Sr. Associate, Human Resources

We believe that difference sparks brilliance, so we welcome people and ideas from everywhere to join us in stretching what’s possible.

 

At Tapestry, being true to yourself is core to who we are. When each of us brings our individuality to our collective ambition, our creativity is unleashed. This global house of brands – Coach, Kate Spade New York – was built by unconventional entrepreneurs and unexpected solutions, so when we say we believe in dreams, we mean we believe in making them happen. We’re always on a journey to becoming our best, but you can count on this: Here, your voice is valued, your ambitions are supported, and your work is recognized.

 

A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive.

Primary Purpose: The Sr. Associate, HR Operations will be responsible for various tasks and/or projects supporting daily operations to align with our HR goals/objectives. The role is based in our headquarters in New York City in a hybrid-capacity (3 days a week in the office, Tues, Wed, Thurs) and will report into the Sr. Director, HR Business Partner.

 

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Human Resources and/or Operations to…

Workforce Planning

• Effectively manage and partner regularly with Finance and Total Rewards to effectively manage compensation budgets, forecast processes and staffing plans, including:
  • Quarterly Outlook (QO), Workforce Budgeting (WFB), Annual Operating Plan (AOP), temporary staffing
  • Tracking of people related activity in a consistent, templatized format

• Oversee the integrity and accuracy of employee data, ensuring seamless HRIS (PeopleHub) transactions and resolving complex issues in partnership with People Services, including assisting leaders with PeopleHub transactions (i.e. our HRIS platform) and troubleshooting issues

• Gather relevant compensation data for offers and salary change proposals

Recruitment

• Track current and upcoming open jobs
• Provide operational execution for opening new roles including:
  • Partner with Talent Acquisition to assign a recruiter
  • Open position in HR people management system
  • Provide hiring managers with instructions to open job requisitions and materials needed to kick off a search
  • Manage salary range calculation for all job postings
  • Monitor process milestones ensuring timely execution of approvals and deliverables
• Liaise with hiring manager and third-party temp vendor on temp searches including:
  • Ensuring position descriptions are created
  • Opening position in HR people management system
  • Providing budget to third party vendor
  • Follow-up with third party vendor if challenges arise with the search
  • Support temp to perm conversions
• Liaise with Talent Acquisition to support internship program recruitment and placement efforts

Leadership and Functional Talent Reviews

• Support and coordinate leadership and functional talent reviews, including data management, reporting, and presentation development.
• Partner with HR leadership on succession planning, organizational design, and change management initiatives.

Engagement & Culture

• Run reports from online engagement tools and surveys
• Assist action planning materials as needed

• Champion onboarding initiatives and drive continuous improvement for new hire and internal mobility experiences.

People Management system support and reporting:

• Serve as a subject matter expert for HR systems and processes, providing advanced support, reporting, and dashboard creation for business leaders.

• Utilize data analytics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, presenting findings to HR and business leadership.
• Proactively leverage data to inform HR strategies and measure the impact of HR init