HR Generalist (Chicago-based remote)

Location: Remote, based in Chicago

Reports to: VP, People  

The Role:  

Axiom is seeking an Associate, People Generalist to join our global People team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the full employee lifecycle of our growing legal talent population (consisting of lawyers, paralegals and legal consultants), as well as our global population regarding benefits. This is a hands-on HR position, and the successful candidate will focus on employee relations (performance conversations, complaints and investigations support), generalist HR functions, and U.S. benefits support. This role requires curiosity, resourcefulness, analytical thinking, proactivity and collaboration. Although based in Chicago, this role will support our global team, located across the US, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. 

The ideal candidate will be confident in navigating complex interpersonal situations, willing to pick up the phone to get things done, and able to work independently or as part of a team in a hybrid work environment. They are someone who thrives in ambiguity, values being a trusted partner to employees and leaders, and isn’t afraid to step into challenging situations with confidence. They are adaptable, accountable and values driven. They enjoy solving problems, improving processes, and being a core part of a collaborative People team.  

About Axiom:

Axiom is where legal teams go to find the right talent for everything from routine in-house tasks to complex outside counsel work. Too many legal departments are stuck having to choose between paying the high fees of their law firm, hiring full-time employees they don’t need, or turning to a low-cost agency that can’t meet their quality standards. At the same time, top lawyers want to work on challenging legal matters, but they want more control over how, when, and where they practice. Both are forced compromises that no one should have to make. Axiom shares and meets the higher standards of its clients and lawyers, with our “work smarter, adapt faster, go further” approach – connecting growing mid-market and Fortune 500 companies with the world’s deepest bench of experienced, specialized legal talent.

About you:

• Our People Reflect Our Values! We are:
  • Innovative: We generate new, creative, and disruptive ideas to change the status quo in their fields
  • Performance Oriented: We possess an unbelievable work ethic and unwavering commitment to quality
  • Cross-functionally collaborative: We bring others together, creating strong relationships across lines of difference
  • Data & Fact Based: We seek to understand and learn from information and perspectives everywhere
  • Customer First: We aim to delight our clients and legal talent at every opportunity

Responsibilities: 

• Support employee relations matters and investigations (e.g., misconduct, performance, policy violations) and successful resolution in partnership with the Manager Talent Partner and our in-house Legal team. 
• Assist with developing, reviewing, and implementing HR policies and procedures, continually seeking to improve processes and guidelines, suggesting and developing improvements with other members of the People team where required.
• Serve as a point of contact and flexible support for benefits inquiries, projects and support, as needed.
• Support HR operations and serve as a point of contact for people processes related to the employee lifecycle such as onboarding, coaching and development, performance and talent management, people compliance, leaves of absence,  people policies and general employee support.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records and documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and support HR initiatives that improve employee engagement and organizational culture.
• Communicate confidently with employees and leaders, both in writing and verbally, to resolve issues and provide guidance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams and oversee project work to ensure cohesive delivery of HR programs and services to the wider business.
• Advise and coach our Legal Talent people managers on how to handle performance issues on an ongoing basis 

Essential Criteria:  

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent 
• 2-3 years of experience work