership assessment and development, organization and team acceleration, culture shaping and on-demand, independent talent solutions. Heidrick & Struggles pioneered the profession of executive search more than 70 years ago. Today, the firm provides integrated talent and human capital solutions to help our clients change the world, one leadership team at a time.®

Additional information on the firm can be found at www.heidrick.com.

Job Description:

Who we Are

Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII) is a premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, serving the senior-level talent and consulting needs of the world's top organizations. In our role as trusted leadership advisors, we partner with our clients to develop future-ready leaders and organizations, bringing together our services and offerings in executive search, diversity and inclusion, leadership assessment and development, organization and team acceleration, culture shaping and on-demand, independent talent solutions. Heidrick & Struggles pioneered the profession of executive search more than 70 years ago. Today, the firm provides integrated talent and human capital solutions to help our clients change the world, one leadership team at a time.®

Additional information on the firm can be found at www.heidrick.com.

The Role

The HR Generalist, Americas will be a member of the HR Americas Search team and support the execution and delivery of human resources programs and services supporting the Executive Search business line. This individual will report to the Director, HR Americas, but also team with other human resources functional leaders and HR Centers of Excellence on various programs, policies and initiatives. The HR Generalist will primarily support the non-consultant employee population relative to policies, procedures, issues and concerns for both North America and Latin America.

The Responsibilities

• Leverage support across the HR Americas Search team; enabling them to provide more strategic and consultative client services. Assist on aspects of HR related issues including but not limited to recruiting, compensation, employee relations matters, benefits, global mobility and talent management.
• In close collaboration with the Talent Acquisition team, create and seek approvals for job requisition requests, send offer letters and help adjudicate background checks.
• Facilitate non-consultant onboarding and logistics, working closely with hiring managers and practice leaders for a seamless experience.  
• Lead the offboarding for non-consultants by sending them departure information and conducting exit interviews; analyze and share feedback as necessary as well as report on attrition data for senior leadership.
• Provide primary oversight for Workday employee transactions: communicating transaction requests, tracking approvals for timely action and pulling Workday reports.
• Assist with the operational side of annual processes, providing project oversight where needed.  Examples include:
  • Performance management processes: mid-year check-ins, year-end talent reviews and regional preparation meetings for both.
  • Annual compensation processes: salary planning and bonus administration with senior leadership; excel reporting as needed to ensure equity across groups.
  • Administration of the annual promotion process; seek references, evaluations and approvals; consolidate all information for senior leadership’s review.
• Serve as a central point for reporting on HR metrics (such as attrition, Peakon data, employee information, etc.) and consolidate data into a presentable format for management.
• Support differentiated Latin America processes as needed such as country-required payroll operations, collection of country-specific new hire employee data, etc.
• Work in partnership with the benefits team to manage employees’ leaves of absence effectively.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 3 years experience in Human Resources, preferably in a professional services environment.
• Proven understanding of core H